Coverage of the League One clash between Sunderland and Gillingham.
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 75.65%. A draw had a probability of 15.9% and a win for Gillingham had a probability of 8.49%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.45%) and 3-0 (10.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.53%), while for a Gillingham win it was 0-1 (3.17%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.