Sunderland AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lewis Smith
- Assistant 1 James Wilson
- Assistant 2
28 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 2.9 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 11 Mar Preston North End FC H 1–1 D 08 Mar Cardiff City FC H 2–1 W 28 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W 22 Feb Hull City AFC H 0–1 L 17 Feb Leeds United FC A 1–2 L 12 Feb Luton Town FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D 08 Mar Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L 04 Mar Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D 01 Mar Burnley FC H 3–0 W 22 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–2 L 18 Feb Millwall FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Preston North End FC0-151/416-303/231-452/–46-602/161-751/176+1/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Preston North End FCLewis Dobbin 10 G 7 A Alfie Devine 8 G 6 A Milutin Osmajic 8 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sunderland AFC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' Trai Hume was booked on 20.
- 24' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lewis Gibson on 24.
- 29' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
- 34' 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.
- 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dennis Cirkin made 363 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 49' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 52' That looks like a foul for a card for Kaine Kesler.
- 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 59' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Tom Watson is replaced by Romaine Mundle on 59 minute.
- 64' Will Keane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Greenwood on 64 minute.
- 66' What a strike from Emil Riis Jakobsen! The score is 0-1.
- 71' 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 Ryan Ledson suffering a number of foals already.
- 74' The whistle greets Stefan Teitur Thordarson as he departs to be replaced by Ben Whiteman.
- 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 82' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Kaine Kesler is replaced by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Liam Lindsay. He replaces Jayden Meghoma on 83 minute.
- 85' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Brad Potts is replaced by Patrick Bauer.
- 86' Goal! Romaine Mundle scores his 6 goal in 385 matches.
- 90' Freddie Woodman is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 26
- 18
- 10
- 1
- 32
- 4
- 3
- 7
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12
Eliezer Mayenda ↓ Chris Rigg 59'
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40
Tom Watson ↓ Romaine Mundle 59'
Bench
- 8
- 21
- 23
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14
Romaine Mundle ↑ 59'
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11
Chris Rigg ↑ 59'
- 45
- 33
- 50
- 30
Coach Regis Le BrisPreston North End FC Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
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44
Brad Potts ↓ Patrick Bauer 85'
- 16
- 18
- 2
- 1
- 19
- 9
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20
Sam Greenwood ↓ Will Keane 64'
- 29
- 22
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3
Jayden Meghoma ↓ Liam Lindsay 83'
Bench
- 11
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6
Liam Lindsay ↑ 83'
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7
Will Keane ↑ 64'
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4
Ben Whiteman ↑ 74'
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26
Patrick Bauer ↑ 85'
- 12
- 13
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10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↑ 82'
- 39
Coach Paul Heckingbottom -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alex Pritchard 2 Jack Clarke 2 Romaine Mundle 1 Amad 1 Will Keane 1 Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 1 Nazarii Rusyn 1 Emil Riis Jakobsen 1 Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
Preston North End FC Form
2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-03-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2025-03-04 Preston North End FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2025-03-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Burnley FC W 2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-02-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.32 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.89 Preston North End FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.21Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Sunderland AFC or Draw 76%Draw or Preston North End FC 53%Sunderland AFC or Preston North End FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 13.4%0 – 0 13.3%2 – 0 9.3%0 – 1 8.5%2 – 1 8.3%1 – 2 5.5%0 – 2 4.1%3 – 0 4%2 – 2 3.8%3 – 1 3.7%3 – 2 1.8%Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Preston North End FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 14% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 24% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 15% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 42% ✓Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.