Championship

Championship | Gameweek 8

Sep 24, 2023 at 3pm UK

Stadium of Light

Sunderland
0 - 1
Cardiff

Ba (9'), Ba (9'), Burstow (58')

FT(HT: 0-0)

McGuinness (87')
Siopis (55'), Colwill (77')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Sunderland and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sunderland

All competitions

Last Game: Blackburn 1-3 Sunderland
Wednesday, September 20 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Cardiff City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Cardiff 3-2 Coventry
Tuesday, September 19 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 52.17%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 24.1% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.72%) and 2-0 (8.83%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (6.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.21%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.

Result
Sunderland	Draw	Cardiff City
52.17% ( -0.91)	23.72% ( -0.02)	24.1% ( 0.92)

Both teams to score 54.95% (

1.14)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.86% (

0.99)

46.13% (

-1)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.56% (

0.93)

68.43% (

-0.94)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.33% (

0.03)

17.67% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.7% (

0.05)

48.29% (

-0.06)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.74% (

1.36)

33.25% (

-1.36)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.13% (

1.47)

69.87% (

-1.47)

Score Analysis

Sunderland 52.17%

Cardiff City 24.1%

Draw 23.72%

Sunderland	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 10.18% ( -0.43) 2-1 @ 9.72% ( -0.03) 2-0 @ 8.83% ( -0.36) 3-1 @ 5.62% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 5.1% ( -0.2) 3-2 @ 3.09% ( 0.11) 4-1 @ 2.43% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.21% ( -0.09) 4-2 @ 1.34% ( 0.05) Other @ 3.66% Total : 52.17%	1-1 @ 11.21% ( -0.04) 0-0 @ 5.88% ( -0.25) 2-2 @ 5.35% ( 0.18) 3-3 @ 1.13% ( 0.08) Other @ 0.15% Total : 23.72%	0-1 @ 6.47% ( -0.03) 1-2 @ 6.17% ( 0.2) 0-2 @ 3.56% ( 0.11) 1-3 @ 2.27% ( 0.15) 2-3 @ 1.96% ( 0.14) 0-3 @ 1.31% ( 0.09) Other @ 2.36% Total : 24.1%