Sunderland vs Birmingham

Sunderland

1 - 1

Birmingham

🕒 Sat, 23 Dec 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadium of Light 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Sunderland 24 · Birmingham 19

Referee Stats

Oliver Langford

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	46%
Draws	21%
Away wins	32%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (19-16).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Team Overview

Sunderland (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-7-13

Goals For / Against

23 / 39

Avg: 1.00 / 1.70

Points

Avg: 0.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-16

Goals For / Against

17 / 44

Avg: 0.74 / 1.91

Points

Avg: 0.57

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

0.70

PPG

0.57

1.00

0.74

1.70

1.91

48%

O2.5

35%

57%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sunderland rank24th

Birmingham rank19th

Sunderland points37

Birmingham points46

Sunderland: #24 · 37 pts · GD -28

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

Birmingham: #19 · 46 pts · GD -30

44 pts off the top 2. 26 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sunderland last 5 home

W L D L L

Points4/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-8

Record1-1-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Birmingham last 5 away

L L L W L

Points3/15

Weighted index13

Goals5-11

Record1-0-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Sunderland score at home70%

Sunderland clean sheet at home13%

Birmingham score away57%

Birmingham clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Sunderland score first0%

Sunderland win after scoring first0%

Birmingham score first0%

Birmingham win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Sunderland score at home1.00 vs 1.41

Sunderland concede at home1.70 vs 1.14

Birmingham score away0.74 vs 1.14

Birmingham concede away1.91 vs 1.41

Sunderland score 29% below league average, while Birmingham score 35% below league average.

Defensive side: Sunderland are 49% above league average at home, and Birmingham are 36% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Sunderland goal timing (home)

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

Birmingham 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

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

409

370

Passes Accurate

307

288

Passes %

75%

78%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (83.3%)
BTTS	6 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Sunderland vs Birmingham Head-to-Head History by Season

2023-2024 Season

17 Feb 2024 Birmingham vs Sunderland 2 - 1 11 Nov 2023 Sunderland vs Birmingham 3 - 1

2022-2023 Season

15 Apr 2023 Sunderland vs Birmingham 2 - 1 11 Nov 2022 Birmingham vs Sunderland 1 - 2

2017-2018 Season

30 Jan 2018 Birmingham vs Sunderland 3 - 1 23 Dec 2017 Sunderland vs Birmingham 1 - 1