Championship | Gameweek 42
Apr 15, 2023 at 3pm UK
Stadium of Light
Sunderland2 - 1Birmingham
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Cardiff 0-1 Sunderland
Monday, April 10 at 3pm in Championship
Monday, April 10 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Birmingham 0-0 Stoke
Monday, April 10 at 3pm in Championship
Monday, April 10 at 3pm in Championship
We said: Sunderland 2-1 Birmingham City
Sunderland will be buoyed by their much-needed win at Cardiff on Monday and should be confident of beating a Birmingham side who arguably have nothing to play for in the remaining five matches. Blues have been good defensively in recent matches, but we see a slip in concentration at the Stadium of Light for the visitors in this one, ultimately leading to defeat. 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 44.38%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 29.41% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.98%) and 2-0 (8%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 0-1 (8.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.46%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Sunderland in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sunderland.
| Result | ||
| Sunderland | Draw | Birmingham City |
44.38% ( 0.13) | 26.21% ( -0.02) | 29.41% ( -0.11) |
| Both teams to score 51.45% ( -0.01) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
