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Norwich vs SunderlandChampionship 2025

Norwich
Norwich
FT
01
HT: 01
Sunderland
Sunderland
A. Ba 15'
3/12/2023ChampionshipChampionship · Round 36Carrow Road

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 8+ matches

Norwich41%
×Draw27%
Sunderland32%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Norwich
1.33
Sunderland
1.16

Norwich creates 15% more chances

Season form · 29 home / 8 away

creates per match

Norwich
1.47
Sunderland
0.92

allows per match

Norwich
1.40
Sunderland
1.19

finishing

Norwich+0.05on par
Sunderland+0.08on par

Total goals

55%Under
  • Under55
  • Over45

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Norwich

Sunderland
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0110%
026%
032%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
45%55%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Norwich or draw
68%
Norwich or Sunderland
73%
Draw or Sunderland
59%

Winning margin

Norwich wins by 2+
19%
Sunderland wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Norwich 1+ goals
74%
Norwich 2+ goals
38%
Norwich 3+ goals
15%
Sunderland 1+ goals
69%
Sunderland 2+ goals
32%
Sunderland 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Norwich (draw refunded)
56%
Sunderland (draw refunded)
44%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Norwich at homecreates 1.47, concedes 1.40 · 29 matches

Sunderland awaycreates 0.92, concedes 1.19 · 8 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Norwich attack 1.47 + Sunderland defence 1.19 → ÷2 → 1.33

Sunderland attack 0.92 + Norwich defence 1.40 → ÷2 → 1.16

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 41%?"

Norwich scores more
41%
level
27%
Sunderland scores more
32%

Norwich at 41% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 41% does not mean "Norwich will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

30
D. GiannoulisNorwichNorwich · D
8.2

Possession

72%Norwich

Shots

17Norwich

Pass accuracy

56%Norwich

Statistics

NorwichSunderland
Overview
72%Possession28%
17Total Shots11
8Corners3
13Fouls21
Shots
17Total Shots11
5On Target5
6Off Target3
6Blocked3
8Inside Box6
9Outside Box5
Passing
72%Possession28%
533Total Passes207
449Accurate Passes135
84%Pass Accuracy65%
Goalkeeping
4Saves5
Discipline
13Fouls21
2Yellow Cards5
2Offsides1

Match Recap: Norwich vs Sunderland

Sunderland beat Norwich 1-0 in Championship on March 12, 2023.

Goals: A. Ba (15').

Norwich controlled possession (72%) and registered 17 shots to 11.

The match was played at Carrow Road in Norwich, Norfolk.