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Championship | Gameweek 6
Sep 21, 2024 at 12.30pm UK
Stadium of Light
Middlesbrough logo

Sunderland
1 - 0
Middlesbrough

Rigg (24')
Hume (9'), Roberts (45+1'), Rigg (70')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Latte Lath (20'), Doak (87')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sunderland and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Plymouth 3-2 Sunderland
Saturday, September 14 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Middlesbrough 1-1 Preston
Saturday, September 14 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 1-1 Middlesbrough

Sunderland will be keen to bounce back from last week's setback in their home derby, but the visitors do have the quality to test the in-form Black Cats, and we see them sharing the spoils at the Stadium of Light. 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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 38.52%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 35.42% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.43%) and 0-2 (6.51%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 1-0 (9.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood.

Result
SunderlandDrawMiddlesbrough
35.42% (0.016999999999996 0.02) 26.05% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04) 38.52% (0.022000000000006 0.02)
Both teams to score 53.98% (0.138 0.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.54% (0.177 0.18)50.46% (-0.181 -0.18)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.61% (0.158 0.16)72.39% (-0.161 -0.16)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.59% (0.093999999999994 0.09)27.41% (-0.097999999999999 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.11% (0.124 0.12)62.88% (-0.126 -0.13)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.36% (0.091999999999999 0.09)25.63% (-0.096 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.47% (0.127 0.13)60.53% (-0.129 -0.13)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 35.42%
    Middlesbrough 38.52%
    Draw 26.04%
SunderlandDrawMiddlesbrough
1-0 @ 9.09% (-0.041 -0.04)
2-1 @ 8.01% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
2-0 @ 5.89% (-0.011 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.46% (0.012 0.01)
3-0 @ 2.54% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-2 @ 2.35% (0.014 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.12% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 2.96%
Total : 35.42%
1-1 @ 12.37% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
0-0 @ 7.03% (-0.051 -0.05)
2-2 @ 5.45% (0.02 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.07% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 26.04%
0-1 @ 9.56% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
1-2 @ 8.43% (0.0080000000000009 0.01)
0-2 @ 6.51% (-0.012 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.82% (0.014 0.01)
0-3 @ 2.95% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-3 @ 2.47% (0.016 0.02)
1-4 @ 1.3% (0.008 0.01)
0-4 @ 1.01% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.47%
Total : 38.52%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Middlesbrough

Sunderland
51.0%
Draw
31.4%
Middlesbrough
17.6%
51
Head to Head
Feb 4, 2024 12pm
Gameweek 30
Middlesbrough
1-1
Sunderland
Forss (61')
Engel (34'), Greenwood (75'), Ayling (79')
Rusyn (83')
Hume (14'), Ba (34'), Ekwah (90+2')
Oct 7, 2023 12.30pm
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Sunderland
0-4
Middlesbrough

Neill (17'), Ballard (45+5'), Roberts (70'), Clarke (74')
Neill (45+3')
Greenwood (58'), Crooks (60'), Jones (72'), Forss (90')
Jones (32'), Coburn (45+5')
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Middlesbrough
0-0
Sunderland
rhs 2.0
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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Sunderland21117332171540
4Burnley2010822471738
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
8Watford199462725231
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds218582630-429
10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
12Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
13Millwall206772018225
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
16Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
17Stoke CityStoke215792328-522
18Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
19Luton TownLuton2164112337-1422
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
21Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
22Portsmouth193882134-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317
24Hull City2137111930-1116


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