Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sunderland AFC
0 – 4
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 11:30 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 58' Sam Greenwood
0–2 60' Matt Crooks
0–3 72' Isaiah Jones
0–4 90' Marcus Forss
Dan Neil 17' Y
Y 32' Isaiah Jones
Y 33' Sam Greenwood
Dan Neil 45' YR
Daniel Ballard 45' Y
Y 45' Josh Coburn
Patrick Roberts 70' Y
Jack Clarke 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Assistant 1 Darren Cann
  • Assistant 2 Akil Howson
5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 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

3
1
2
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-07 Sunderland AFC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC 2023-01-22 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2022-09-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 0–4 L
04 Oct Watford FC H 2–0 W
29 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–0 W
24 Sep Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
20 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 3–1 W
16 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–1 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Sunderland AFC A 4–0 W
03 Oct Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
30 Sep Watford FC A 3–2 W
23 Sep Southampton FC H 2–1 W
19 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
16 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadium of Light. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Emmanuel Latte Lath needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Alex Bangura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
  • 15' Sunderland AFC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 17' That is a Yellow card for Sunderland AFC. Dan Neil will be fuming at that decision.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Middlesbrough FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 30' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Niall Huggins is replaced by Jenson Seelt.
  • 32' Isaiah Jones catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 32.
  • 33' Sam Greenwood was booked on 33.
  • 38' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 43' Morgan Rogers has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 5 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Red card on 45.
  • 46' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Mason Burstow departs to be replaced by Adil Aouchiche.
  • 51' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' Sam Greenwood is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 60' GOAL! Matt Crooks fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 63' Chris Rigg gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Abdoullah Ba and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' The whistle greets Josh Coburn as he departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Latte Lath.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Patrick Roberts.
  • 72' Isaiah Jones does the damage! The net is bulging and Middlesbrough FC surge ahead!
  • 75' Jack Clarke catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Sam Silvera comes on to replace Sam Greenwood.
  • 76' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Jack Clarke by Nazarii Rusyn on 76 minute.
  • 81' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 82' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Bangura is hanging Lukas Engel on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' The 29-year-old Dael Fry has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcus Forss makes it 0-4.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Forss 2
Ross Stewart 1
Dan Neil 1
Amad 1
Isaiah Jones 1
Sam Greenwood 1
Matt Crooks 1
Nazarii Rusyn 1

Head to Head

2023-10-07 Sunderland AFC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC 2023-01-22 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2022-09-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2023-10-07 Sunderland AFC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Watford FC W 2023-09-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-09-24 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2023-09-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-09-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-10-07 Sunderland AFC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-10-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2023-09-30 Watford FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-09-23 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2023-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-09-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.06 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC27% Draw29% Middlesbrough FC44%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
56%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
73%
Sunderland AFC or Middlesbrough FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC19% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
10.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 23% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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