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 Hull City win with a probability of 36.61%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 34.08% and a draw had a probability of 29.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.47%) and 2-0 (7.03%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 0-1 (12.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4% likelihood.