Championship

Championship | Gameweek 7

Aug 31, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Stadium of Light

Sunderland
3 - 0
Rotherham

Stewart (52', 65'), Clarke (70')

FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sunderland

Last Six:

Last Game: Sunderland 0-1 Norwich
Saturday, August 27 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
13	Preston North End	6	1	8
14	Sunderland	6	0	8
15	Blackpool	6	-1	8

Rotherham United

Last Six:

Last Game: Rotherham 2-0 Birmingham
Saturday, August 27 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
7	Hull City	7	-2	11
8	Rotherham United	5	6	9
9	Luton Town	7	0	9

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 50.32%. A draw had a probability of 25.8% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 23.83%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.69%) and 2-1 (9.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.21%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (8.04%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Sunderland	Draw	Rotherham United
50.32% ( -0.83)	25.84% ( 0.2)	23.83% ( 0.63)

Both teams to score 48.18% (

0.12)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.08% (

-0.19)

54.92% (

0.19)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.79% (

-0.15)

76.21% (

0.16)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.13% (

-0.44)

21.87% (

0.44)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.89% (

-0.66)

55.11% (

0.66)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.66% (

0.49)

38.34% (

-0.49)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.91% (

0.47)

75.09% (

-0.47)

Score Analysis

Sunderland 50.32%

Rotherham United 23.83%

Draw 25.84%

Sunderland	Draw	Rotherham United
1-0 @ 12.74% ( -0.07) 2-0 @ 9.69% ( -0.19) 2-1 @ 9.29% ( -0.05) 3-0 @ 4.91% ( -0.16) 3-1 @ 4.71% ( -0.09) 3-2 @ 2.26% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 1.87% ( -0.09) 4-1 @ 1.79% ( -0.06) Other @ 3.08% Total : 50.32%	1-1 @ 12.21% ( 0.09) 0-0 @ 8.38% ( 0.06) 2-2 @ 4.45% ( 0.04) Other @ 0.79% Total : 25.84%	0-1 @ 8.04% ( 0.17) 1-2 @ 5.86% ( 0.12) 0-2 @ 3.85% ( 0.13) 1-3 @ 1.87% ( 0.06) 2-3 @ 1.42% ( 0.03) 0-3 @ 1.23% ( 0.06) Other @ 1.56% Total : 23.83%