Saturday , 14 November 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Swansea City AFC
2 – 3
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 14 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium 15,791 HT 45' · FT 45'
Zan Vipotnik 5' 1–0
Liam Cullen 17' 2–0
2–1 28' Daniel Ballard
2–2 73' Dan Neil
2–3 75' Jobe Bellingham
Y 16' Jobe Bellingham
Benjamin Cabango 22' Y
Y 52' Dennis Cirkin
Y 89' Chris Rigg
Y 90' Wilson Isidor

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Swansea.com Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Davies (England)
  • Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
  • Assistant 2 George Byrne

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

4
1
1
Swansea City AFC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-14 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Sunderland AFC 2024-02-24 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Swansea City AFC 2023-11-04 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-01-14 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Swansea City AFC 2022-10-08 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Sunderland AFC H 2–3 L
10 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–1 W
07 Dec Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
30 Nov Portsmouth FC H 2–2 D
27 Nov Derby County FC A 2–1 W
24 Nov Leeds United FC H 3–4 L
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Swansea City AFC A 3–2 W
10 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Swansea City AFC launch into their encounter with Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' What a moment for Zan Vipotnik! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Swansea.com Stadium. Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Dan Neil has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 374 appearances.
  • 16' Jobe Bellingham has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 16.
  • 17' Against the run of play, Liam Cullen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 22' Benjamin Cabango picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 27' Goncalo Franco has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 23 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daniel Ballard makes it 2-1.
  • 33' Sunderland AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 48' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Dennis Cirkin. He receives a card.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' Sunderland AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 67' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Trai Hume has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke O'Nien is hanging Dennis Cirkin on the field on 70 minute.
  • 72' Zan Vipotnik makes way for Florian Bianchini at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
  • 73' Dan Neil doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 75' Jobe Bellingham is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Sunderland AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 89' Chris Rigg is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • 90' That is a card for Sunderland AFC. Wilson Isidor will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final score is 2-3.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luke Williams

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Oliver Cooper 2
Liam Cullen 2
Ronald 2
Dan Neil 1
Harry Darling 1
Jobe Bellingham 1
Benjamin Cabango 1
Jack Clarke 1

Head to Head

2024-12-14 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Sunderland AFC 2024-02-24 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Swansea City AFC 2023-11-04 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-01-14 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Swansea City AFC 2022-10-08 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sunderland AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2024-12-14 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Sunderland AFC L 2024-12-10 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2024-12-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2024-11-30 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Portsmouth FC D 2024-11-27 Derby County FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2024-11-24 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Leeds United FC L

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-12-14 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Sunderland AFC W 2024-12-10 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Sunderland AFC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC40% Draw26% Sunderland AFC34%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
67%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
60%
Swansea City AFC or Sunderland AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC30% Draw44% Sunderland AFC26%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6.2%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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