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 39.24%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 33.67% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.34%) and 0-2 (7.06%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-0 (9.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.85%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.9% likelihood.