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 Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s win with a probability of 54.61%. A win for Sunderland Under-21s had a probability of 24.65% and a draw had a probability of 20.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (6.71%) and 1-3 (6.65%). The likeliest Sunderland Under-21s win was 2-1 (6.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s would win this match.