Championship

Championship | Gameweek 4

Aug 17, 2022 at 8pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
2 - 1
Sunderland

Ahmedhodzic (33'), Lowe (47')
McBurnie (90+4')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Gooch (55')
O'Nien (65'), Gooch (72'), Matete (90+4'), Wright (90+7')
Neill (31')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: Middlesbrough 2-2 Sheff Utd
Sunday, August 14 at 2pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Swansea City	4	-2	5
13	Sheffield United	3	1	4
14	Bristol City	4	0	4

Sunderland

Last Six:

Last Game: Sunderland 2-2 QPR
Saturday, August 13 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	Rotherham United	3	4	5
9	Sunderland	3	1	5
10	Birmingham City	4	0	5

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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 51.12%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Sunderland had a probability of 23.93%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.52%) and 2-0 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.86%), while for a Sunderland win it was 0-1 (7.39%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Sheffield United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sheffield United.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Sunderland
51.12% ( -0.03)	24.94% ( 0.01)	23.93% ( 0.02)

Both teams to score 50.92% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.63% (

-0.03)

51.37% (

0.04)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.81% (

-0.03)

73.19% (

0.03)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.91% (

-0.02)

20.09% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.66% (

-0.04)

52.34% (

0.04)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.72% (

-0.01)

36.28% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.94% (

-0.01)

73.06% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 51.12%

Sunderland 23.93%

Draw 24.94%

Sheffield United	Draw	Sunderland
1-0 @ 11.69% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.52% ( -0) 2-0 @ 9.39% ( -0) 3-1 @ 5.09% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 5.02% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.58% ( -0) 4-1 @ 2.04% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.02% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.04% ( -0) Other @ 2.74% Total : 51.12%	1-1 @ 11.86% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 7.29% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 4.83% ( -0) Other @ 0.97% Total : 24.94%	0-1 @ 7.39% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 6.01% ( 0) 0-2 @ 3.75% ( 0) 1-3 @ 2.03% 2-3 @ 1.63% ( -0) 0-3 @ 1.27% ( 0) Other @ 1.85% Total : 23.93%