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Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 17, 2022 at 8pm UK
Bramall Lane
Sunderland

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.

We said: Sheffield United 2-1 Sunderland

While Sunderland sit higher in the table, losing points from winning positions on two occasions will not do anything positive for their confidence. With that in mind, we are backing the Blades to come through this contest with the win, even if they are made to work for it by the visitors. 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 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 UnitedDrawSunderland
51.12% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03) 24.94% (0.013000000000002 0.01) 23.93% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Both teams to score 50.92% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.63% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)51.37% (0.035999999999994 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.81% (-0.029999999999998 -0.03)73.19% (0.033000000000001 0.03)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.91% (-0.022999999999996 -0.02)20.09% (0.026 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.66% (-0.040000000000006 -0.04)52.34% (0.042000000000002 0.04)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.72% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)36.28% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.94% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)73.06% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield United 51.12%
    Sunderland 23.93%
    Draw 24.94%
Sheffield UnitedDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 11.69% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.52% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 9.39% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
3-1 @ 5.09% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
3-0 @ 5.02% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-2 @ 2.58% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 2.04% (-0.004 -0)
4-0 @ 2.02% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
4-2 @ 1.04% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 51.12%
1-1 @ 11.86% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 7.29% (0.011 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.83% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
Other @ 0.97%
Total : 24.94%
0-1 @ 7.39% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
1-2 @ 6.01% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 3.75% (0.004 0)
1-3 @ 2.03%
2-3 @ 1.63% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 1.27% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 23.93%

How you voted: Sheff Utd vs Sunderland

Sheffield United
67.7%
Draw
18.9%
Sunderland
13.4%
127
Head to Head
Sep 25, 2019 7.45pm
Dec 26, 2017 3pm
Sep 9, 2017 3pm
Jan 22, 2005 3pm
Sunderland
1-0
Sheff Utd
Stewart (44')
Whitley (62'), Arca (90')

Geary (17'), Quinn (29'), Harley (60'), Morgan (72')
Sep 28, 2004 3pm
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