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Championship | Gameweek 8
Sep 24, 2023 at 3pm UK
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Sunderland
0 - 1
Cardiff


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

Last Game: Blackburn 1-3 Sunderland
Wednesday, September 20 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Cardiff 3-2 Coventry
Tuesday, September 19 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 2-1 Cardiff City

Cardiff are showing the kind of battling qualities that Bulut would have envisaged when he took over in the summer. That should bode them well against an in-form side, yet we can only back free-scoring Sunderland to come through with another three points. Read more.

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
SunderlandDrawCardiff City
52.17% (-0.907 -0.91) 23.72% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02) 24.1% (0.922 0.92)
Both teams to score 54.95% (1.139 1.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.86% (0.994 0.99)46.13% (-0.998 -1)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.56% (0.931 0.93)68.43% (-0.937 -0.94)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.33% (0.030000000000001 0.03)17.67% (-0.032 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.7% (0.052999999999997 0.05)48.29% (-0.058 -0.06)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.74% (1.359 1.36)33.25% (-1.362 -1.36)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.13% (1.47 1.47)69.87% (-1.474 -1.47)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 52.17%
    Cardiff City 24.1%
    Draw 23.72%
SunderlandDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 10.18% (-0.43 -0.43)
2-1 @ 9.72% (-0.026999999999999 -0.03)
2-0 @ 8.83% (-0.359 -0.36)
3-1 @ 5.62% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
3-0 @ 5.1% (-0.202 -0.2)
3-2 @ 3.09% (0.108 0.11)
4-1 @ 2.43% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
4-0 @ 2.21% (-0.085 -0.09)
4-2 @ 1.34% (0.048 0.05)
Other @ 3.66%
Total : 52.17%
1-1 @ 11.21% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
0-0 @ 5.88% (-0.252 -0.25)
2-2 @ 5.35% (0.181 0.18)
3-3 @ 1.13% (0.079 0.08)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 23.72%
0-1 @ 6.47% (-0.032 -0.03)
1-2 @ 6.17% (0.203 0.2)
0-2 @ 3.56% (0.113 0.11)
1-3 @ 2.27% (0.154 0.15)
2-3 @ 1.96% (0.135 0.14)
0-3 @ 1.31% (0.088 0.09)
Other @ 2.36%
Total : 24.1%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Cardiff

Sunderland
63.0%
Draw
14.8%
Cardiff City
22.2%
27
Head to Head
Apr 10, 2023 3pm
Nov 5, 2022 3pm
Jan 13, 2018 12.30pm
Cardiff
4-0
Sunderland
Paterson (46', 80'), Ralls (55'), Pilkington (90')
Morrison (85')

Oviedo (41'), Gooch (45')
Ndong (49')
Sep 23, 2017 3pm
Sunderland
1-2
Cardiff
Gooch (53' pen.)
Cattermole (11'), Browning (70'), Kone (73')
Bryson (7'), Ralls (73' pen.)
Richards (19'), Gunnarsson (60'), Ralls (81')
rhs 2.0
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