We said: Sunderland 1-1 Rotherham United
Spirits in the Sunderland camp may be low after the departure of Neil, and, while we do not see the Millers taking all three points in a tough midweek trip to the Stadium of Light, they should have enough to snatch a point given the confidence they will have from a strong start.
Read more.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 50.32%. A draw had a probability of 25.8% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 23.83%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.69%) and 2-1 (9.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.21%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (8.04%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.