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 Nottingham Forest win with a probability of 37.28%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 34.81% and a draw had a probability of 27.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.71%) and 0-2 (6.35%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 1-0 (10.27%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.96%).