Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Sunderland AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Burnley FC
Sat 24 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Stadium of Light 40,096 HT 45' · FT 45'
Romaine Mundle 26' 1–0
Y 9' CJ Egan-Riley
Dan Neil 40' Y
Trai Hume 51' Y
Y 51' Lyle Foster
Y 83' Jay Rodriguez
Dan Neil 85' YR
Nazarii Rusyn 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Burnley FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Stephen Martin (England)
  • Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
  • Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)
4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
2
2
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Burnley FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-24 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Burnley FC 2023-03-31 Burnley FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2022-10-22 Sunderland AFC 2–4 Burnley FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Burnley FC H 1–0 W
18 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–0 W
10 Aug Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
04 May Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–2 L
27 Apr Watford FC A 0–1 L
20 Apr Millwall FC H 0–1 L
Burnley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Cardiff City FC H 5–0 W
12 Aug Luton Town FC A 4–1 W
19 May Nottingham Forest FC H 1–2 L
11 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–2 L
04 May Newcastle United FC H 1–4 L

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Burnley FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burnley FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
6/3
31-45
4/4
46-60
5/5
61-75
–/9
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burnley FC
Largie Ramazani 4 G 1 A
Zeki Amdouni 3 G 1 A
Zian Flemming 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sunderland AFC have kicked off against Burnley FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Maxime Esteve needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 9' That is a card for Burnley FC. CJ Egan-Riley will be fuming at that decision.
  • 14' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Burnley FC's compact 4-4-2.
  • 19' Luke McNally has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
  • 24' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Scott Parker will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' Romaine Mundle does the damage! The net is bulging and Sunderland AFC surge ahead!
  • 31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eliezer Mayenda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sunderland AFC.
  • 36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' Dan Neil picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' Andreas Hountondji is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sunderland AFC tonight.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a card for Trai Hume.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jobe Bellingham made 398 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' Sunderland AFC have won 489 goals from 376 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 63' Another change for Burnley FC made on 63 minute. Han-Noah Massengo leaves to be changed by Zeki Amdouni.
  • 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 72' Sunderland AFC ring the changes. Chris Rigg has done his job and it is now time for Alan Browne to step up.
  • 77' 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.
  • 80' Nazarii Rusyn is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eliezer Mayenda at the 80 minute mark.
  • 83' Burnley FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 85' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 88' Luke McNally has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andreas Hountondji on 88 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Nazarii Rusyn.
  • 90' Daniel Ballard gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Patrick Roberts and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The points are shared — Sunderland AFC 1-0 Burnley FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Burnley FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Brownhill 1
Benson Manuel 1
Nathan Tella 1
Anass Zaroury 1
Daniel Neil 1
Amad 1
Romaine Mundle 1

Head to Head

2024-08-24 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Burnley FC 2023-03-31 Burnley FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2022-10-22 Sunderland AFC 2–4 Burnley FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-08-24 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Burnley FC W 2024-08-18 Sunderland AFC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-08-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W 2024-05-04 Sunderland AFC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-04-27 Watford FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-04-20 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Millwall FC L

Burnley FC Form

2024-08-24 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Burnley FC L 2024-08-17 Burnley FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC W 2024-08-12 Luton Town FC 1–4 Burnley FC W 2024-05-19 Burnley FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-05-11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Burnley FC L 2024-05-04 Burnley FC 1–4 Newcastle United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Burnley FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Burnley FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC43% Draw28% Burnley FC29%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
71%
Draw or Burnley FC
57%
Sunderland AFC or Burnley FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC27% Draw50% Burnley FC23%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Burnley FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Burnley FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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