Sunderland AFC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Simon Hooper
- Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
- Assistant 2 Simon Long
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 4.7 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 18 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–0 W 10 Aug Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L 14 Sep Preston North End FC H 1–1 D 31 Aug Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W 24 Aug Portsmouth FC H 2–2 D 17 Aug Derby County FC A 0–1 L 10 Aug Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Middlesbrough FCMorgan Whittaker 14 G 7 A Tommy Conway 13 G 5 A David Strelec 8 G 2 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sunderland AFC and Middlesbrough FC is underway.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 9' Trai Hume was booked on 9.
- 14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 19' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' Middlesbrough FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 24' Chris Rigg puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
- 29' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Patrick Roberts has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 39' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 44' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Patrick Roberts. He receives a card.
- 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 55' George Edmundson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Romaine Mundle made 385 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 62' Micah Hamilton is replacing Finn Azaz for the Middlesbrough FC side.
- 67' 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.
- 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Chris Rigg on 70.
- 74' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Emmanuel Latte Lath is replaced by Delano Burgzorg.
- 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
- 81' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Patrick Roberts is replaced by Wilson Isidor on 81 minute.
- 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 87' Middlesbrough FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' Daniel Ballard is replacing Chris Rigg for the Sunderland AFC side.
- The final score is 1-0.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 26
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Patrick Roberts ↓ Wilson Isidor 81'
- 1
- 32
- 4
- 3
- 7
- 12
- 14
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11
Chris Rigg ↓ Daniel Ballard 90'
Bench
- 21
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18
Wilson Isidor ↑ 81'
- 15
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5
Daniel Ballard ↑ 90'
- 40
- 33
- 50
- 30
- 47
Coach Regis Le BrisMiddlesbrough FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5
- 12
- 25
- 1
- 9
- 30
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11
Isaiah Jones ↓ Ben Doak 62'
- 7
- 18
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20
Finn Azaz ↓ Micah Hamilton 62'
- 22
Bench
- 15
- 4
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10
Delano Burgzorg ↑ 74'
- 8
- 31
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50
Ben Doak ↑ 62'
- 41
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17
Micah Hamilton ↑ 62'
- 49
Coach Michael Carrick -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Marcus Forss 2 Nazarii Rusyn 1 Chris Rigg 1 Delano Burgzorg 1 Hayden Hackney 1 Riley McGree 1 Wilson Isidor 1 Ross Stewart 1 Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
Middlesbrough FC Form
2024-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-08-31 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Portsmouth FC D 2024-08-17 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-08-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.2 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.87 Middlesbrough FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sunderland AFC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.07Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 61% 39% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Sunderland AFC or Draw 76%Draw or Middlesbrough FC 54%Sunderland AFC or Middlesbrough FC 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sunderland AFC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15%1 – 1 14.1%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 9.7%2 – 0 8.7%2 – 1 7.7%1 – 2 5.6%0 – 2 4.6%2 – 2 3.5%3 – 0 3.4%3 – 1 3.1%1 – 3 1.6%Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 23% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 16% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.