Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sunderland AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 11 Mar 2025 · 19:45 UTC Stadium of Light 37,771 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 66' Emil Riis Jakobsen
Romaine Mundle 86' 1–1
Trai Hume 20' Y
Y 24' Lewis Gibson
Y 52' Kaine Kesler
Y 90' Freddie Woodman

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 James Wilson
  • Assistant 2

Standings

# 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

2
3
1
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2024-11-06 Preston North End FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 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

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

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.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Preston North End FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2024-11-06 Preston North End FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 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

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-02-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2025-02-22 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2025-02-17 Leeds United FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-02-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC W

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 accuracy
2 / 4
1.32 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC47% Draw29% Preston North End FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC31% Draw52% Preston North End FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.