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Sunderland U21 vs Middlesbrough U21: result 5-7 and analysis

Premier League 2 Division OneGroup 2 - 6Kick-off on January 9, 2023 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Eppleton Colliery Football Ground, Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear

Sunderland U21
5-7
Middlesbrough U21

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What was the result of Sunderland U21 vs Middlesbrough U21?

Middlesbrough U21 won 5-7 on January 9, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 5′M. HoppeMiddlesbrough U21
  • 39′P. WillisMiddlesbrough U21
  • 45′S. FinchMiddlesbrough U21
  • 47′J. GibsonMiddlesbrough U21
  • 48′M. SpellmanSunderland U21
  • 67′M. HoppeMiddlesbrough U21
  • 70′C. KellySunderland U21
  • 74′S. FinchMiddlesbrough U21
  • 76′E. MooreSunderland U21
  • 88′J. StottMiddlesbrough U21
  • 90′E. TaylorSunderland U21
  • 90′C. KellySunderland U21

Official lineup for Sunderland U21 vs Middlesbrough U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland U21

  1. 11M. Spellman
  1. 4C. Rigg
  2. 7E. Taylor
  3. 8H. Sohna
  4. 9Harry Gardiner
  5. 10B. Middlemas
  1. 2Callum Wilson
  2. 3Connor Pye
  3. 5Nathan Newall
  4. 6Ben Crompton
  1. 1J. Carney

Middlesbrough U21

  1. 4Afonso Mozinho Makiesse Lindo
  2. 9M. Hoppe
  3. 11S. Finch
  1. 6C. Boyd-Munce
  2. 7P. Willis
  3. 8J. Stott
  4. 10Fenton Lorimer John
  1. 2G. Gitau
  2. 3M. Bola
  3. 5B. Bilongo
  1. 1L. Roberts
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland U21 have 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats; Middlesbrough U21 have 7, 1 and 7.

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

Sunderland U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 5, 2023Wolves U21(home)1-4Premier League Cup
Dec 21, 2022Cardiff City U21(away)0-2Premier League Cup
Dec 12, 2022Reading U21(away)2-1Premier League Cup
Nov 21, 2022Cardiff City U21(home)0-2Premier League Cup
Nov 14, 2022Wolves U21(away)0-1Premier League Cup
Middlesbrough U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 5, 2023West Bromwich Albion U21(away)1-0Premier League Cup
Dec 20, 2022Watford U21(away)1-3Premier League Cup
Nov 25, 2022Huddersfield Town U21(away)0-2Premier League Cup
Nov 19, 2022Watford U21(home)4-0Premier League Cup
Oct 30, 2022Southampton U21(away)1-8Premier League 2 Division One

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Sunderland U21 wins, 0 draws, 1 Middlesbrough U21 win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2022Middlesbrough U21 2-0 Sunderland U21Premier League 2 Division One

Last archived meeting: Middlesbrough U21 vs Sunderland U21 on Sep 23, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland U21 score 1.1 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Middlesbrough U21 score 1.9 and concede 2.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland U211.12.017/158/15
Middlesbrough U211.92.2310/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sunderland U21 sit 5th in Premier League 2 Division One (9 points from 4 matches) and Middlesbrough U21 sit 27th (2 points from 4 matches).

2026-27 standings
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5Sunderland U2143011399
27Middlesbrough U2140227102

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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

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