Sunderland AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Sunderland AFC

2 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 12:30 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'

Alex Pritchard 10' 1–0

Nazarii Rusyn 44' 2–0

Y 39' Liam Lindsay

Overview

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Sunderland AFC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1 George Byrne
Assistant 2

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 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

Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2023-08-12 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-08 Preston North End FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC 2022-10-01 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	2–0	W
29 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W
23 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	0–3	L
16 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
12 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	1–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	0–2	L
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
26 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	2–1	W
22 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L
16 Dec	Watford FC	H	1–5	L
12 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	3–1	W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against sunderland afc and preston north end fc has kicked off!
5' sunderland afc is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alex Pritchard makes it 0-1.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Beale will be considering his options from the bench.
25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. preston north end fc needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' Dan Neil has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 377 appearances.
39' Liam Lindsay catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
44' Brilliant from the ! Nazarii Rusyn makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 44.
49' sunderland afc are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
54' Alan Browne, a Ireland midfielder, has 30 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
59' The 27-year-old Liam Millar has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
64' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Will Keane comes on to replace Alistair McCann.
68' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Ched Evans departs to be replaced by Milutin Osmajic.
70' Timothee Pembele is replacing Aji Alese for the Sunderland AFC side.
75' sunderland afc are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
76' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Nazarii Rusyn is replaced by Abdoullah Ba.
80' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is replaced by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
85' Fresh legs for Sunderland AFC! Jenson Seelt comes on to replace Alex Pritchard.
90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
That’s it! Another goalless match for sunderland afc and preston north end fc (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Beale

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne
4
Ben Whiteman
9
Ched Evans ↓ Milutin Osmajic 68'
13
Alistair McCann ↓ Will Keane 67'
1
Freddie Woodman
23
Liam Millar
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 80'

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alex Pritchard	2
Jack Clarke	2
Will Keane	1
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen	1
Nazarii Rusyn	1
Emil Riis Jakobsen	1
Romaine Mundle	1
Amad	1

Head to Head

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2023-12-29 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2023-12-26 Hull City AFC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2023-12-23 Sunderland AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC L 2023-12-16 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2023-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Leeds United FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2024-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-16 Preston North End FC 1–5 Watford FC L 2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.42 Sunderland AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.93 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sunderland AFC50% Draw27% Preston North End FC23%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw

78%

Draw or Preston North End FC

50%

Sunderland AFC or Preston North End FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sunderland AFC32% Draw50% Preston North End FC18%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

12.5%

0 – 0

11.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap	Sunderland AFC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+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

40% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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