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 38.71%. A win for Charlton Athletic had a probability of 36.84% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.75%) and 0-2 (5.83%). The likeliest Charlton Athletic win was 2-1 (8.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.32%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.