Championship

Championship | Gameweek 7

Aug 31, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Stadium of Light

Sunderland
3 - 0
Rotherham

Stewart (52', 65'), Clarke (70')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Peltier (26'), Norton-Cuffy (51'), Barlaser (54'), Ferguson (67')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Sunderland and Rotherham United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sunderland

Last Six:

Last Game: Sunderland 0-1 Norwich
Saturday, August 27 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
13	Preston North End	6	1	8
14	Sunderland	6	0	8
15	Blackpool	6	-1	8

Rotherham United

Last Six:

Last Game: Rotherham 2-0 Birmingham
Saturday, August 27 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
7	Hull City	7	-2	11
8	Rotherham United	5	6	9
9	Luton Town	7	0	9

We said: Sunderland 1-1 Rotherham United

Spirits in the Sunderland camp may be low after the departure of Neil, and, while we do not see the Millers taking all three points in a tough midweek trip to the Stadium of Light, they should have enough to snatch a point given the confidence they will have from a strong start. 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 50.32%. A draw had a probability of 25.8% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 23.83%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.69%) and 2-1 (9.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.21%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (8.04%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Sunderland	Draw	Rotherham United
50.32% ( -0.83)	25.84% ( 0.2)	23.83% ( 0.63)

Both teams to score 48.18% (

0.12)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.08% (

-0.19)

54.92% (

0.19)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.79% (

-0.15)

76.21% (

0.16)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.13% (

-0.44)

21.87% (

0.44)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.89% (

-0.66)

55.11% (

0.66)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.66% (

0.49)

38.34% (

-0.49)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.91% (

0.47)

75.09% (

-0.47)

Score Analysis

Sunderland 50.32%

Rotherham United 23.83%

Draw 25.84%

Sunderland	Draw	Rotherham United
1-0 @ 12.74% ( -0.07) 2-0 @ 9.69% ( -0.19) 2-1 @ 9.29% ( -0.05) 3-0 @ 4.91% ( -0.16) 3-1 @ 4.71% ( -0.09) 3-2 @ 2.26% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 1.87% ( -0.09) 4-1 @ 1.79% ( -0.06) Other @ 3.08% Total : 50.32%	1-1 @ 12.21% ( 0.09) 0-0 @ 8.38% ( 0.06) 2-2 @ 4.45% ( 0.04) Other @ 0.79% Total : 25.84%	0-1 @ 8.04% ( 0.17) 1-2 @ 5.86% ( 0.12) 0-2 @ 3.85% ( 0.13) 1-3 @ 1.87% ( 0.06) 2-3 @ 1.42% ( 0.03) 0-3 @ 1.23% ( 0.06) Other @ 1.56% Total : 23.83%