Sunderland AFC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Derby County FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Derby County FC 46 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Dean Whitestone
- Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
- Assistant 2 Paul Hodskinson
19 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Oct Derby County FC H 2–0 W 28 Sep Watford FC A 1–2 L 21 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W 14 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–3 L 31 Aug Portsmouth FC A 3–1 W 24 Aug Burnley FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Oct Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L 28 Sep Norwich City FC H 2–3 L 21 Sep Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L 14 Sep Cardiff City FC H 1–0 W 31 Aug Bristol City FC H 3–0 W 24 Aug Watford FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Derby County FC0-151/216-302/–31-452/146-602/261-75–/576+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Derby County FCCarlton Morris 12 G 2 A Patrick Agyemang 10 G 3 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Derby County FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Osborn, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Curtis Nelson suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 25.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Derby County FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 36' The referee calls foul for Marcus Harness. He receives a card.
- 40' Sunderland AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jobe Bellingham on 40.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 55' Goal! Wilson Isidor scores his 37 goal in 422 matches.
- 59' The referee calls foul for Chris Mepham. He receives a card.
- 64' 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.
- 65' Craig Forsyth has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tawanda Chirewa on 65 minute.
- 66' It is a substitution in Derby County FC team. Marcus Harness is replaced by Kayden Jackson on 66 minute.
- 71' Derby County FC is showing some good football. However, Derby County FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 74' Alan Browne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Rigg on 74 minute.
- 79' Kane Wilson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 84' 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.
- 85' The whistle greets Ian Poveda as he departs to be replaced by Tom Watson.
- 89' Derby County FC player sees a card in front of him.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Derby County FC.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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- 26
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18
Wilson Isidor ↓ Nazarii Rusyn 85'
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10
Patrick Roberts ↓ Ian Poveda 74'
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- 32
- 4
- 3
- 7
- 14
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11
Chris Rigg ↓ Alan Browne 74'
Bench
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8
Alan Browne ↑ 74'
- 21
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15
Nazarii Rusyn ↑ 85'
- 17
- 40
- 33
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36
Ian Poveda ↑ 74'
- 41
- 30
Coach Regis Le BrisDerby County FC Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
- 17
- 8
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18
Marcus Harness ↓ Kayden Jackson 66'
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- 35
- 10
- 32
- 12
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28
Tawanda Chirewa ↓ Craig Forsyth 65'
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- 1
Bench
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Craig Forsyth ↑ 65'
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11
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing ↑ 66'
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19
Kayden Jackson ↑ 66'
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27
Corey Blackett-Taylor ↑ 66'
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- 31
- 9
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Wilson Isidor 1 Jobe Bellingham 1 Eliezer Mayenda 1 Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
Derby County FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.55 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.56 Derby County FC xGI would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 65% + Under 2.5 goals 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sunderland AFC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.11Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 35% 65% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Sunderland AFC or Draw 86%Draw or Derby County FC 40%Sunderland AFC or Derby County FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sunderland AFC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 17.9%0 – 0 14.3%2 – 0 Actual1 – 1 11.2%2 – 1 8%3 – 0 7.1%0 – 1 5.7%3 – 1 4.2%1 – 2 2.8%4 – 0 2.8%2 – 2 2.3%0 – 2 1.8%Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Derby County FC covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 19% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 27% 40% -0.5 60% — 40% +0.5 88% — 12% +1 88% 9% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 57% ✓Derby County FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.