Birmingham vs Sunderland: result 0-3 and analysis
League Cup2nd RoundKick-off on August 27, 2014 at 06:45 PM (UTC)St Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham
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What was the result of Birmingham vs Sunderland?
Sunderland won 0-3 on August 27, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 77′Jordi Gómez García-PencheSunderland
- 87′Adam JohnsonSunderland
- 88′C. WickhamSunderland
Official lineup for Birmingham vs Sunderland
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Birmingham
- 9Clayton Andrew Donaldson
- 10Wes Thomas
- 7Mark James Duffy
- 8Stephen Gleeson
- 11David Rhys George Cotterill
- 2Neal James Eardley
- 4P. Robinson
- 6David Edward Edgar
- 15G. Hall
- 31Paul Caddis
- 21Colin Anthony Doyle
Sunderland
- 10C. Wickham
- 17J. Altidore
- 4L. Bridcutt
- 7S. Larsson
- 11Adam Johnson
- 14Jordi Gómez García-Penche
- 2Billy Jones
- 5Wes Brown
- 16J. O'Shea
- 27S. Vergini
- 1C. Pantilimon
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Birmingham have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Sunderland have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2014 | Brentford(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Ipswich(home) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Brighton(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 12, 2014 | Cambridge United(home) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 9, 2014 | Middlesbrough(away) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2014 | Manchester United(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 16, 2014 | West Brom(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| May 11, 2014 | Swansea(home) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| May 7, 2014 | West Brom(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| May 3, 2014 | Manchester United(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Birmingham win, 1 draw, 0 Sunderland wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2011 | Birmingham 2-0 Sunderland | Premier League |
| Aug 14, 2010 | Sunderland 2-2 Birmingham | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Birmingham vs Sunderland on Apr 16, 2011
How many goals should we expect?
Birmingham score 1.5 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sunderland score 1.2 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
| Sunderland | 1.2 | 1.6 | 4 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy