Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Stoke City Under-23s win with a probability of 56.22%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Sunderland Under-23s had a probability of 21.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.09%) and 2-0 (8.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.21%), while for a Sunderland Under-23s win it was 1-2 (5.74%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3% likelihood.
