Friday , 2 October 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Wed 29 Nov 2023 · 19:45 UTC Stadium of Light 37,728 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 28' Michal Helik
Luke O'Nien 40' 1–1
1–2 67' Delano Burgzorg
Y 39' Tom Lees
Jack Clarke 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Mark Dwyer
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
25 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–2 L
11 Nov Birmingham City FC H 3–1 W
04 Nov Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
28 Oct Norwich City FC H 3–1 W
24 Oct Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov Sunderland AFC A 2–1 W
25 Nov Southampton FC H 1–1 D
11 Nov Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
04 Nov Watford FC H 0–0 D
28 Oct Leeds United FC A 1–4 L
24 Oct Cardiff City FC H 0–4 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sunderland AFC and Huddersfield Town AFC has kicked off!
  • 5' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Huddersfield Town 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.
  • 15' Sunderland AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Michal Helik makes it 0-1.
  • 29' The Poland Michal Helik breaks the deadlock on 29 minutes. 0-2!
  • 31' Adil Aouchiche picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tom Lees on 39.
  • 40' A goal from the England international Luke O'Nien! He fires home on 40 to make it 1-2!
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' 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 Jenson Seelt suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' Huddersfield Town AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 67' A goal from the Netherlands international Delano Burgzorg! He fires home on 67 to make it 1-3!
  • 68' Danny Ward gets the nod from Huddersfield Town AFC. He replaces Delano Burgzorg and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 74' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Jobe Bellingham by Bradley Dack on 74 minute.
  • 79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sunderland AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Jenson Seelt is replaced by Mason Burstow.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Jonathan Hogg as he leaves the pitch. Rarmani Edmonds-Green steps in for Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Clarke on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Sunderland AFC and Huddersfield Town AFC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Huddersfield Town AFC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC44% Draw28% Huddersfield Town AFC28%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
72%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
56%
Sunderland AFC or Huddersfield Town AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC32% Draw47% Huddersfield Town AFC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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