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 45.6%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 28.13% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.05%) and 0-2 (8.38%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (8.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood.
