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 56.98%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Charlton Athletic had a probability of 18.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.66%) and 2-1 (9.35%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.5%), while for a Charlton Athletic win it was 0-1 (7.07%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.