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Sunderland vs Plymouth — Championship 2018

Sunderland
Sunderland
FT
3 – 1
HT: 0 – 1
Plymouth
Plymouth
2/10/2024ChampionshipChampionship · Round 31Stadium of Light

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

Sunderland53%
×Draw25%
Plymouth22%
✓ 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.

Sunderland
1.59
Plymouth
0.91

Sunderland creates 75% more chances

Season form · 72 home / 46 away

creates per match

Sunderland
1.35
Plymouth
0.63

allows per match

Sunderland
1.18
Plymouth
1.83

finishing

Sunderland+0.00on par
Plymouth+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sunderland ↓

Plymouth →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–17%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–013%
1–112%
1–25%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–06%
3–15%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Sunderland or draw
78%
Sunderland or Plymouth
75%
Draw or Plymouth
47%

Winning margin

Sunderland wins by 2+
28%
Plymouth wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Sunderland 1+ goals
80%
Sunderland 2+ goals
47%
Sunderland 3+ goals
21%
Plymouth 1+ goals
60%
Plymouth 2+ goals
23%
Plymouth 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Sunderland (draw refunded)
71%
Plymouth (draw refunded)
29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Sunderland at home — creates 1.35, concedes 1.18 · 72 matches

Plymouth away — creates 0.63, concedes 1.83 · 46 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Sunderland attack 1.35 + Plymouth defence 1.83 → ÷2 → 1.59

Plymouth attack 0.63 + Sunderland defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 0.91

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 53%?"

Sunderland scores more
53%
level
25%
Plymouth scores more
22%

Sunderland at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Sunderland 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: Sunderland vs Plymouth

Sunderland beat Plymouth 3-1 in Championship on February 10, 2024.

The match was played at Stadium of Light in Sunderland.