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EFL Cup | First Round
Aug 13, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Deepdale
Sunderland

Preston
2 - 0
Sunderland

Ledson (37'), Frokjaer-Jensen (70')
Brady (31')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Hjelde (25')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Preston North End and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Preston 0-2 Sheff Utd
Friday, August 9 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: Cardiff 0-2 Sunderland
Saturday, August 10 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Preston North End 1-2 Sunderland

While Preston fell to defeat in their opening fixture, Sunderland picked up a confidence-boosting victory, and we expect the visitors to continue their positive momentum with a win here. 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 52.08%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 22.58%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.02%) and 1-2 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.99%), while for a Preston North End win it was 1-0 (7.64%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood.

Result
Preston North EndDrawSunderland
22.58%25.34%52.08% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Both teams to score 48.24%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.86% (0.0030000000000001 0)54.14% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.44% (0.0020000000000024 0)75.55% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.91%39.09% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.19% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)75.8% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.2% (0.0019999999999953 0)20.8% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.53% (0.0030000000000001 0)53.46% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 22.58%
    Sunderland 52.07%
    Draw 25.34%
Preston North EndDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 7.64%
2-1 @ 5.63%
2-0 @ 3.59% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-1 @ 1.76%
3-2 @ 1.39%
3-0 @ 1.12%
Other @ 1.45%
Total : 22.58%
1-1 @ 11.99%
0-0 @ 8.13%
2-2 @ 4.42%
Other @ 0.8%
Total : 25.34%
0-1 @ 12.76%
0-2 @ 10.02%
1-2 @ 9.42%
0-3 @ 5.25% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 4.93% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-3 @ 2.31%
0-4 @ 2.06%
1-4 @ 1.93%
2-4 @ 0.91%
Other @ 2.48%
Total : 52.07%

How you voted: Preston vs Sunderland

Preston North End
23.9%
Draw
4.3%
Sunderland
71.7%
46
Head to Head
Jan 1, 2024 12.30pm
Gameweek 26
Sunderland
2-0
Preston
Pritchard (10'), Rusyn (44')

Lindsay (39')
Aug 12, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 2
Preston
2-1
Sunderland
Keane (25'), Frokjaer-Jensen (59')
Keane (35'), Potts (90+5'), Browne (90+4')
Clarke (31' pen.)
Ballard (69')
May 8, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 46
Preston
0-3
Sunderland
Diallo (54'), Pritchard (61'), Clarke (65')
Oct 1, 2022 3pm
Mar 17, 2018 3pm
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