Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 12, 2023 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
2 - 1
Sunderland

Keane (25'), Frokjaer-Jensen (59')
Keane (35'), Potts (90+5'), Browne (90+4')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Clarke (31' pen.)
Ballard (69')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 2-3 Salford City (2-4 pen.)
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sunderland

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Sunderland 1-2 Crewe (3-5 pen.)
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Preston North End 2-1 Sunderland

Preston will be looking for a response following their EFL Cup exit in the week, and they will be presented with a chance to put things right against Sunderland on Saturday. The Black Cats were stunned by both Ipswich and Crewe at the Stadium of Light over the last week, and we are expecting a third loss in succession for Mowbray's men. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 39.7%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 35.42% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.39%) and 2-0 (6.23%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 1-2 (8.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.65%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Preston North End in this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Sunderland
39.7% ( -0.37)	24.88% ( -0.06)	35.42% ( 0.43)

Both teams to score 58.04% (

0.3)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.77% (

0.35)

45.23% (

-0.35)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.43% (

0.34)

67.57% (

-0.34)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.33% (

-0.03)

22.67% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.68% (

-0.04)

56.32% (

0.04)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.06% (

0.41)

24.94% (

-0.41)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.42% (

0.57)

59.58% (

-0.57)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 39.7%

Sunderland 35.42%

Draw 24.88%

Preston North End	Draw	Sunderland
2-1 @ 8.65% ( -0.04) 1-0 @ 8.39% ( -0.14) 2-0 @ 6.23% ( -0.11) 3-1 @ 4.28% ( -0.03) 3-0 @ 3.08% ( -0.05) 3-2 @ 2.97% ( 0.02) 4-1 @ 1.59% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 1.14% ( -0.02) 4-2 @ 1.1% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.28% Total : 39.7%	1-1 @ 11.65% ( -0.05) 2-2 @ 6% ( 0.04) 0-0 @ 5.65% ( -0.09) 3-3 @ 1.38% ( 0.02) Other @ 0.19% Total : 24.88%	1-2 @ 8.09% ( 0.06) 0-1 @ 7.85% ( -0.02) 0-2 @ 5.45% ( 0.05) 1-3 @ 3.75% ( 0.07) 2-3 @ 2.78% ( 0.05) 0-3 @ 2.52% ( 0.05) 1-4 @ 1.3% ( 0.04) 2-4 @ 0.97% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.71% Total : 35.42%