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Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 31, 2024 at 3pm UK
Fratton Park
Sunderland

Portsmouth
1 - 3
Sunderland

O'Nien (90+1' og.)
Kamara (78'), Swanson (88'), Yengi (90+2')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Swanson (31' og.), Mayenda (52'), Mundle (56')
Rigg (44')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Middlesbrough 2-2 Portsmouth
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Sunderland 1-0 Burnley
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Portsmouth 1-2 Sunderland

Portsmouth may have avoided defeat in each of their opening three outings, but we think they will suffer their first Championship loss of the season against a Sunderland side that will be full of confidence following their perfect start to their league campaign. 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 Portsmouth win with a probability of 40.89%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 33.34% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.73%) and 2-0 (6.91%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 0-1 (8.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.23%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
PortsmouthDrawSunderland
40.89% (0.076000000000001 0.08) 25.77% (0.035999999999998 0.04) 33.34% (-0.112 -0.11)
Both teams to score 54.52% (-0.138 -0.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.41% (-0.167 -0.17)49.59% (0.167 0.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.39% (-0.15 -0.15)71.61% (0.149 0.15)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.01% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)24% (0.034000000000002 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.75% (-0.050000000000004 -0.05)58.25% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.73% (-0.15100000000001 -0.15)28.27% (0.151 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.02% (-0.191 -0.19)63.98% (0.191 0.19)
Score Analysis
    Portsmouth 40.89%
    Sunderland 33.34%
    Draw 25.77%
PortsmouthDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 9.68% (0.055999999999999 0.06)
2-1 @ 8.73% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-0 @ 6.91% (0.032 0.03)
3-1 @ 4.15% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-0 @ 3.29% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.62% (-0.012 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.48% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.17% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 0.94% (-0.0059999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 1.92%
Total : 40.89%
1-1 @ 12.23% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 6.78% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
2-2 @ 5.52% (-0.02 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.11% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.77%
0-1 @ 8.57% (0.022 0.02)
1-2 @ 7.73% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-2 @ 5.41% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.26% (-0.022 -0.02)
2-3 @ 2.32% (-0.018 -0.02)
0-3 @ 2.28% (-0.014 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.03% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 33.34%

How you voted: Portsmouth vs Sunderland

Portsmouth
28.1%
Draw
16.9%
Sunderland
55.1%
89
Head to Head
Jan 22, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 29
Sunderland
1-0
Portsmouth
Embleton (40')
Flanagan (54')

Romeo (72'), Williams (75')
Oct 2, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 11
Portsmouth
4-0
Sunderland
Harness (19'), Brown (33'), Marquis (45', 61')
Tunnicliffe (41'), Curtis (90+2')

Neill (84')
Mar 9, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 35
Portsmouth
0-2
Sunderland
Wyke (13'), Jones (59')
Sanderson (66')
Oct 24, 2020 3pm
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Sunderland
1-3
Portsmouth
Wyke (10')
O'Nien (70')
O'Nien (84')
Harness (7'), Marquis (25', 85')
Williams (19'), Johnson (80')
Feb 1, 2020 3pm
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Burgess (25'), Bolton (52')
Seddon (45'), Raggett (71')

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4Burnley7421134914
5Leeds UnitedLeeds7421124814
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9Swansea CitySwansea732285311
10Norwich CityNorwich7322119211
11Oxford UnitedOxford Utd7313108210
12Hull City72329819
13Derby CountyDerby7304101009
14Bristol City7232913-49
15Millwall7223121028
16Plymouth ArgylePlymouth7223811-38
17Queens Park RangersQPR7142811-37
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds7214914-57
19Luton TownLuton7214611-57
20Stoke CityStoke7205411-76
21Coventry CityCoventry7124611-55
22Preston North EndPreston7124412-85
23Portsmouth7043713-64
24Cardiff CityCardiff7016217-151


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