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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%
14
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CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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