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Preston North End FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale 19,892 HT 45' · FT 45'
Will Keane 25' 1–0
1–1 31' Jack Clarke pen

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Deepdale.

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington
  • Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
  • Assistant 2

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
05 Aug Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
08 May Sunderland AFC H 0–3 L
29 Apr Sheffield United FC A 1–4 L
22 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
19 Apr Swansea City AFC A 2–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
06 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 1–2 L
16 May Luton Town FC A 0–2 L
13 May Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
08 May Preston North End FC A 3–0 W
29 Apr Watford FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Deepdale will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' Sunderland AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 3-5-1-1 trying to find a way past Sunderland AFC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 20' Jack Clarke, a England , has 22 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Will Keane has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Sunderland AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 31' A stunning finish from Jack Clarke — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Will Keane on 35 minutes.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 366 games and scored 481 goals.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 59' A stunning finish from Mads Frokjaer-Jensen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 60' The deadlock is broken! Mads Frokjaer-Jensen gets on the scoresheet on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Luis Semedo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 66' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Bradley Dack departs to be replaced by Luis Semedo.
  • 69' Trai Hume has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
  • 74' Andrew Hughes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 75' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 75 minute. Pierre Ekwah leaves to be changed by Abdoullah Ba.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ali McCann is replaced by Duane Holmes on 76 minute.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Kian Best is replaced by Jack Whatmough on 79 minute.
  • 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 86' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Ben Woodburn on, Mads Frokjaer-Jensen off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Alan Browne. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Sunderland AFC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC38% Draw29% Sunderland AFC33%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
62%
Preston North End FC or Sunderland AFC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC25% Draw49% Sunderland AFC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.