Middlesbrough FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Middlesbrough FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Sunderland AFC

Mon 3 Feb 2025 · 20:00 UTC Riverside Stadium 29,161 HT 45' · FT 45'

Delano Burgzorg 11' 1–0

1–1 33' Dan Neil

1–2 51' Wilson Isidor

Hayden Hackney 59' 2–2

2–3 87' Ryan John Giles og

Aidan Morris 21' Y

Y 45' Luke O'Nien

Y 64' Jobe Bellingham

Delano Burgzorg 78' Y

Y 90' Ian Poveda

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sunderland AFC

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Sunderland AFC 2024-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2024-02-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2023-10-07 Sunderland AFC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC 2023-01-22 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

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

Sunderland AFC

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 history

0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Riverside Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Middlesbrough FC and Sunderland AFC.
5' Aidan Morris is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sunderland AFC so far.
10' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
11' GOAL! Delano Burgzorg scores on 11. Assisted by Hayden Hackney
16' With 0 assists to his name this season, Trai Hume is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sunderland AFC.
21' Aidan Morris has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 21.
26' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
31' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
33' Goal! Dan Neil scores his 6 goal in 363 matches.
38' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Poor challenge from Luke O'Nien. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
50' Luke Ayling needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
51' The Haiti Wilson Isidor breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 1-2!
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
59' Assisted by Aidan Morris with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hayden Hackney makes no mistake. 2-2!
60' Samuel Iling-Junior is replacing Finn Azaz for the Middlesbrough FC side.
64' A moment of madness from Jobe Bellingham on 64 minutes earns him a card. Sunderland AFC will be frustrated.
69' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Tommy Conway comes on to replace Marcus Forss.
71' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Salis Abdul Samed is hanging Chris Rigg on the field on 71 minute.
76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
78' Delano Burgzorg picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
81' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Wilson Isidor is replaced by Eliezer Mayenda on 81 minute.
86' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
87' Middlesbrough FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ryan John Giles on 87.
89' Ian Poveda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Patrick Roberts on 89 minute.
90' Ian Poveda was booked on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Middlesbrough FC 2-3 Sunderland AFC.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcus Forss	2
Isaiah Jones	1
Sam Greenwood	1
Matt Crooks	1
Nazarii Rusyn	1
Chris Rigg	1
Delano Burgzorg	1
Hayden Hackney	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 D

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-02-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Sunderland AFC W 2025-01-25 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2025-01-21 Derby County FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2025-01-17 Burnley FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2025-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Stoke City FC L 2025-01-05 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.29 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.29 Sunderland AFC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Sunderland AFC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC34% Draw29% Sunderland AFC37%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC26% Draw48% Sunderland AFC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 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.