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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

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