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Championship | Gameweek 5
Sep 2, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
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Sunderland
5 - 0
Southampton

Clarke (1'), Ekwah (7', 45'), Dack (48'), Rigg (90+5')
Ba (39'), O'Nien (42')
FT(HT: 3-0)

Mara (35'), Adams (69')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Southampton 2-1 QPR
Saturday, August 26 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 1-2 Southampton

With Sunderland seemingly growing in confidence, this could prove to be a more competitive game than the table would have you believe. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore Southampton's ability to score and to score late, leading us to back a narrow victory for 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 Sunderland win with a probability of 44.27%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 31.94% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.87%) and 2-0 (6.57%). The likeliest Southampton win was 1-2 (7.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.9%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
SunderlandDrawSouthampton
44.27% (0.033000000000001 0.03) 23.79% (0.0019999999999989 0) 31.94% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
Both teams to score 60.86% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.9% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)41.1% (0.016999999999996 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.51% (-0.014000000000003 -0.01)63.49% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.16% (0.010000000000005 0.01)18.84% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.72% (0.015000000000001 0.02)50.28% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.99% (-0.024999999999991 -0.02)25.01% (0.029 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.32% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)59.68% (0.041000000000004 0.04)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 44.27%
    Southampton 31.94%
    Draw 23.79%
SunderlandDrawSouthampton
2-1 @ 9.1% (0.0040000000000013 0)
1-0 @ 7.87% (0.0070000000000006 0.01)
2-0 @ 6.57% (0.008 0.01)
3-1 @ 5.06% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 3.65% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-2 @ 3.51%
4-1 @ 2.11% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-0 @ 1.53% (0.0029999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 1.46%
Other @ 3.42%
Total : 44.27%
1-1 @ 10.9% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6.3% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 4.71% (0.0039999999999996 0)
3-3 @ 1.62% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.26%
Total : 23.79%
1-2 @ 7.55% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
0-1 @ 6.53%
0-2 @ 4.52% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-3 @ 3.49% (-0.0050000000000003 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.91% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-3 @ 2.09% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-4 @ 1.21% (-0.002 -0)
2-4 @ 1.01% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.62%
Total : 31.94%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Southampton

Sunderland
42.9%
Draw
28.6%
Southampton
28.6%
7
Head to Head
Feb 11, 2017 3pm
Sunderland
0-4
Southampton

Khazri (94')
Gabbiadini (30', 45'), Denayer (89' og.), Long (92')
Oct 26, 2016 7.45pm
Round Four
Southampton
1-0
Sunderland
Boufal (66')
Olomola (61')

Khazri (45'), Jones (64'), Ndong (94')
Mar 5, 2016 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
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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