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 Arsenal win with a probability of 56.56%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Sunderland had a probability of 20.45%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.97%) and 2-1 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.91%), while for a Sunderland win it was 0-1 (6.05%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.