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Sunderland
Championship | Gameweek 36
Mar 5, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
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Sunderland
0 - 1
Leicester


O'Nien (55')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Vardy (13')
Hermansen (68'), Dewsbury-Hall (81'), Ndidi (90')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sunderland

All competitions
Last Game: Norwich 1-0 Sunderland
Saturday, March 2 at 3pm in Championship

Leicester City

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Leicester 1-2 QPR
Saturday, March 2 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 1-2 Leicester City

 Perhaps this is the best time to be hosting Leicester City, who have started to stumble, but Sunderland are also struggling for top form and are in flux until a new manager is appointed. Therefore, the Foxes can steal away with all three points on Tuesday night. 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 Leicester City win with a probability of 40.85%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 35.89% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.62%) and 0-2 (5.54%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 2-1 (8.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.3%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
SunderlandDrawLeicester City
35.89% (0.079000000000001 0.08) 23.27% (0.021000000000001 0.02) 40.85% (-0.097000000000001 -0.1)
Both teams to score 64.11% (-0.060000000000002 -0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.63% (-0.083000000000006 -0.08)37.37% (0.085000000000001 0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.41% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)59.59% (0.092999999999996 0.09)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.91% (0.0030000000000001 0)21.09% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.09% (0.0019999999999953 0)53.91% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.24% (-0.075999999999993 -0.08)18.76% (0.079000000000001 0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.84% (-0.129 -0.13)50.16% (0.132 0.13)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 35.89%
    Leicester City 40.85%
    Draw 23.26%
SunderlandDrawLeicester City
2-1 @ 8.02% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
1-0 @ 6.16% (0.026 0.03)
2-0 @ 4.79% (0.02 0.02)
3-1 @ 4.16% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.48% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-0 @ 2.49% (0.011 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.62% (0.0029999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 1.36% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
4-0 @ 0.97% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.84%
Total : 35.89%
1-1 @ 10.3% (0.020000000000001 0.02)
2-2 @ 6.71% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-0 @ 3.96% (0.017 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.94% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 0.35%
Total : 23.26%
1-2 @ 8.62% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
0-1 @ 6.62% (0.011 0.01)
0-2 @ 5.54% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-3 @ 4.81% (-0.016 -0.02)
2-3 @ 3.74% (-0.013 -0.01)
0-3 @ 3.09% (-0.01 -0.01)
1-4 @ 2.01% (-0.011 -0.01)
2-4 @ 1.57% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
0-4 @ 1.29% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 3.56%
Total : 40.85%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Leicester

Sunderland
16.3%
Draw
12.4%
Leicester City
71.3%
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1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310
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