Championship | Gameweek 36
Mar 8, 2025 at 3pm UK
Stadium of Light
Sunderland2 - 1Cardiff
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Sheff Weds 1-2 Sunderland
Friday, February 28 at 8pm in Championship
Friday, February 28 at 8pm in Championship
Goals
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for
52
Last Game: Cardiff 1-2 Burnley
Tuesday, March 4 at 7.45pm in Championship
Tuesday, March 4 at 7.45pm in Championship
We said: Sunderland 2-1 Cardiff City
Sunderland enter Saturday's contest with the third-best home record in the division, and we believe that they will make full use of home advantage to get the better of a Cardiff side that have lost two of their previous three away league games. 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 65.12%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 14.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.86%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.73%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (4.85%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Sunderland in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sunderland.
| Result | ||
| Sunderland | Draw | Cardiff City |
65.12% ( 0.08) | 20.47% ( -0.03) | 14.42% ( -0.05) |
| Both teams to score 48.46% ( -0.03) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
