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Championship | Gameweek 21
Nov 11, 2022 at 8pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
Sunderland

Birmingham
1 - 2
Sunderland

Jutkiewicz (78')
Mejbri (28')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Simms (25'), Diallo (49')
Huggins (42'), Evans (74'), Matete (88'), Clarke (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Birmingham 2-2 Swansea
Tuesday, November 8 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Sunderland 0-1 Cardiff
Saturday, November 5 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Birmingham City 2-1 Sunderland

Birmingham are defying pre-season predictions of relegation and showing the Championship they are a hard matchup for any side in the division after a spell which leaves them in touching distance of the top six. Sunderland have stuttered after a very promising start to the season and could struggle to handle an energetic home side buoyed by the return of Bielik on Friday night. 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 41.65%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 31.07% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.53%) and 0-2 (7.73%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (9.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawSunderland
31.07% (0.0040000000000013 0) 27.28% (-0.0010000000000012 -0) 41.65% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Both teams to score 49.03% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.71% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)56.28% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.68% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)77.32% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.82% (0.0099999999999909 0.01)33.17% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.22% (0.010999999999999 0.01)69.78% (-0.0099999999999909 -0.01)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.36% (0.0030000000000001 0)26.63% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.13% (0.0030000000000001 0)61.87% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 31.07%
    Sunderland 41.64%
    Draw 27.27%
Birmingham CityDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 9.75% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-1 @ 7.12% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 5.38% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-1 @ 2.62% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-0 @ 1.98%
3-2 @ 1.73%
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 31.07%
1-1 @ 12.89%
0-0 @ 8.84% (-0.0029999999999983 -0)
2-2 @ 4.71% (0.00099999999999945 0)
Other @ 0.84%
Total : 27.27%
0-1 @ 11.68% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-2 @ 8.53%
0-2 @ 7.73% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 3.76%
0-3 @ 3.41% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 2.08% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-4 @ 1.24%
0-4 @ 1.13%
Other @ 2.08%
Total : 41.64%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Sunderland

Birmingham City
69.8%
Draw
19.0%
Sunderland
11.2%
116
Head to Head
Jan 30, 2018 7.45pm
Birmingham
3-1
Sunderland
Davis (28'), Boga (44'), Gallagher (54')
N'Doye (52'), Davis (59'), Grounds (87')
Oviedo (84')
Clarke-Salter (47'), Robson (58'), Honeyman (78')
Dec 23, 2017 3pm
Aug 27, 2014 7.45pm
Birmingham
0-3
Sunderland

Thomas (53')
Gomez (77'), Johnson (87'), Wickham (88')
Apr 16, 2011 3pm
Aug 14, 2010 3pm
Sunderland
2-2
Birmingham
Bent (24' pen.), Carr (56' og.)
Cattermole (28'), Richardson (30'), Bent (66')
Cattermole (44')
Dann (77'), Ridgewell (88')
Carr (23'), Johnson (71')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1695226121432
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1610422191232
3Burnley168621961330
4Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
5Middlesbrough1683529191027
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom166821811726
7Watford168262524126
8Millwall166641914524
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City165742020022
11Derby CountyDerby165562020020
12Stoke CityStoke165561920-120
13Norwich CityNorwich164752524119
14Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds165471826-819
16Luton TownLuton165381826-818
17Coventry CityCoventry164572223-117
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd164571924-517
19Plymouth ArgylePlymouth164571728-1117
20Preston North EndPreston163761624-816
21Cardiff CityCardiff164481524-916
22Hull City163671621-515
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR161871326-1311


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