We said: Eldense 1-2 Sunderland
Sunderland are further ahead in their preparations and will be the favourites to win on Sunday, but Eldense certainly have the players to hurt the English club. We are expecting a close game in terms of the scoreline, but the Black Cats should be able to navigate their way to a win.
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 46.17%. A draw had a probability of 27.5% and a win for Eldense had a probability of 26.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.14%) and 1-2 (8.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.82%), while for a Eldense win it was 1-0 (9.42%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Sunderland in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sunderland.