Championship

Championship | Gameweek 3

Aug 19, 2023 at 3pm UK

Stadium of Light

Sunderland
2 - 1
Rotherham

Bellingham (22', 52')
Cirkin (10'), Bellingham (69')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Odofin (20')
Bramall (33')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sunderland

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 2-1 Sunderland
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Rotherham United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Rotherham 2-2 Blackburn
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

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 50.65%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 23.79%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.63%) and 2-1 (9.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.11%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (7.83%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Sunderland	Draw	Rotherham United
50.65% ( 0.27)	25.56% ( 0.03)	23.79% ( -0.3)

Both teams to score 48.96% (

-0.41)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.12% (

-0.38)

53.88% (

0.38)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.66% (

-0.32)

75.34% (

0.32)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.7% (

-0.04)

21.3% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.76% (

-0.06)

54.23% (

0.06)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.2% (

-0.48)

37.79% (

0.49)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.43% (

-0.47)

74.57% (

0.48)

Score Analysis

Sunderland 50.64%

Rotherham United 23.79%

Draw 25.55%

Sunderland	Draw	Rotherham United
1-0 @ 12.44% ( 0.16) 2-0 @ 9.63% ( 0.12) 2-1 @ 9.37% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 4.96% ( 0.05) 3-1 @ 4.83% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.35% ( -0.04) 4-0 @ 1.92% ( 0.02) 4-1 @ 1.87% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 0.91% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.37% Total : 50.64%	1-1 @ 12.11% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 8.05% ( 0.12) 2-2 @ 4.56% ( -0.06) Other @ 0.84% Total : 25.55%	0-1 @ 7.83% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 5.89% ( -0.08) 0-2 @ 3.81% ( -0.04) 1-3 @ 1.91% ( -0.05) 2-3 @ 1.48% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 1.24% ( -0.03) Other @ 1.63% Total : 23.79%