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 Norwich City Under-23s win with a probability of 49.23%. A win for Sunderland Under-23s had a probability of 28.99% and a draw had a probability of 21.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City Under-23s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.24%) and 0-2 (6.16%). The likeliest Sunderland Under-23s win was 2-1 (6.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.23%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood.