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Plymouth vs Sunderland — Championship 2018

Plymouth
Plymouth
FT
3 – 2
HT: 0 – 1
Sunderland
Sunderland
9/14/2024ChampionshipChampionship · Round 5Home Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 6+ matches

Plymouth37%
×Draw27%
Sunderland36%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

Plymouth
1.23
Sunderland
1.21

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 6 home / 11 away

creates per match

Plymouth
1.28
Sunderland
0.99

allows per match

Plymouth
1.42
Sunderland
1.19

finishing

Plymouth+0.39scores more
Sunderland+0.10scores more

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Plymouth ↓

Sunderland →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–111%
0–26%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–011%
1–113%
1–28%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–18%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Plymouth or draw
64%
Plymouth or Sunderland
73%
Draw or Sunderland
63%

Winning margin

Plymouth wins by 2+
16%
Sunderland wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Plymouth 1+ goals
71%
Plymouth 2+ goals
35%
Plymouth 3+ goals
13%
Sunderland 1+ goals
70%
Sunderland 2+ goals
34%
Sunderland 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Plymouth (draw refunded)
51%
Sunderland (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Plymouth at home — creates 1.28, concedes 1.42 · 6 matches

Sunderland away — creates 0.99, concedes 1.19 · 11 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Plymouth attack 1.28 + Sunderland defence 1.19 → ÷2 → 1.23

Sunderland attack 0.99 + Plymouth defence 1.42 → ÷2 → 1.21

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 37%?"

Plymouth scores more
37%
level
27%
Sunderland scores more
36%

Plymouth at 37% 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 37% does not mean "Plymouth 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Plymouth vs Sunderland

Plymouth beat Sunderland 3-2 in Championship on September 14, 2024.

The match was played at Home Park in Plymouth.