Saturday , 14 November 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
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 9.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
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 wait is over. Preston North End FC get us underway at Stadium of Light.
  • 5' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 5-3-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrew Hughes made 390 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Tom Watson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Trai Hume has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 20.
  • 24' Lewis Gibson is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Dennis Cirkin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' Sunderland AFC have won 488 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 49' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 5-3-2.
  • 52' Kaine Kesler was booked on 52.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Romaine Mundle gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Tom Watson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Sam Greenwood makes way for Will Keane at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 66' Emil Riis Jakobsen does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
  • 71' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Stefan Teitur Thordarson is replaced by Ben Whiteman.
  • 79' Sunderland AFC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 82' Preston North End FC make a change. Kaine Kesler trudges off to be replaced by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on 82 minutes.
  • 83' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 83 minute. Jayden Meghoma leaves to be changed by Liam Lindsay.
  • 85' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Brad Potts by Patrick Bauer on 85 minute.
  • 86' Romaine Mundle doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Freddie Woodman was booked on 90.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Nazarii Rusyn 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1
Romaine Mundle 1
Amad 1
Will Keane 1
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 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.