Championship

Championship | Gameweek 25

Jan 1, 2025 at 8pm UK

Stadium of Light

Sunderland
2 - 1
Sheff Utd

Mayenda (27'), Isidor (35')
Hume (52'), Isidor (73'), O'Nien (77'), Alese (86')

FT(HT: 2-1)

O'Nien (32' og.)
Robinson (88')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sunderland

All competitions

Last Game: Stoke 1-0 Sunderland
Sunday, December 29 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-1 West Brom
Sunday, December 29 at 12.30pm 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 43.3%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 29.82% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.76%) and 2-0 (8.01%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (9.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Sunderland	Draw	Sheffield United
43.3% ( 0.35)	26.87% ( -0.02)	29.82% ( -0.32)

Both teams to score 49.69% (

-0.09)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.81% (

-0.04)

55.18% (

0.04)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.58% (

-0.03)

76.42% (

0.03)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.73% (

0.16)

25.27% (

-0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.97% (

0.22)

60.03% (

-0.22)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.49% (

-0.26)

33.51% (

0.26)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.85% (

-0.29)

70.15% (

0.28)

Score Analysis

Sunderland 43.3%

Sheffield United 29.82%

Draw 26.87%

Sunderland	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 11.64% ( 0.07) 2-1 @ 8.76% ( 0.03) 2-0 @ 8.01% ( 0.09) 3-1 @ 4.02% ( 0.03) 3-0 @ 3.67% ( 0.06) 3-2 @ 2.2% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.38% ( 0.02) 4-0 @ 1.26% ( 0.02) Other @ 2.36% Total : 43.3%	1-1 @ 12.73% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 8.47% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 4.79% ( -0.02) Other @ 0.88% Total : 26.87%	0-1 @ 9.26% ( -0.05) 1-2 @ 6.96% ( -0.06) 0-2 @ 5.06% ( -0.06) 1-3 @ 2.54% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 1.84% ( -0.04) 2-3 @ 1.75% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.42% Total : 29.82%