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Championship | Gameweek 22
Dec 21, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Sunderland
2 - 1
Norwich

Ballard (47'), Bellingham (72')
O'Nien (39'), Isidor (42'), Mepham (49'), Cirkin (57'), Ballard (68')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Ben Slimane (21')
Cordoba (42'), Doyle (53'), Ben Slimane (56'), Nunez (60')
Cordoba (70')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Swansea 2-3 Sunderland
Saturday, December 14 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Norwich 1-2 Burnley
Sunday, December 15 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 2-1 Norwich City

Notoriously poor on their second-tier travels, we are expecting Norwich to struggle at the home of a promotion contender on Saturday afternoon. Sunderland will be buoyed following their dramatic win at Swansea last time out and should have enough quality to record back-to-back victories. 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 48.74%. A win for Norwich City had a probability of 26.05% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.4%) and 2-0 (8.74%). The likeliest Norwich City win was 0-1 (7.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% 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
SunderlandDrawNorwich City
48.74% (0.073999999999998 0.07) 25.21% (-0.02 -0.02) 26.05% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)
Both teams to score 52.17% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.27% (0.048000000000002 0.05)50.73% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.37% (0.041999999999998 0.04)72.62% (-0.040000000000006 -0.04)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.17% (0.052999999999997 0.05)20.83% (-0.050999999999998 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.5% (0.079999999999998 0.08)53.5% (-0.078000000000003 -0.08)
Norwich City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.9% (-0.016999999999996 -0.02)34.1% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.21% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)70.79% (0.02000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 48.74%
    Norwich City 26.05%
    Draw 25.2%
SunderlandDrawNorwich City
1-0 @ 11.14%
2-1 @ 9.4% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
2-0 @ 8.74% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.92% (0.011 0.01)
3-0 @ 4.57% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.65% (0.004 0)
4-1 @ 1.93% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.79% (0.008 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.04% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 48.74%
1-1 @ 11.98% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 7.1% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.06% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 0.95% (0.001 0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 25.2%
0-1 @ 7.64% (-0.018 -0.02)
1-2 @ 6.45% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-2 @ 4.11% (-0.012 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.31% (-0.004 -0)
2-3 @ 1.81% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 1.47% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 26.05%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Norwich

Sunderland
68.4%
Draw
18.4%
Norwich City
13.2%
38
Head to Head
Mar 2, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 35
Norwich
1-0
Sunderland
Sargent (81')
Giannoulis (76'), Sorensen (90')

Hume (44'), Ekwah (59'), Seelt (90+5')
Oct 28, 2023 3pm
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Sunderland
3-1
Norwich
Hume (37'), Neill (45'), Clarke (80' pen.)
Ekwah (24'), O'Nien (41'), Pritchard (89'), Semedo (90+5')
Ui-jo (23')
Fassnacht (11'), Giannoulis (61'), McLean (79'), Idah (90+5')
Mar 12, 2023 12pm
Gameweek 36
Norwich
0-1
Sunderland
Ba (15')
Aug 27, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 6
Sunderland
0-1
Norwich

Cirkin (25'), O'Nien (35')
Sargent (76')
Sargent (90+1'), Krul (90+2')
Apr 10, 2018 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds30189360194163
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd30196541212061
3Burnley30151323692758
4Sunderland291510442241855
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn30136113429545
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom301014639271244
7Middlesbrough29128947361144
8Norwich CityNorwich30119104942742
9Bristol City30101283835342
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds30119104346-342
11Coventry CityCoventry30118114138341
12Watford30125134042-241
13Millwall301010103027340
14Queens Park RangersQPR30911103339-638
15Preston North EndPreston3081393338-537
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd30910113444-1037
17Swansea CitySwansea3097143242-1034
18Stoke CityStoke30711122837-932
19Cardiff CityCardiff30710133351-1831
20Portsmouth3079143652-1630
21Hull City3078153140-929
22Derby CountyDerby3076173241-927
23Luton TownLuton3076173049-1927
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth30510152963-3425


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