Championship

Championship | Gameweek 44

Apr 23, 2023 at 12pm UK

The Hawthorns

West Brom
1 - 2
Sunderland

Swift (45+1' pen.)
Molumby (23'), Yokuslu (38'), Swift (50')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Cirkin (51', 84')
Gelhardt (70'), O'Nien (78'), Gooch (82')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

West Bromwich Albion

All competitions

Last Game: Blackpool 0-2 West Brom
Tuesday, April 18 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sunderland

All competitions

Last Game: Sunderland 1-1 Huddersfield
Tuesday, April 18 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Sunderland

With both sides having found some form of late, we expect this to be a competitive fixture decided by narrow margins. Sunderland deserve respect for the away record that they have put together this season, but we cannot back against West Brom on familiar territory. 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 West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 50.76%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Sunderland had a probability of 24.08%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 2-0 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.96%), while for a Sunderland win it was 0-1 (7.56%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.

Result
West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Sunderland
50.76% ( 0.49)	25.16% ( -0.11)	24.08% ( -0.38)

Both teams to score 50.41% (

-0.05)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.88% (

0.13)

52.12% (

-0.13)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.16% (

0.11)

73.84% (

-0.11)

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.46% (

0.26)

20.54% (

-0.25)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.95% (

0.41)

53.05% (

-0.41)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.44% (

-0.26)

36.56% (

0.26)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.65% (

-0.27)

73.34% (

0.27)

Score Analysis

West Bromwich Albion 50.75%

Sunderland 24.08%

Draw 25.16%

West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Sunderland
1-0 @ 11.88% ( 0.03) 2-1 @ 9.47% ( 0.03) 2-0 @ 9.41% ( 0.1) 3-1 @ 4.99% ( 0.06) 3-0 @ 4.96% ( 0.09) 3-2 @ 2.51% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.98% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 1.96% ( 0.05) 4-2 @ 0.99% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.6% Total : 50.75%	1-1 @ 11.96% ( -0.05) 0-0 @ 7.51% ( -0.04) 2-2 @ 4.76% ( -0.02) Other @ 0.93% Total : 25.16%	0-1 @ 7.56% ( -0.09) 1-2 @ 6.02% ( -0.07) 0-2 @ 3.8% ( -0.07) 1-3 @ 2.02% ( -0.04) 2-3 @ 1.6% ( -0.02) 0-3 @ 1.28% ( -0.04) Other @ 1.81% Total : 24.08%