SM
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Reading | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 5 | Burnley | 9 | 6 | 14 |
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 9 | Preston North End | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 1 | 11 |
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 41.55%. A win for Reading had a probability of 31.2% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.53%) and 0-2 (7.7%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (9.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.89%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Reading | Draw | Sunderland |
31.2% ( -0.19) | 27.25% ( -0.14) | 41.55% ( 0.33) |
| Both teams to score 49.15% ( 0.34) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 43.85% ( 0.47) | 56.15% ( -0.47) |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 22.79% ( 0.38) | 77.21% ( -0.38) |
| Reading Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 66.99% ( 0.1) | 33.01% ( -0.11) |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 30.4% ( 0.12) | 69.6% ( -0.12) |
| Sunderland Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 73.37% ( 0.39) | 26.63% ( -0.4) |
