EFL Cup | First Round
Aug 10, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Vale Park
Port Vale1 - 2Sunderland
Coverage of the EFL Cup First Round clash between Port Vale and Sunderland.
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 win with a probability of 66.58%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for Port Vale had a probability of 13.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.31%) and 1-2 (9.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.54%), while for a Port Vale win it was 1-0 (4.71%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Port Vale | Draw | Sunderland |
| 13.34% | 20.09% | 66.58% |
| Both teams to score 46.81% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
