League One

League One | Gameweek 25

Dec 30, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

Stadium of Light

Sunderland
5 - 0
Sheff Weds

Stewart (12', 36', 58'), Doyle (40'), Mbunga-Kimpioka (75')
Neill (24'), Embleton (67')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Bannan (67')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's League One clash between Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Sunderland 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

With both teams harbouring promotion ambitions and proving hard to beat in recent weeks, this should be a fascinating encounter. It will be a tightly-contested affair and we cannot separate them, so predict a draw. 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 46.4%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 26.37%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.09%) and 2-1 (8.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.75%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 0-1 (9.22%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Sunderland	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
46.4%	27.22%	26.37%

Both teams to score 46.56%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.84%

58.15%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.19%

78.81%

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.93%

25.06%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.25%

59.74%

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.13%

37.87%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.36%

74.64%

Score Analysis

Sunderland 46.4%

Sheffield Wednesday 26.37%

Draw 27.22%

Sunderland	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 13.13% 2-0 @ 9.09% 2-1 @ 8.82% 3-0 @ 4.19% 3-1 @ 4.07% 3-2 @ 1.98% 4-0 @ 1.45% 4-1 @ 1.41% Other @ 2.26% Total : 46.4%	1-1 @ 12.75% 0-0 @ 9.49% 2-2 @ 4.28% Other @ 0.7% Total : 27.22%	0-1 @ 9.22% 1-2 @ 6.19% 0-2 @ 4.48% 1-3 @ 2% 0-3 @ 1.45% 2-3 @ 1.39% Other @ 1.65% Total : 26.37%