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Sunderland vs Sheffield Utd

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🕒 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadium of Light 🧑‍⚖️ Matt Donohue 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 37
Regular Season Table
Sunderland 6 · Sheffield Utd 2
Referee Stats
Matt Donohue
30 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 50%
Draws 20%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (7-11).
  • Sunderland controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Sunderland (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 8-9-7

Goals For / Against

35 / 34
Avg: 1.46 / 1.42

Points

33
Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

26 / 20
Avg: 1.13 / 0.87

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.38
PPG
1.74
1.46
GF
1.13
1.42
GA
0.87
57%
O2.5
30%
65%
BTTS
39%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Sunderland rank6th
Sheffield Utd rank2nd
Sunderland points69
Sheffield Utd points91
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.
Sheffield Utd: #2 · 91 pts · GD +34
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sunderland last 5 home

D D W D D
Points7/15
Weighted index47
Goals10-9
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

W L L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index53
Goals5-5
Record3-0-2
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Sunderland score at home83%
Sunderland clean sheet at home26%
Sheffield Utd score away74%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Sunderland score first0%
Sunderland win after scoring first0%
Sheffield Utd score first0%
Sheffield Utd win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sunderland 0% · Sheffield Utd 0%

Vs league average

Sunderland score at home1.46 vs 1.32
Sunderland concede at home1.42 vs 1.11
Sheffield Utd score away1.13 vs 1.11
Sheffield Utd concede away0.87 vs 1.32
Sunderland score 10% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 2% above league average.
Defensive side: Sunderland are 28% above league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 34% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
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.

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
4
Total Shots
7
11
Shots off Goal
3
3
Blocked Shots
1
4
Shots Inside Box
6
5
Shots Outside Box
1
6
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
4
8
Fouls
16
16
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
381
307
Passes Accurate
296
200
Passes %
78%
65%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games7
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals6 (85.7%)
BTTS5 (71.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS3 (100.0%)

Sunderland vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season

2024-2025 Season
24 May 2025 Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland 1 - 2 01 Jan 2025 Sunderland vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 1 29 Nov 2024 Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland 1 - 0
2022-2023 Season
15 Mar 2023 Sunderland vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 2 17 Aug 2022 Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland 2 - 1
2017-2018 Season
26 Dec 2017 Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland 3 - 0 09 Sep 2017 Sunderland vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 2