Championship

Championship | Gameweek 4

Aug 17, 2022 at 8pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
2 - 1
Sunderland

Ahmedhodzic (33'), Lowe (47')
McBurnie (90+4')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Gooch (55')
O'Nien (65'), Gooch (72'), Matete (90+4'), Wright (90+7')
Neill (31')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: Middlesbrough 2-2 Sheff Utd
Sunday, August 14 at 2pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Swansea City	4	-2	5
13	Sheffield United	3	1	4
14	Bristol City	4	0	4

Sunderland

Last Six:

Last Game: Sunderland 2-2 QPR
Saturday, August 13 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	Rotherham United	3	4	5
9	Sunderland	3	1	5
10	Birmingham City	4	0	5

We said: Sheffield United 2-1 Sunderland

While Sunderland sit higher in the table, losing points from winning positions on two occasions will not do anything positive for their confidence. With that in mind, we are backing the Blades to come through this contest with the win, even if they are made to work for it by the visitors. 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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 51.12%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Sunderland had a probability of 23.93%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.52%) and 2-0 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.86%), while for a Sunderland win it was 0-1 (7.39%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Sheffield United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sheffield United.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Sunderland
51.12% ( -0.03)	24.94% ( 0.01)	23.93% ( 0.02)

Both teams to score 50.92% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.63% (

-0.03)

51.37% (

0.04)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.81% (

-0.03)

73.19% (

0.03)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.91% (

-0.02)

20.09% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.66% (

-0.04)

52.34% (

0.04)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.72% (

-0.01)

36.28% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.94% (

-0.01)

73.06% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 51.12%

Sunderland 23.93%

Draw 24.94%

Sheffield United	Draw	Sunderland
1-0 @ 11.69% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.52% ( -0) 2-0 @ 9.39% ( -0) 3-1 @ 5.09% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 5.02% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.58% ( -0) 4-1 @ 2.04% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.02% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.04% ( -0) Other @ 2.74% Total : 51.12%	1-1 @ 11.86% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 7.29% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 4.83% ( -0) Other @ 0.97% Total : 24.94%	0-1 @ 7.39% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 6.01% ( 0) 0-2 @ 3.75% ( 0) 1-3 @ 2.03% 2-3 @ 1.63% ( -0) 0-3 @ 1.27% ( 0) Other @ 1.85% Total : 23.93%