Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Norwich 1-0 Sunderland
Saturday, March 2 at 3pm in Championship
Saturday, March 2 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Leicester 1-2 QPR
Saturday, March 2 at 3pm in Championship
Saturday, March 2 at 3pm in Championship
We said: Sunderland 1-2 Leicester City
Perhaps this is the best time to be hosting Leicester City, who have started to stumble, but Sunderland are also struggling for top form and are in flux until a new manager is appointed. Therefore, the Foxes can steal away with all three points on Tuesday night. Read more.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 Leicester City win with a probability of 40.85%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 35.89% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.62%) and 0-2 (5.54%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 2-1 (8.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.3%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Sunderland | Draw | Leicester City |
35.89% ( 0.08) | 23.27% ( 0.02) | 40.85% ( -0.1) |
| Both teams to score 64.11% ( -0.06) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
