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League One | 1st Leg
May 6, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
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Sunderland
1 - 0
Sheff Weds

Stewart (45+1')
O'Nien (63')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Luongo (52')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Sunderland 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Sunderland might believe that they need an advantage to take into the second leg due to Wednesday's excellent home form, but we are struggling to separate the two teams here. There is not an awful lot between them in terms of quality, and the two could cancel each other out in a 1-1 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 46.49%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 28.12% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.26%) and 2-0 (8.16%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (7.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.07%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sunderland in this match.

Result
SunderlandDrawSheffield Wednesday
46.49%25.39%28.12%
Both teams to score 53.22%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.87%50.13%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.91%72.1%
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.44%21.57%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.35%54.65%
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.85%32.15%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.37%68.63%
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 46.49%
    Sheffield Wednesday 28.12%
    Draw 25.39%
SunderlandDrawSheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 10.63%
2-1 @ 9.26%
2-0 @ 8.16%
3-1 @ 4.73%
3-0 @ 4.17%
3-2 @ 2.69%
4-1 @ 1.82%
4-0 @ 1.6%
4-2 @ 1.03%
Other @ 2.4%
Total : 46.49%
1-1 @ 12.07%
0-0 @ 6.93%
2-2 @ 5.25%
3-3 @ 1.02%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.39%
0-1 @ 7.87%
1-2 @ 6.85%
0-2 @ 4.46%
1-3 @ 2.59%
2-3 @ 1.99%
0-3 @ 1.69%
Other @ 2.67%
Total : 28.12%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Sheff Weds

Sunderland
51.0%
Draw
27.0%
Sheffield Wednesday
22.0%
100
Head to Head
Dec 30, 2021 7.45pm
Sunderland
5-0
Sheff Weds
Stewart (12', 36', 58'), Doyle (40'), Mbunga-Kimpioka (75')
Neill (24'), Embleton (67')

Bannan (67')
Nov 2, 2021 7.45pm
Aug 16, 2018 7.45pm
Apr 2, 2018 3pm
Sunderland
1-3
Sheff Weds
Honeyman (61')
McGeady (50')
Joao (59'), Lees (68'), Nuhiu (76')
Bannan (40')
Aug 16, 2017 7.45pm
Sheff Weds
1-1
Sunderland
Jones (70')
Honeyman (4')
Galloway (77')
rhs 2.0
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