Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sunderland AFC
2 – 2
Full Time
Leeds United FC
Fri 4 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC Stadium of Light 41,769 HT 45' · FT 45'
Chris Rigg 9' 1–0
1–1 22' Joel Piroe
1–2 56' Junior Firpo
Alan Browne 90+7' 2–2
Y 39' Joe Rodon
Jobe Bellingham 46' Y
Dan Neil 61' Y
Chris Rigg 65' Y
Y 68' Junior Firpo
Y 90' Jayden Bogle

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Leeds United FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Assistant 1 Richard West
  • Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

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
4
1
Sunderland AFC 7 games · Avg 1.6 goals Leeds United FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Leeds United FC 2024-04-09 Leeds United FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Leeds United FC H 2–2 D
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
Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D
01 Oct Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
28 Sep Coventry City FC H 3–0 W
21 Sep Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
14 Sep Burnley FC H 0–1 L
31 Aug Hull City AFC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stadium of Light will turn into a battlefield for Sunderland AFC and Leeds United FC.
  • 5' Dan Neil needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 9' Goal! Chris Rigg scores his 7 goal in 377 matches.
  • 14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Leeds United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 22' GOAL! Joel Piroe scores on 22. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto
  • 27' Italy international Wilfried Gnonto has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 39' Joe Rodon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 39.
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 46' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jobe Bellingham on 46.
  • 51' It’s high time Daniel Farke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Junior Firpo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 61' Dan Neil has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 61.
  • 65' Chris Rigg catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 65.
  • 68' Junior Firpo is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 73' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Chris Rigg by Alan Browne on 73 minute.
  • 77' Mateo Fernandez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joel Piroe at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' Sunderland AFC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Leeds United FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 84' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Patrick Roberts departs to be replaced by Tom Watson.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leeds United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' Leeds United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Isaac Schmidt. He replaces Largie Ramazani on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pascal Struijk 2
Wilson Isidor 1
Jobe Bellingham 1
Junior Firpo 1
Joel Piroe 1
Alan Browne 1
Chris Rigg 1

Head to Head

2024-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Leeds United FC 2024-04-09 Leeds United FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Leeds United FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2024-10-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Derby County FC W 2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2024-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-09-14 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–2 Sunderland AFC L 2024-08-31 Portsmouth FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W

Leeds United FC Form

2024-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2024-10-01 Norwich City FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2024-09-28 Leeds United FC 3–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-09-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W 2024-09-14 Leeds United FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2024-08-31 Leeds United FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.31 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Leeds United FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC42% Draw29% Leeds United FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
72%
Draw or Leeds United FC
58%
Sunderland AFC or Leeds United FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC29% Draw50% Leeds United FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Leeds United FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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