Championship | Gameweek 25
Jan 1, 2025 at 8pm UK
Stadium of Light
Sunderland2 - 1Sheff Utd
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Stoke 1-0 Sunderland
Sunday, December 29 at 3pm in Championship
Sunday, December 29 at 3pm in Championship
Goals
for
for
36
Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-1 West Brom
Sunday, December 29 at 12.30pm in Championship
Sunday, December 29 at 12.30pm in Championship
Goals
for
for
33
We said: Sunderland 1-1 Sheffield United
Sunderland have scored 114 league goals in New Year's Day matches: only Bolton Wanderers (123) and Newcastle United (117) have netted more in Football League history. Given Sheffield United's solid defensive record, that trend may be tough to maintain at the start of 2025, but one strike should be enough to take at least a point. 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 43.3%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 29.82% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.76%) and 2-0 (8.01%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (9.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Sunderland | Draw | Sheffield United |
43.3% ( 0.35) | 26.87% ( -0.02) | 29.82% ( -0.32) |
| Both teams to score 49.69% ( -0.09) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
