Middlesbrough FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Middlesbrough FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stephen Martin (England)
- Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
- Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson
28 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Feb Sunderland AFC H 2–3 L 25 Jan Preston North End FC A 1–2 L 21 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–0 W 18 Jan Portsmouth FC A 1–2 L 11 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L 04 Jan Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 3–2 W 25 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–2 D 21 Jan Derby County FC A 1–0 W 17 Jan Burnley FC A 0–0 D 11 Jan Stoke City FC H 1–2 L 05 Jan Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Middlesbrough FC and Sunderland AFC.
- The final score is 2-3.
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Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Marcus Forss ↓ Tommy Conway 69'
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- 11
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Finn Azaz ↓ Samuel Iling-Junior 60'
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Bench
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Tommy Conway ↑ 69'
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Samuel Iling-Junior ↑ 60'
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Sunderland AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Wilson Isidor ↓ Eliezer Mayenda 81'
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Patrick Roberts ↓ Ian Poveda 89'
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Chris Rigg ↓ Salis Abdul Samed 71'
Bench
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Salis Abdul Samed ↑ 71'
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Eliezer Mayenda ↑ 81'
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Ian Poveda ↑ 89'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Marcus Forss 2 Matt Crooks 1 Nazarii Rusyn 1 Chris Rigg 1 Delano Burgzorg 1 Hayden Hackney 1 Riley McGree 1 Wilson Isidor 1 Head to Head
Middlesbrough FC Form
2025-02-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Sunderland AFC L 2025-01-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-01-18 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-01-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC DSunderland AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.29 Middlesbrough FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.29 Sunderland AFC xGI would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Sunderland AFC 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sunderland AFC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.58Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Middlesbrough FC or Draw 63%Draw or Sunderland AFC 66%Middlesbrough FC or Sunderland AFC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual1 – 1 13.5%0 – 0 9.6%0 – 1 8.7%1 – 0 8.7%1 – 2 7.8%2 – 1 7.8%0 – 2 6.1%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 5.1%1 – 3 3.4%3 – 1 3.4%0 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC
Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 19% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 19% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

