Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Middlesbrough

1 - 0

Sunderland

🕒 Sun, 05 Nov 2017 12:15 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jeremy Simpson 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 5 · Sunderland 24

Referee Stats

Jeremy Simpson

32 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	31%
Draws	34%
Away wins	34%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (6-9).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 18

Avg: 1.38 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-10

Goals For / Against

29 / 41

Avg: 1.26 / 1.78

Points

Avg: 0.91

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

1.88

PPG

0.91

1.38

1.26

0.75

1.78

39%

O2.5

57%

30%

BTTS

61%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th

Sunderland rank24th

Middlesbrough points76

Sunderland points37

Middlesbrough: #5 · 76 pts · GD +22

14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sunderland: #24 · 37 pts · GD -28

53 pts off the top 2. 35 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

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

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals10-4

Record4-0-1

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

L D D W L

Points5/15

Weighted index29

Goals8-7

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS30%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%

Sunderland score away70%

Sunderland clean sheet away13%

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 home1.38 vs 1.41

Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.14

Sunderland score away1.26 vs 1.14

Sunderland concede away1.78 vs 1.41

Middlesbrough score 3% below league average, while Sunderland score 10% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 34% below league average at home, and Sunderland are 26% above 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

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

368

428

Passes Accurate

263

307

Passes %

71%

72%

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