Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Middlesbrough

1 - 0

Sunderland

🕒 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Bond 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 4 · Sunderland 6

Referee Stats

Darren Bond

28 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	57%
Draws	25%
Away wins	18%

How the match was won

Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (15-8).
Sunderland controlled possession (61%).
Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-7-4

Goals For / Against

46 / 20

Avg: 1.92 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-7

Goals For / Against

35 / 24

Avg: 1.46 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.92

PPG

1.63

1.92

1.46

0.83

1.00

57%

O2.5

52%

61%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank4th

Sunderland rank6th

Middlesbrough points75

Sunderland points69

Middlesbrough: #4 · 75 pts · GD +28

16 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sunderland: #6 · 69 pts · GD +13

22 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

D W W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals14-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sunderland last 5 away

W W W D W

Points13/15

Weighted index91

Goals7-1

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 26%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home91%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%

Sunderland score away87%

Sunderland clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

Sunderland score first0%

Sunderland win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Sunderland 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.92 vs 1.32

Middlesbrough concede at home0.83 vs 1.11

Sunderland score away1.46 vs 1.11

Sunderland concede away1.00 vs 1.32

Middlesbrough score 45% above league average, while Sunderland score 32% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 25% below league average at home, and Sunderland are 24% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sunderland goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

290

480

Passes Accurate

207

384

Passes %

71%

80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (37.5%)
BTTS	3 (37.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland Head-to-Head History by Season

2024-2025 Season

03 Feb 2025 Middlesbrough vs Sunderland 2 - 3 21 Sep 2024 Sunderland vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0

2023-2024 Season

04 Feb 2024 Middlesbrough vs Sunderland 1 - 1 07 Oct 2023 Sunderland vs Middlesbrough 0 - 4

2022-2023 Season

22 Jan 2023 Sunderland vs Middlesbrough 2 - 0 05 Sep 2022 Middlesbrough vs Sunderland 1 - 0

2017-2018 Season

24 Feb 2018 Sunderland vs Middlesbrough 3 - 3 05 Nov 2017 Middlesbrough vs Sunderland 1 - 0