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EFL Cup
Sunderland
EFL Cup | First Round
Aug 8, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Stadium of Light
Crewe Alexandra

Sunderland
1 - 2
Crewe

Rigg (64')
Batth (16'), Bennette (31'), Pritchard (33'), Ba (50')
FT
(aet)
Offord (45+1')
Powell (13'), Holicek (83'), Lunt (84'), Offord (89')
Crewe win 5-3 on penalties

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sunderland

All competitions
Last Game: Sunderland 1-2 Ipswich
Sunday, August 6 at 5pm in Championship

Crewe Alexandra

All competitions
Last Game: Crewe 2-2 Mansfield
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in League Two

We say: Sunderland 2-1 Crewe Alexandra

 Even with their ludicrously short turnaround between fixtures, Sunderland should still possess too much quality for their opponents on Tuesday. The Black Cats have aspirations of reaching the Premier League by the end of the campaign, whereas Crewe are very much focused on remaining in the Football League, showcasing the contrast in expectations at both clubs. 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 58.39%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Crewe Alexandra had a probability of 19.56%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.94%) and 2-0 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.41%), while for a Crewe Alexandra win it was 0-1 (5.46%).

Result
SunderlandDrawCrewe Alexandra
58.39%22.05% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01) 19.56% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)
Both teams to score 54.06% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.75% (0.033999999999999 0.03)44.25% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.37% (0.030999999999999 0.03)66.63% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.15% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)14.85% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.84% (0.019999999999996 0.02)43.16% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Crewe Alexandra Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.48% (0.020999999999994 0.02)36.51% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.7% (0.024000000000001 0.02)73.3% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 58.38%
    Crewe Alexandra 19.56%
    Draw 22.04%
SunderlandDrawCrewe Alexandra
1-0 @ 10.33% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.94%
2-0 @ 9.86% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-1 @ 6.32% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 6.27% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-2 @ 3.18% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 3.01% (0.0020000000000002 0)
4-0 @ 2.99% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-2 @ 1.52% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 1.15% (0.0010000000000001 0)
5-0 @ 1.14% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.68%
Total : 58.38%
1-1 @ 10.41% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.42% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.01% (0.0039999999999996 0)
3-3 @ 1.07% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 22.04%
0-1 @ 5.46% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-2 @ 5.25% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 2.75%
1-3 @ 1.76% (0.0010000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 1.68% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 0.92% (0.001 0)
Other @ 1.73%
Total : 19.56%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Crewe

Sunderland
88.2%
Draw
11.8%
Crewe Alexandra
0.0%
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