Championship

Championship | Gameweek 9

Sep 29, 2023 at 8pm UK

Hillsborough Stadium

Sheff Weds
0 - 3
Sunderland

Diaby (62'), Delgado (83')

FT(HT: 0-3)

Ballard (5'), Clarke (8', 31' pen.)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield Wednesday

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Swansea 3-0 Sheff Weds
Saturday, September 23 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sunderland

All competitions

Last Game: Sunderland 0-1 Cardiff
Sunday, September 24 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Sunderland

With Sheffield Wednesday in desperate need of a win, they will likely go all out for three points on home territory. Nevertheless, that should only play into the hands of the visitors, who we expect to exploit the spaces and show a ruthless streak in the final third. 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 39.46%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 35.45% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.61%) and 0-2 (6.28%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 2-1 (8.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.8%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Sunderland
35.45% ( -0)	25.09% ( 0)	39.46% ( 0)

Both teams to score 57.29% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.79% (

-0)

46.21% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.49% (

-0)

68.51% (

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.62% (

25.38% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.81% (

-0)

60.19% (

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.77%

23.23% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.87% (

57.14% (

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 35.45%

Sunderland 39.46%

Draw 25.09%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Sunderland
2-1 @ 8.09% 1-0 @ 8.08% ( 0) 2-0 @ 5.54% 3-1 @ 3.7% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.7% 3-0 @ 2.53% 4-1 @ 1.27% 4-2 @ 0.93% Other @ 2.61% Total : 35.45%	1-1 @ 11.8% 2-2 @ 5.91% 0-0 @ 5.9% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.31% Other @ 0.18% Total : 25.09%	1-2 @ 8.61% 0-1 @ 8.61% 0-2 @ 6.28% ( 0) 1-3 @ 4.19% 0-3 @ 3.06% 2-3 @ 2.87% 1-4 @ 1.53% 0-4 @ 1.12% 2-4 @ 1.05% Other @ 2.14% Total : 39.46%