Championship

Championship | Gameweek 46

May 8, 2023 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
0 - 3
Sunderland

Storey (4'), Ledson (84')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Diallo (54'), Pritchard (61'), Clarke (65')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Utd 4-1 Preston
Saturday, April 29 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sunderland

All competitions

Last Game: Sunderland 2-2 Watford
Saturday, April 29 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Preston North End 1-1 Sunderland

Preston have nothing but pride to play for but are on a great run at home and have not lost to Sunderland in their last six meetings, so they will hope to spoil their potential celebrations. It is all on the line for Sunderland in a difficult looking fixture, but one good omen for them is that they have won their previous six final day fixtures in the second tier. 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 37.26%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 35.05% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.97%) and 0-2 (6.79%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-0 (10.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Sunderland
35.05% ( 0.57)	27.7% ( -0.04)	37.26% ( -0.52)

Both teams to score 48.69% (

0.19)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.87% (

0.21)

57.13% (

-0.2)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22% (

0.17)

78% (

-0.16)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.1% (

0.47)

30.91% (

-0.47)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.81% (

0.55)

67.2% (

-0.55)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.47% (

-0.21)

29.53% (

0.21)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.45% (

-0.26)

65.55% (

0.26)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 35.04%

Sunderland 37.25%

Draw 27.69%

Preston North End	Draw	Sunderland
1-0 @ 10.71% ( 0.05) 2-1 @ 7.67% ( 0.09) 2-0 @ 6.29% ( 0.11) 3-1 @ 3% ( 0.07) 3-0 @ 2.46% ( 0.08) 3-2 @ 1.83% ( 0.04) Other @ 3.07% Total : 35.04%	1-1 @ 13.07% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 9.13% ( -0.07) 2-2 @ 4.68% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.82% Total : 27.69%	0-1 @ 11.13% ( -0.15) 1-2 @ 7.97% ( -0.05) 0-2 @ 6.79% ( -0.14) 1-3 @ 3.24% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 2.76% ( -0.07) 2-3 @ 1.9% ( 0) 1-4 @ 0.99% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.47% Total : 37.25%