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 Stoke City Under-23s win with a probability of 61.55%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Sunderland Under-23s had a probability of 18.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.54%) and 1-0 (7.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.84%), while for a Sunderland Under-23s win it was 1-2 (5.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood.