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Championship | Gameweek 22
Dec 21, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Sunderland
2 - 1
Norwich

Ballard (47'), Bellingham (72')
O'Nien (39'), Isidor (42'), Mepham (49'), Cirkin (57'), Ballard (68')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Ben Slimane (21')
Cordoba (42'), Doyle (53'), Ben Slimane (56'), Nunez (60')
Cordoba (70')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Swansea 2-3 Sunderland
Saturday, December 14 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Norwich 1-2 Burnley
Sunday, December 15 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 2-1 Norwich City

Notoriously poor on their second-tier travels, we are expecting Norwich to struggle at the home of a promotion contender on Saturday afternoon. Sunderland will be buoyed following their dramatic win at Swansea last time out and should have enough quality to record back-to-back victories. 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 48.74%. A win for Norwich City had a probability of 26.05% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.4%) and 2-0 (8.74%). The likeliest Norwich City win was 0-1 (7.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Sunderland in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sunderland.

Result
SunderlandDrawNorwich City
48.74% (0.073999999999998 0.07) 25.21% (-0.02 -0.02) 26.05% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)
Both teams to score 52.17% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.27% (0.048000000000002 0.05)50.73% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.37% (0.041999999999998 0.04)72.62% (-0.040000000000006 -0.04)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.17% (0.052999999999997 0.05)20.83% (-0.050999999999998 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.5% (0.079999999999998 0.08)53.5% (-0.078000000000003 -0.08)
Norwich City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.9% (-0.016999999999996 -0.02)34.1% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.21% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)70.79% (0.02000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 48.74%
    Norwich City 26.05%
    Draw 25.2%
SunderlandDrawNorwich City
1-0 @ 11.14%
2-1 @ 9.4% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
2-0 @ 8.74% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.92% (0.011 0.01)
3-0 @ 4.57% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.65% (0.004 0)
4-1 @ 1.93% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.79% (0.008 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.04% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 48.74%
1-1 @ 11.98% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 7.1% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.06% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 0.95% (0.001 0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 25.2%
0-1 @ 7.64% (-0.018 -0.02)
1-2 @ 6.45% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-2 @ 4.11% (-0.012 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.31% (-0.004 -0)
2-3 @ 1.81% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 1.47% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 26.05%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Norwich

Sunderland
68.4%
Draw
18.4%
Norwich City
13.2%
38
Head to Head
Mar 2, 2024 3pm
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Norwich
1-0
Sunderland
Sargent (81')
Giannoulis (76'), Sorensen (90')

Hume (44'), Ekwah (59'), Seelt (90+5')
Oct 28, 2023 3pm
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Sunderland
3-1
Norwich
Hume (37'), Neill (45'), Clarke (80' pen.)
Ekwah (24'), O'Nien (41'), Pritchard (89'), Semedo (90+5')
Ui-jo (23')
Fassnacht (11'), Giannoulis (61'), McLean (79'), Idah (90+5')
Mar 12, 2023 12pm
Gameweek 36
Norwich
0-1
Sunderland
Ba (15')
Aug 27, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 6
Sunderland
0-1
Norwich

Cirkin (25'), O'Nien (35')
Sargent (76')
Sargent (90+1'), Krul (90+2')
Apr 10, 2018 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds26158348192953
2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2612683123842
6Middlesbrough26118743321141
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
8Watford26115103637-138
9Bristol City2691073330337
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
16Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2678112941-1229
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Cardiff CityCardiff2659122641-1524
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Portsmouth2558123044-1423
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2649132554-2921


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