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 Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s win with a probability of 45.68%. A win for Sunderland Under-23s had a probability of 31.55% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.79%) and 0-2 (6.15%). The likeliest Sunderland Under-23s win was 2-1 (7.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s in this match.