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Championship | Gameweek 21
Nov 11, 2022 at 8pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
Sunderland

Birmingham
1 - 2
Sunderland

Jutkiewicz (78')
Mejbri (28')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Simms (25'), Diallo (49')
Huggins (42'), Evans (74'), Matete (88'), Clarke (90+7')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Birmingham 2-2 Swansea
Tuesday, November 8 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Sunderland 0-1 Cardiff
Saturday, November 5 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Birmingham City 2-1 Sunderland

Birmingham are defying pre-season predictions of relegation and showing the Championship they are a hard matchup for any side in the division after a spell which leaves them in touching distance of the top six. Sunderland have stuttered after a very promising start to the season and could struggle to handle an energetic home side buoyed by the return of Bielik on Friday night. 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 41.65%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 31.07% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.53%) and 0-2 (7.73%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (9.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawSunderland
31.07% (0.0040000000000013 0) 27.28% (-0.0010000000000012 -0) 41.65% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Both teams to score 49.03% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.71% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)56.28% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.68% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)77.32% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.82% (0.0099999999999909 0.01)33.17% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.22% (0.010999999999999 0.01)69.78% (-0.0099999999999909 -0.01)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.36% (0.0030000000000001 0)26.63% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.13% (0.0030000000000001 0)61.87% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 31.07%
    Sunderland 41.64%
    Draw 27.27%
Birmingham CityDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 9.75% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-1 @ 7.12% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 5.38% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-1 @ 2.62% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-0 @ 1.98%
3-2 @ 1.73%
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 31.07%
1-1 @ 12.89%
0-0 @ 8.84% (-0.0029999999999983 -0)
2-2 @ 4.71% (0.00099999999999945 0)
Other @ 0.84%
Total : 27.27%
0-1 @ 11.68% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-2 @ 8.53%
0-2 @ 7.73% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 3.76%
0-3 @ 3.41% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 2.08% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-4 @ 1.24%
0-4 @ 1.13%
Other @ 2.08%
Total : 41.64%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Sunderland

Birmingham City
69.8%
Draw
19.0%
Sunderland
11.2%
116
Head to Head
Jan 30, 2018 7.45pm
Birmingham
3-1
Sunderland
Davis (28'), Boga (44'), Gallagher (54')
N'Doye (52'), Davis (59'), Grounds (87')
Oviedo (84')
Clarke-Salter (47'), Robson (58'), Honeyman (78')
Dec 23, 2017 3pm
Aug 27, 2014 7.45pm
Birmingham
0-3
Sunderland

Thomas (53')
Gomez (77'), Johnson (87'), Wickham (88')
Apr 16, 2011 3pm
Aug 14, 2010 3pm
Sunderland
2-2
Birmingham
Bent (24' pen.), Carr (56' og.)
Cattermole (28'), Richardson (30'), Bent (66')
Cattermole (44')
Dann (77'), Ridgewell (88')
Carr (23'), Johnson (71')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1812422591638
2Burnley1810622361736
3Leeds UnitedLeeds18105331131835
4Sunderland1896326131333
5Middlesbrough1893632211130
6Watford189362624230
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom1861021912728
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn178452117428
9Norwich CityNorwich186753527825
10Millwall176742015525
11Bristol City186752421325
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds187472227-525
13Swansea CitySwansea186571817123
14Stoke CityStoke185671922-321
15Derby CountyDerby185582224-220
16Coventry CityCoventry184682427-318
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd184682028-818
18Preston North EndPreston183961725-818
19Luton TownLuton1853102033-1318
20Cardiff CityCardiff184591728-1117
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth184591838-2017
22Hull City183691726-915
23Queens Park RangersQPR182971526-1115
24Portsmouth162771830-1213


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