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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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1Leeds UnitedLeeds27168351193256
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd27176438172155
3Burnley27141123192253
4Sunderland27149439221751
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2712693124742
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom27914433221141
7Middlesbrough27118844341041
8Watford27125103837141
9Bristol City2791083331237
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds27107103843-537
11Norwich CityNorwich279994339436
12Queens Park RangersQPR2781183034-435
13Swansea CitySwansea2797113033-334
14Coventry CityCoventry2788113537-232
15Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2788113041-1132
16Preston North EndPreston2761382834-631
17Millwall2679102424030
18Stoke CityStoke27610112533-828
19Derby CountyDerby2776143137-627
20Cardiff CityCardiff2769122941-1227
21Hull City2768132636-1026
22Portsmouth2668123245-1326
23Luton TownLuton2775152744-1726
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2749142555-3021


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