Thursday , 2 July 2026

Preston North End FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Preston North End FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Wed 6 Nov 2024 · 20:00 UTC Deepdale 18,064 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 5' Chris Mepham
Ben Whiteman 37' Y
Liam Lindsay 60' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
  • Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)

Standings

# 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

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3
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Preston North End FC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-06 Preston North End FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2024-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2023-08-12 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-08 Preston North End FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC 2022-10-01 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Nov Sunderland AFC H 0–0 D
02 Nov Bristol City FC H 1–3 L
26 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–3 D
22 Oct Norwich City FC H 2–2 D
19 Oct Coventry City FC H 1–0 W
05 Oct Burnley FC A 0–0 D
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Nov Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
02 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
26 Oct Oxford United FC H 2–0 W
23 Oct Luton Town FC A 2–1 W
20 Oct Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
04 Oct Leeds United FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sunderland AFC gets underway.
  • 5' Sunderland AFC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brad Potts, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 7 goals in the last 7 games.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Whiteman on 37.
  • 42' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 52' Kaine Kesler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 57' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' Liam Lindsay was booked on 60.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Aaron Connolly is replaced by Romaine Mundle.
  • 67' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 74' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 74 minute. Liam Lindsay leaves to be changed by Jack Whatmough.
  • 76' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Sam Greenwood by Duane Holmes on 76 minute.
  • 80' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Wilson Isidor by Eliezer Mayenda on 80 minute.
  • 82' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Alistair McCann by Stefan Teitur Thordarson on 82 minute.
  • 87' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Pritchard 2
Jack Clarke 2
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1
Romaine Mundle 1
Amad 1
Will Keane 1
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 1
Nazarii Rusyn 1

Head to Head

2024-11-06 Preston North End FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2024-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2023-08-12 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-08 Preston North End FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC 2022-10-01 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2024-11-06 Preston North End FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2024-11-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC L 2024-10-26 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Preston North End FC D 2024-10-22 Preston North End FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2024-10-19 Preston North End FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-10-05 Burnley FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-11-06 Preston North End FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2024-11-02 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2024-10-26 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Oxford United FC W 2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2024-10-20 Hull City AFC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Leeds United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC31% Draw33% Sunderland AFC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
69%
Preston North End FC or Sunderland AFC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC20% Draw55% Sunderland AFC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 3
2.7%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 22% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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