Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 18, 2024 at 12pm UK

Stadium of Light

Sunderland
4 - 0
Sheff Weds

Cirkin (11'), Mayenda (15', 47'), O'Nien (24')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Ingelsson (26'), Bernard (82'), Palmer (85')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sunderland

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 2-0 Sunderland
Tuesday, August 13 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Sheffield Wednesday

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Hull City 1-2 Sheff Weds
Wednesday, August 14 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

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 44.45%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 30.44% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.14%) and 2-0 (7.43%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (7.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.87%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Sunderland	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
44.45% ( -0.36)	25.11% ( 0.23)	30.44% ( 0.12)

Both teams to score 55.55% (

-0.72)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.27% (

-0.96)

47.73% (

0.96)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.08% (

-0.9)

69.92% (

0.89)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.51% (

-0.56)

21.48% (

0.56)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.48% (

-0.87)

54.52% (

0.87)

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.75% (

-0.4)

29.24% (

0.4)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.8% (

-0.5)

65.2% (

0.49)

Score Analysis

Sunderland 44.45%

Sheffield Wednesday 30.44%

Draw 25.1%

Sunderland	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 9.66% ( 0.22) 2-1 @ 9.14% ( -0.05) 2-0 @ 7.43% ( 0.04) 3-1 @ 4.68% ( -0.1) 3-0 @ 3.81% ( -0.04) 3-2 @ 2.88% ( -0.1) 4-1 @ 1.8% ( -0.07) 4-0 @ 1.46% ( -0.04) 4-2 @ 1.11% ( -0.06) Other @ 2.48% Total : 44.45%	1-1 @ 11.87% ( 0.14) 0-0 @ 6.28% ( 0.25) 2-2 @ 5.62% ( -0.09) 3-3 @ 1.18% ( -0.05) Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.1%	0-1 @ 7.73% ( 0.22) 1-2 @ 7.3% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 4.75% ( 0.09) 1-3 @ 2.99% ( -0.03) 2-3 @ 2.3% ( -0.06) 0-3 @ 1.95% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 0.92% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.5% Total : 30.44%