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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')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd39267656292783
2Leeds UnitedLeeds392312478275181
3Burnley392215253114281
4Sunderland392012756371972
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391318848351357
7Middlesbrough391691459491057
8Bristol City391415104942757
9Watford39158164751-453
10Norwich CityNorwich391313136154752
11Blackburn RoversBlackburn39157174241152
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds391410155460-652
13Millwall391312143740-351
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR391112164553-845
16Swansea CitySwansea39129184051-1145
17Portsmouth39129184761-1445
18Stoke CityStoke391012174052-1242
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391012174057-1742
20Hull City391011183948-941
21Cardiff CityCardiff39913174363-2040
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth39713194077-3734


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