Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 6, 2022 at 3pm UK

Ashton Gate Stadium

Bristol City
2 - 3
Sunderland

Weimann (10'), Martin (51')
Williams (27'), Sykes (58')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Simms (4', 53'), Stewart (72')
Evans (1'), Cirkin (20')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Bristol City

Last Six:

Last Game: Hull City 2-1 Bristol City
Saturday, July 30 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
17	Wigan Athletic	1	0	1
18	Bristol City	1	-1	0
19	Norwich City	1	-1	0

Sunderland

Last Six:

Last Game: Sunderland 1-1 Coventry
Sunday, July 31 at 12pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
11	Rotherham United	1	0	1
12	Sunderland	1	0	1
13	Swansea City	1	0	1

We said: Bristol City 1-1 Sunderland

With a competitive under their belts, both teams will feel confident of retaining their concentration for longer than they did last week. Nevertheless, with that in mind, we can only see a low-scoring draw between two evenly-matched sides. 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 41.46%. A win for Bristol City had a probability of 32.72% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.78%) and 0-2 (7.06%). The likeliest Bristol City win was 1-0 (8.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Bristol City	Draw	Sunderland
32.72% ( -1.91)	25.81% ( -0.29)	41.46% ( 2.2)

Both teams to score 54.2% (

0.49)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.08% (

0.83)

49.92% (

-0.84)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.09% (

0.74)

71.91% (

-0.74)

Bristol City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.18% (

-0.79)

28.82% (

0.79)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.32% (

-1)

64.68% (

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.14% (

1.52)

23.85% (

-1.52)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.96% (

2.13)

58.04% (

-2.13)

Score Analysis

Bristol City 32.72%

Sunderland 41.46%

Draw 25.8%

Bristol City	Draw	Sunderland
1-0 @ 8.55% ( -0.49) 2-1 @ 7.63% ( -0.27) 2-0 @ 5.32% ( -0.43) 3-1 @ 3.16% ( -0.18) 3-2 @ 2.27% ( -0.03) 3-0 @ 2.21% ( -0.23) 4-1 @ 0.98% ( -0.08) Other @ 2.61% Total : 32.72%	1-1 @ 12.25% ( -0.15) 0-0 @ 6.87% ( -0.24) 2-2 @ 5.46% ( 0.05) 3-3 @ 1.08% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.8%	0-1 @ 9.85% ( 0.1) 1-2 @ 8.78% ( 0.28) 0-2 @ 7.06% ( 0.37) 1-3 @ 4.2% ( 0.31) 0-3 @ 3.37% ( 0.32) 2-3 @ 2.61% ( 0.14) 1-4 @ 1.5% ( 0.17) 0-4 @ 1.21% ( 0.16) 2-4 @ 0.94% ( 0.09) Other @ 1.94% Total : 41.46%