Championship

Championship | Gameweek 3

Aug 13, 2022 at 3pm UK

Stadium of Light

Sunderland
2 - 2
QPR

Stewart (31'), Simms (40')
Clarke (26'), Evans (41'), Gooch (85')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Chair (87'), Dieng (90+2')
Field (30'), Dickie (38')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sunderland

Last Six:

Last Game: Sheff Weds 2-0 Sunderland
Wednesday, August 10 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Blackburn Rovers	2	4	6
3	Sunderland	2	1	4
4	Birmingham City	2	1	4

Queens Park Rangers

Last Six:

Last Game: Charlton 1-1 QPR (5-3 pen.)
Tuesday, August 9 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
7	Sheffield United	2	1	3
8	Queens Park Rangers	2	0	3
9	Cardiff City	2	0	3

We said: Sunderland 1-1 Queens Park Rangers

Although Sunderland will look to utilise home advantage, we think that they will have to settle for a point against a side they have not beaten since 2012. 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 53.7%. A draw had a probability of 26.2% and a win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 20.11%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.22%) and 2-1 (9.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.04%), while for a Queens Park Rangers win it was 0-1 (8.03%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Sunderland	Draw	Queens Park Rangers
53.7% ( -0)	26.18% ( 0)	20.11%

Both teams to score 42.95% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.53% (

-0.01)

59.47% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.17% (

-0.01)

79.83% (

0.01)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.69% (

-0.01)

22.31% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.23% (

-0.01)

55.77% (

0.01)

Queens Park Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

55.28% (

-0.01)

44.72% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

19.29% (

-0)

80.71% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Sunderland 53.69%

Queens Park Rangers 20.11%

Draw 26.18%

Sunderland	Draw	Queens Park Rangers
1-0 @ 14.96% 2-0 @ 11.22% 2-1 @ 9.04% ( -0) 3-0 @ 5.62% ( -0) 3-1 @ 4.52% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.11% ( -0) 3-2 @ 1.82% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.7% ( -0) Other @ 2.72% Total : 53.69%	1-1 @ 12.04% 0-0 @ 9.98% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 3.64% ( -0) Other @ 0.53% Total : 26.18%	0-1 @ 8.03% ( 0) 1-2 @ 4.85% ( -0) 0-2 @ 3.23% ( 0) 1-3 @ 1.3% 2-3 @ 0.98% ( -0) Other @ 1.74% Total : 20.11%