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Championship | Gameweek 26
Jan 5, 2025 at 3pm UK
Stadium of Light
Portsmouth

Sunderland
1 - 0
Portsmouth

Isidor (7')
Mepham (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Towler (58'), Swanson (64')
Pack (67')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Sunderland and Portsmouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sunderland 2-1 Sheff Utd
Wednesday, January 1 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: Portsmouth 4-0 Swansea
Wednesday, January 1 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 3-1 Portsmouth

Portsmouth may have cruised to all three points in Wednesday's home clash against Swansea, but they have lost four of their previous five away matches, and we think that their away-day struggles will continue against a Sunderland side that have won three of their last four home games. 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 Sunderland win with a probability of 59.68%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Portsmouth had a probability of 17.78%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.08%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.71%), while for a Portsmouth win it was 0-1 (5.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sunderland in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Sunderland.

Result
SunderlandDrawPortsmouth
59.68% (-0.71 -0.71) 22.54% (0.191 0.19) 17.78% (0.52 0.52)
Both teams to score 49.3% (0.404 0.4)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.01% (0.020000000000003 0.02)48.99% (-0.019000000000005 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.93% (0.018999999999998 0.02)71.07% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.97% (-0.232 -0.23)16.03% (0.233 0.23)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.62% (-0.427 -0.43)45.38% (0.428 0.43)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.72% (0.641 0.64)41.28% (-0.64 -0.64)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.19% (0.562 0.56)77.81% (-0.56099999999999 -0.56)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 59.67%
    Portsmouth 17.78%
    Draw 22.53%
SunderlandDrawPortsmouth
1-0 @ 12.11% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-0 @ 11.08% (-0.19 -0.19)
2-1 @ 9.81% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
3-0 @ 6.77% (-0.169 -0.17)
3-1 @ 5.99% (-0.042 -0.04)
4-0 @ 3.1% (-0.102 -0.1)
4-1 @ 2.74% (-0.041 -0.04)
3-2 @ 2.65% (0.028 0.03)
4-2 @ 1.21% (0.0029999999999999 0)
5-0 @ 1.13% (-0.047 -0.05)
5-1 @ 1% (-0.023 -0.02)
Other @ 2.08%
Total : 59.67%
1-1 @ 10.71% (0.090000000000002 0.09)
0-0 @ 6.62% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-2 @ 4.34% (0.079 0.08)
Other @ 0.87%
Total : 22.53%
0-1 @ 5.86% (0.097 0.1)
1-2 @ 4.74% (0.123 0.12)
0-2 @ 2.59% (0.087 0.09)
1-3 @ 1.4% (0.061 0.06)
2-3 @ 1.28% (0.045 0.04)
Other @ 1.91%
Total : 17.78%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Portsmouth

Sunderland
81.8%
Draw
10.4%
Portsmouth
7.8%
77
Head to Head
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Sunderland
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Kamara (78'), Swanson (88'), Yengi (90+2')
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Rigg (44')
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Portsmouth
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Flanagan (54')

Romeo (72'), Williams (75')
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Portsmouth
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Sunderland
Wyke (13'), Jones (59')
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rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds30189360194163
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd30196541212061
3Burnley30151323692758
4Sunderland291510442241855
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn30136113429545
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom301014639271244
7Middlesbrough29128947361144
8Norwich CityNorwich30119104942742
9Bristol City30101283835342
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds30119104346-342
11Coventry CityCoventry30118114138341
12Watford30125134042-241
13Millwall301010103027340
14Queens Park RangersQPR30911103339-638
15Preston North EndPreston3081393338-537
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd30910113444-1037
17Swansea CitySwansea3097143242-1034
18Stoke CityStoke30711122837-932
19Cardiff CityCardiff30710133351-1831
20Portsmouth3079143652-1630
21Hull City3078153140-929
22Derby CountyDerby3076173241-927
23Luton TownLuton3076173049-1927
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth30510152963-3425


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