MX23RW : Friday, September 27 22:24:00| >> :300:86500:86500:
Blackburn logo
Bristol City
Burnley logo
Cardiff City logo
Coventry City
Derby logo
Hull logo
Leeds logo
Luton Town
Middlesbrough logo
Millwall logo
Norwich logo
Oxford United
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
Preston North End logo
QPR logo
Sheffield United logo
Sheffield Wednesday logo
Stoke logo
Sunderland
Swansea logo
Watford logo
West Brom logo
Sheffield United logo
Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 17, 2022 at 8pm UK
Bramall Lane
Sunderland

Sheff Utd
2 - 1
Sunderland

Ahmedhodzic (33'), Lowe (47')
McBurnie (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Gooch (55')
O'Nien (65'), Gooch (72'), Matete (90+4'), Wright (90+7')
Neill (31')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Sheffield United and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Sheffield United 2-1 Sunderland

While Sunderland sit higher in the table, losing points from winning positions on two occasions will not do anything positive for their confidence. With that in mind, we are backing the Blades to come through this contest with the win, even if they are made to work for it by the visitors. 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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 51.12%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Sunderland had a probability of 23.93%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.52%) and 2-0 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.86%), while for a Sunderland win it was 0-1 (7.39%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Sheffield United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sheffield United.

Result
Sheffield UnitedDrawSunderland
51.12% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03) 24.94% (0.013000000000002 0.01) 23.93% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Both teams to score 50.92% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.63% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)51.37% (0.035999999999994 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.81% (-0.029999999999998 -0.03)73.19% (0.033000000000001 0.03)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.91% (-0.022999999999996 -0.02)20.09% (0.026 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.66% (-0.040000000000006 -0.04)52.34% (0.042000000000002 0.04)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.72% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)36.28% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.94% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)73.06% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield United 51.12%
    Sunderland 23.93%
    Draw 24.94%
Sheffield UnitedDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 11.69% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.52% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 9.39% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
3-1 @ 5.09% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
3-0 @ 5.02% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-2 @ 2.58% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 2.04% (-0.004 -0)
4-0 @ 2.02% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
4-2 @ 1.04% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 51.12%
1-1 @ 11.86% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 7.29% (0.011 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.83% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
Other @ 0.97%
Total : 24.94%
0-1 @ 7.39% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
1-2 @ 6.01% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 3.75% (0.004 0)
1-3 @ 2.03%
2-3 @ 1.63% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 1.27% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 23.93%

How you voted: Sheff Utd vs Sunderland

Sheffield United
67.7%
Draw
18.9%
Sunderland
13.4%
127
Head to Head
Sep 25, 2019 7.45pm
Dec 26, 2017 3pm
Sep 9, 2017 3pm
Jan 22, 2005 3pm
Sunderland
1-0
Sheff Utd
Stewart (44')
Whitley (62'), Arca (90')

Geary (17'), Quinn (29'), Harley (60'), Morgan (72')
Sep 28, 2004 3pm
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Cowboys
20-15
Giants
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom6510102816
2Sunderland6501134915
3Burnley6411134913
4Blackburn RoversBlackburn6330126612
5Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd642093612
6Leeds UnitedLeeds632194511
7Swansea CitySwansea631274310
8Watford6312109110
9Oxford UnitedOxford Utd630310829
10Derby CountyDerby63038719
11Norwich CityNorwich62228718
12Middlesbrough62226518
13Plymouth ArgylePlymouth7223811-38
14Bristol City6222812-48
15Queens Park RangersQPR614189-17
16Luton TownLuton7214611-57
17Hull City613257-26
18Stoke CityStoke620449-56
19Millwall61239905
20Coventry CityCoventry612368-25
21Preston North EndPreston612339-65
22Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds6114612-64
23Portsmouth6033713-63
24Cardiff CityCardiff6015113-121


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!