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 65%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 13.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.82%) and 2-1 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.99%), while for a Wigan Athletic win it was 0-1 (5.23%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.