Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Sunderland AFC
1 – 5
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 4 Mar 2023 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Neil 21' Y
Daniel Neil 22' Y
Daniel Neil 25' Y
Y 45' Ben Pearson
Y 52' Joshua Laurent

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
4
Sunderland AFC 7 games · Avg 3.0 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-04 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Stoke City FC 2022-08-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Stoke City FC H 1–5 L
25 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
21 Feb Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
18 Feb Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
14 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–0 W
11 Feb Reading FC H 1–0 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Sunderland AFC A 5–1 W
28 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–1 L
25 Feb Millwall FC H 0–1 L
21 Feb Swansea City AFC A 3–1 W
18 Feb Blackpool FC A 0–1 L
15 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stadium of Light. Sunderland AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Stoke City FC.
  • 5' Dwight Gayle is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sunderland AFC so far.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 366 games and scored 481 goals.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 21' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Daniel Neil gets a Yellow card.
  • 22' That is a Yellow card for Sunderland AFC. Daniel Neil will be fuming at that decision.
  • 25' Sunderland AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 26' Ben Wilmot makes way for Morgan Fox at the 26 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 31' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' GOAL! Dujon Sterling fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 45' Stoke City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Joe Gelhardt exits the field as Edouard Michut enters on 46.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Joshua Laurent. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 53' What composure from Tyrese Campbell! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 54' GOAL! Tyrese Campbell scores on 54.
  • 57' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tyrese Campbell makes no mistake. 0-4!
  • 62' Magnificent from Alex Pritchard! That is 11 goals in 374 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 65' Jordan Thompson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Pearson at the 65 minute mark.
  • 68' A stunning finish from Dwight Gayle — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 73' A quiet spell here at Stadium of Light. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dwight Gayle makes it 1-6.
  • 80' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Joshua Laurent has done his job and it is now time for Lewis Baker to step up.
  • 81' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Joshua Laurent by Lewis Baker on 81 minute.
  • 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • With this win, Stoke City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tyrese Campbell 3
Dwight Gayle 2
Tom Watson 2
Thomas Cannon 2
Jack Clarke 1
Abdoullah Ba 1
Mason Burstow 1
Ross Stewart 1

Head to Head

2023-03-04 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Stoke City FC 2022-08-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2023-03-04 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Stoke City FC L 2023-02-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2023-02-21 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2023-02-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-02-11 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Reading FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2023-03-04 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Stoke City FC W 2023-02-28 Stoke City FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-02-25 Stoke City FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-02-21 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Stoke City FC W 2023-02-18 Blackpool FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2023-02-15 Stoke City FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC27% Draw25% Stoke City FC48%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
52%
Draw or Stoke City FC
73%
Sunderland AFC or Stoke City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC18% Draw42% Stoke City FC40%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted
1 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.3%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 3
6.2%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 3
5.3%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 22% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 17% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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