Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sunderland AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 7 Dec 2024 · 12:30 UTC Stadium of Light 39,311 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 6' Lewis Koumas
Tom Watson 7' 1–1
Tom Watson 86' 2–1

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Assistant 1 Marc Perry
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
Sunderland AFC 7 games · Avg 3.0 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2024-01-27 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2023-10-21 Stoke City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 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
07 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
29 Nov Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
26 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D
23 Nov Millwall FC A 1–1 D
09 Nov Coventry City FC H 2–2 D
06 Nov Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
30 Nov Burnley FC H 0–2 L
26 Nov Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
23 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D
09 Nov Millwall FC H 1–1 D
06 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sunderland AFC have kicked off against Stoke City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Sunderland AFC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 6' A goal from the Wales international Lewis Koumas! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-1!
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Tom Watson gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' Andre Vidigal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Aji Alese has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 47' Joon-ho Bae has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 380 appearances.
  • 52' The 29-year-old Patrick Roberts has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' Michael Rose has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Regis Le Bris will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Stoke City FC that had 380 games and scored 400 goals.
  • 73' Stoke City FC make a change. Million Manhoef trudges off to be replaced by Andre Vidigal on 73 minutes.
  • 78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 79' Sunderland AFC make a change. Aji Alese trudges off to be replaced by Dennis Cirkin on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Ben Wilmot comes on to replace Joon-ho Bae.
  • 86' Tom Watson with the second goal in the match!
  • 90' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 90 minute. Wilson Isidor leaves to be changed by Leo Hjelde.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chicho Pelach

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tyrese Campbell 3
Dwight Gayle 2
Tom Watson 2
Thomas Cannon 2
Dujon Sterling 1
Niall Ennis 1
Alex Pritchard 1
Milan Aleksic 1

Head to Head

2024-12-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2024-01-27 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2023-10-21 Stoke City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2023-03-04 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Stoke City FC 2022-08-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-12-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-11-29 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-11-26 Sunderland AFC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-11-23 Millwall FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2024-11-09 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Coventry City FC D 2024-11-06 Preston North End FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D

Stoke City FC Form

2024-12-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-11-30 Stoke City FC 0–2 Burnley FC L 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-11-23 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2024-11-09 Stoke City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Stoke City FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC44% Draw27% Stoke City FC29%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
71%
Draw or Stoke City FC
56%
Sunderland AFC or Stoke City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC28% Draw48% Stoke City FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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