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-21s win with a probability of 43.19%. A win for Norwich City Under-21s had a probability of 37.15% and a draw had a probability of 19.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 6.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-3 (5.44%) and 1-3 (5.16%). The likeliest Norwich City Under-21s win was 2-1 (6.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 2-2 (7.19%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland Under-21s would win this match.