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Sunderland v Middlesbrough, EFL Championship, Sun, 22 Jan 2023: statistics and head to head

2022-23. Sun, 22 Jan 2023

SunderlandHome
20Full time, half-time 0–0
MiddlesbroughAway

Sunderland won by 2 goals.

WDWDWLeague form, oldest to newestWWLLD

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stadium of Light. Photo: Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.com / Original source, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Sunderland have 13 scored home results and Middlesbrough 14 scored away results stored in 2022-23. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Sunderland at home: 1.23 points per match (13 measured matches); Middlesbrough away: 1.36 points per match (14 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Sunderland scored 1.31 per home match (13 measured matches); Middlesbrough scored 1.71 away (14). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.23 per club appearance across 664 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 17 of 27 pooled club appearances (63.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 3. Sunderland: 0 wins; Middlesbrough: 2 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half00
Second half20

The match in numbers

SunderlandMiddlesbrough
  • 17Shots14
  • 6Shots on target6
  • 4Corners8
  • 8Fouls10
  • 0Yellow cards2
  • 0Red cards1

From shots to goals

Sunderland

  • Shots17
  • On target6
  • Goals2

35% of shots on target, 33% of those scored.

Middlesbrough

  • Shots14
  • On target6
  • Goals0

43% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

3 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

0
Sunderland wins
1
Draws
2
Middlesbrough wins
Goals / meeting
2.67
8 goals in 3 meetings
Both scored
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Over 1.5
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Over 2.5
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Over 3.5
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Sunderland clean sheets
0%
0 of 3 meetings
Middlesbrough clean sheets
67%
2 of 3 meetings
Corners / meeting
7.33
3 with corner data
Cards / meeting
6.33
3 with card data
  1. Middlesbrough v SunderlandMon, 5 Sept 2022 · EFL Championship 2022-231–0HT 1–0
  2. Sunderland v MiddlesbroughSat, 24 Feb 2018 · EFL Championship 2017-183–3HT 1–0
  3. Middlesbrough v SunderlandSun, 5 Nov 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-181–0HT 1–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Sunderland at homeWWWLWL
Middlesbrough awayLWDWLD

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Sunderland at home, Middlesbrough away
  • 67%
    Both teams scored
    League 48%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 96%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 91%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 83%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 70%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 65%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 44%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 37%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 22%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 13%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 10%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 3.1
    Avg total goals
    League 2.43
    23 + 23 matches
  • 67%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 68%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 30%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 29%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 9.7
    Corners per match
    League 10.01
    23 + 23 matches
  • 65%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 66%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 52%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 54%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 41%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 41%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 4.0
    Cards per match
    League 3.91
    23 + 23 matches
  • 61%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 56%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 39%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 37%
    23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2022-23

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2022-23

Home and awayOverall
Sunderland at home, Middlesbrough away
Sunderland (home)Middlesbrough (away)
6Position4
DDWDDLast 5, oldest to newestWLDLL
23Played23
1.30Points per match1.26
30%Win %39%
1.43Scored / match1.65
1.43Conceded / match1.61
2.87Avg total goals3.26
65%Both scored70%
26%Clean sheets4%
17%Failed to score26%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

SunderlandMiddlesbrough
  • 0.521st half scored / match0.52
  • 0.351st half conceded / match0.78
  • 0.912nd half scored / match1.13
  • 1.092nd half conceded / match0.83
  • 22%Leading at half-time22%
  • 52%1st half over 0.583%
  • 26%1st half over 1.535%
  • 91%2nd half over 0.587%
  • 57%2nd half over 1.561%
  • 13%Scored in both halves35%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Sunderland at home, Middlesbrough away, this season.

Goals

SunderlandMiddlesbrough
  • 1.43Scored / match1.65
  • 1.43Conceded / match1.61
  • 2.87Match total / match3.26
  • 83%Scored 1+74%
  • 44%Scored 2+57%
  • 74%Conceded 1+96%
  • 35%Conceded 2+48%
  • 78%Match over 1.587%
  • 57%Match over 2.574%
  • 26%Match over 3.548%

Shots and xG

SunderlandMiddlesbrough
  • 13.22Shots for12.09
  • 11.39Shots against11.35
  • 4.35On target for3.83
  • 3.87On target against4.35
  • 11%Shot conversion14%

Corners

SunderlandMiddlesbrough
  • 4.22Corners for6.13
  • 5.09Corners against3.91
  • 9.30Match total10.04
  • 61%Over 7.583%
  • 57%Over 8.574%
  • 52%Over 9.552%
  • 39%Over 10.544%
  • 35%Over 11.535%

Cards

SunderlandMiddlesbrough
  • 1.61Cards for1.96
  • 2.52Cards against1.96
  • 4.13Match total3.91
  • 78%Over 2.587%
  • 65%Over 3.557%
  • 39%Over 4.539%
  • 22%Over 5.513%
  • 9.96Fouls committed10.00
Referee this season
J Linington
Matches
27
Cards / match
3.85
27 matches
Over 3.5 cards
56%
27 matches
Over 4.5 cards
41%
27 matches
Fouls / match
22.93
27 matches

The table, 2022-23

#ClubPGDPts
2Sheffield United463491
3Luton461880
4Middlesbrough462875
5Coventry461270
6Sunderland461369
7Blackburn46-269
8Millwall46768
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