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 41.44%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 33.98% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.31%) and 2-0 (6.42%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 1-2 (7.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.44%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.