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 Middlesbrough Under-23s win with a probability of 66.12%. A draw had a probability of 18% and a win for Sunderland Under-23s had a probability of 15.84%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.64%) and 3-1 (7.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.93%), while for a Sunderland Under-23s win it was 1-2 (4.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.