Coverage of the EFL Trophy Group Stage clash between Sunderland and Aston Villa Under-21s.
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 85.16%. A draw had a probability of 11% and a win for Aston Villa Under-21s had a probability of 3.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (14.38%) and 1-0 (11.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.03%), while for an Aston Villa Under-21s win it was 0-1 (1.85%). The actual scoreline of 8-1 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Sunderland | Draw | Aston Villa Under-21s |
| 85.16% | 11.02% | 3.82% |
| Both teams to score 32.55% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 60.76% | 39.24% |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 38.41% | 61.58% |
| Sunderland Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 93.36% | 6.64% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 75.35% | 24.64% |
| Aston Villa Under-21s Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 34.86% | 65.14% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 6.94% | 93.06% |
| Score Analysis |
Sunderland 85.14%
Aston Villa Under-21s 3.82%
Draw 11.02%
| Sunderland | Draw | Aston Villa Under-21s |
| 2-0 @ 15.91% 3-0 @ 14.38% 1-0 @ 11.72% 4-0 @ 9.76% 2-1 @ 6.82% 3-1 @ 6.17% 5-0 @ 5.3% 4-1 @ 4.18% 6-0 @ 2.39% 5-1 @ 2.27% 3-2 @ 1.32% 6-1 @ 1.03% 7-0 @ 0.93% Other @ 2.97% Total : 85.14% | 1-1 @ 5.03% 0-0 @ 4.32% 2-2 @ 1.46% Other @ 0.2% Total : 11.02% | 0-1 @ 1.85% 1-2 @ 1.08% Other @ 0.89% Total : 3.82% |


