Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Swansea City AFC welcome Sunderland AFC for this crunch clash at Swansea.com Stadium.
  • 5' GOAL! Zan Vipotnik scores on 5. Assisted by Harry Darling
  • 10' Wilson Isidor, a Haiti , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Liam Cullen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
  • 16' Sunderland AFC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 17' A goal from the Wales international Liam Cullen! He fires home on 17 to make it 2-0!
  • 22' The referee calls foul for Benjamin Cabango. He receives a card.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luke O'Nien made 369 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 28' GOAL! Daniel Ballard scores on 28. Assisted by Trai Hume
  • 33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Goncalo Franco is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sunderland AFC.
  • 38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Sunderland AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 43' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' It’s high time Regis Le Bris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 52' Dennis Cirkin picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Dennis Cirkin is replaced by Luke O'Nien on 70 minute.
  • 72' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Zan Vipotnik exits the field as Florian Bianchini enters on 72.
  • 73' Dan Neil makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Sunderland AFC are in front.
  • 75' Brilliant from the ! Jobe Bellingham makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 75.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 369 games and scored 485 goals.
  • 85' Swansea City AFC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 89' Chris Rigg catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 89.
  • 90' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sunderland AFC players.

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
Liam Cullen 2
Ronald 2
Oliver Cooper 2
Joel Piroe 1
Daniel Neil 1
Luke O'Nien 1
Zan Vipotnik 1
Daniel Ballard 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.