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Sunderland
Championship | Gameweek 20
Dec 9, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
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Sunderland
2 - 1
West Brom

Ballard (70'), Neill (84')
Ballard (34')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Thomas-Asante (86')
Sarmiento (51'), Molumby (54'), Chalobah (81'), Furlong (90+3'), Thomas-Asante (90'), Pipa (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sunderland

All competitions
Last Game: Millwall 1-1 Sunderland
Saturday, December 2 at 3pm in Championship

West Bromwich Albion

All competitions
Last Game: West Brom 1-2 Leicester
Saturday, December 2 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

 With the likes of Bellingham and Roberts possibly returning to the side, Sunderland should have enough attacking quality to cause West Brom problems on Saturday. The nature of the defeat to Leicester and Phillips's injury have the potential to derail Albion's positive run of form, but we expect Corberan's side to battle their way to a point in the North-East. 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 44.93%. A win for West Bromwich Albion had a probability of 30.76% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.7%) and 2-0 (7.06%). The likeliest West Bromwich Albion win was 1-2 (7.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.33%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Sunderland in this match.

Result
SunderlandDrawWest Bromwich Albion
44.93% (0.689 0.69) 24.3% (-0.106 -0.11) 30.76% (-0.587 -0.59)
Both teams to score 58.45% (0.058999999999997 0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56% (0.207 0.21)44% (-0.213 -0.21)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.61% (0.203 0.2)66.38% (-0.20699999999999 -0.21)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.26% (0.381 0.38)19.73% (-0.386 -0.39)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.24% (0.617 0.62)51.76% (-0.622 -0.62)
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.83% (-0.277 -0.28)27.17% (0.272 0.27)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.42% (-0.35899999999999 -0.36)62.57% (0.35599999999999 0.36)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 44.93%
    West Bromwich Albion 30.76%
    Draw 24.3%
SunderlandDrawWest Bromwich Albion
2-1 @ 9.2% (0.064 0.06)
1-0 @ 8.7% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
2-0 @ 7.06% (0.103 0.1)
3-1 @ 4.98% (0.094 0.09)
3-0 @ 3.82% (0.101 0.1)
3-2 @ 3.24% (0.037 0.04)
4-1 @ 2.02% (0.061 0.06)
4-0 @ 1.55% (0.058 0.06)
4-2 @ 1.32% (0.031 0.03)
Other @ 3.04%
Total : 44.93%
1-1 @ 11.33% (-0.06 -0.06)
2-2 @ 5.99% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-0 @ 5.36% (-0.05 -0.05)
3-3 @ 1.41% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 24.3%
1-2 @ 7.39% (-0.094 -0.09)
0-1 @ 6.99% (-0.12 -0.12)
0-2 @ 4.55% (-0.114 -0.11)
1-3 @ 3.21% (-0.066 -0.07)
2-3 @ 2.6% (-0.022 -0.02)
0-3 @ 1.98% (-0.065 -0.06)
1-4 @ 1.05% (-0.03 -0.03)
Other @ 3%
Total : 30.76%

How you voted: Sunderland vs West Brom

Sunderland
50.0%
Draw
21.4%
West Bromwich Albion
28.6%
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1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310
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