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 Sunderland Under-23s win with a probability of 46.15%. A win for Reading Under-23s had a probability of 31.85% and a draw had a probability of 22%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.87%) and 3-1 (5.65%). The likeliest Reading Under-23s win was 1-2 (7.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.21%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland Under-23s would win this match.
