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Championship | Gameweek 26
Jan 1, 2024 at 12.30pm UK
Stadium of Light
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Sunderland
2 - 0
Preston

Pritchard (10'), Rusyn (44')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Lindsay (39')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Championship clash between Sunderland and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Rotherham 1-1 Sunderland
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Preston 0-1 Sheff Weds
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 2-1 Preston North End

There is an unpredictability about Preston that makes it impossible to completely write them off ahead of their visit to the Stadium of Light. Nevertheless, Sunderland look in better shape than they were for Beale's first home game, leaving us to predict a narrow win for the North-East outfit. 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 51.54%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 24.35% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.66%) and 2-0 (8.91%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (6.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
SunderlandDrawPreston North End
51.54% (0.063000000000002 0.06) 24.1% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01) 24.35% (-0.057000000000002 -0.06)
Both teams to score 53.99% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.46% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)47.53% (0.014000000000003 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.26% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)69.74% (0.012 0.01)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.56% (0.018999999999991 0.02)18.44% (-0.022000000000002 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.39% (0.032000000000004 0.03)49.61% (-0.035000000000004 -0.04)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.19% (-0.060000000000002 -0.06)33.8% (0.057000000000002 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.53% (-0.062000000000001 -0.06)70.47% (0.058999999999997 0.06)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 51.54%
    Preston North End 24.35%
    Draw 24.09%
SunderlandDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 10.53% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.66% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-0 @ 8.91% (0.017000000000001 0.02)
3-1 @ 5.45% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-0 @ 5.02% (0.013 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.95% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
4-1 @ 2.3% (0.004 0)
4-0 @ 2.12% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.25%
Other @ 3.34%
Total : 51.54%
1-1 @ 11.42% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.23% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-2 @ 5.24% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.07% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 24.09%
0-1 @ 6.76% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
1-2 @ 6.2% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
0-2 @ 3.67% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.24% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.89% (-0.006 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.33% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 24.35%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Preston

Sunderland
100%
Draw
0.0%
Preston North End
0.0%
5
Head to Head
Aug 12, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 2
Preston
2-1
Sunderland
Keane (25'), Frokjaer-Jensen (59')
Keane (35'), Potts (90+5'), Browne (90+4')
Clarke (31' pen.)
Ballard (69')
May 8, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 46
Preston
0-3
Sunderland
Diallo (54'), Pritchard (61'), Clarke (65')
Oct 1, 2022 3pm
Mar 17, 2018 3pm
Sep 30, 2017 3pm
Preston
2-2
Sunderland
Harrop (55'), Hugill (57')
Fisher (23')
Honeyman (28'), McGeady (59')
Steele (68')
rhs 2.0
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