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Southampton vs Sunderland: result 4-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 37Kick-off on March 9, 2024 at 03:00 PM (UTC)St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire

Southampton
4-2
Sunderland

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What was the result of Southampton vs Sunderland?

Southampton won 4-2 on March 9, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 9′S. ArmstrongSouthampton
  • 37′A. ArmstrongSouthampton (pen.)
  • 62′R. MundleSunderland
  • 71′J. BellinghamSunderland
  • 77′J. RothwellSouthampton
  • 80′J. RothwellSouthampton

Official lineup for Southampton vs Sunderland

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Southampton

4-3-3
  1. 9A. Armstrong
  2. 10C. Adams
  3. 36D. Brooks
  1. 17S. Armstrong
  2. 4F. Downes
  3. 16W. Smallbone
  1. 3R. Manning
  2. 35J. Bednarek
  3. 5J. Stephens
  4. 21T. Harwood-Bellis
  1. 31G. Bazunu

Sunderland

4-1-4-1
  1. 11Mason Paul James Burstow
  1. 17A. Ba
  2. 31C. Rigg
  3. 7J. Bellingham
  4. 14R. Mundle
  1. 24D. Neil
  1. 33L. Hjelde
  2. 5D. Ballard
  3. 23J. Seelt
  4. 32T. Hume
  1. 1A. Patterson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Southampton have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Sunderland have 4, 2 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 2, 2024Birmingham(away)4-3Championship
Feb 28, 2024Liverpool(away)0-3FA Cup
Feb 24, 2024Millwall(home)1-2Championship
Feb 20, 2024Hull City(home)1-2Championship
Feb 16, 2024West Brom(away)2-0Championship
Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 5, 2024Leicester(home)0-1Championship
Mar 2, 2024Norwich(away)0-1Championship
Feb 24, 2024Swansea(home)1-2Championship
Feb 17, 2024Birmingham(away)1-2Championship
Feb 14, 2024Huddersfield(away)0-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Southampton wins, 2 draws, 1 Sunderland win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 2, 2023Sunderland 5-0 SouthamptonChampionship
Feb 11, 2017Sunderland 0-4 SouthamptonPremier League
Oct 26, 2016Southampton 1-0 SunderlandLeague Cup
Aug 27, 2016Southampton 1-1 SunderlandPremier League
Mar 5, 2016Southampton 1-1 SunderlandPremier League
Nov 7, 2015Sunderland 0-1 SouthamptonPremier League

Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Southampton on Sep 2, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Southampton score 2.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sunderland score 0.9 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Southampton2.31.359/1511/15
Sunderland0.91.327/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
8Southampton11632211017

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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

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