Championship | Gameweek 8
Sep 5, 2022 at 8pm UK
Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough1 - 0Sunderland
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Watford 2-1 Middlesbrough
Tuesday, August 30 at 8pm in Championship
Tuesday, August 30 at 8pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | -4 | 4 |
Last Game: Sunderland 3-0 Rotherham
Wednesday, August 31 at 7.45pm in Championship
Wednesday, August 31 at 7.45pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 1 | 11 |
We said: Middlesbrough 1-1 Sunderland
Mowbray will return to his former club looking to heap further pressure on Wilder, and there is a strong argument that the visitors are the favourites for this contest. However, a derby could bring the best out of Boro, leading us to predict a competitive draw. Read more.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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 56.13%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Sunderland had a probability of 18.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.64%) and 2-1 (9.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.66%), while for a Sunderland win it was 0-1 (7.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 14.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Middlesbrough in this match.
| Result | ||
| Middlesbrough | Draw | Sunderland |
56.13% ( 0.65) | 25.18% ( 0.17) | 18.7% ( -0.81) |
| Both teams to score 43.49% ( -1.65) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
