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Sunderland vs Bristol City: result 1-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 14Kick-off on October 28, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
1-2
Bristol City

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Bristol City?

Bristol City won 1-2 on October 28, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 28′B. De Cordova-ReidBristol City
  • 45′L. GrabbanSunderland
  • 73′M. ĐurićBristol City

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Bristol City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

4-2-3-1
  1. 11L. Grabban
  1. 17D. Ndong
  2. 14D. Watmore
  3. 7J. Williams
  1. 24Darron Gibson
  2. 19A. McGeady
  1. 3B. Oviedo
  2. 23L. Koné
  3. 2Billy Jones
  4. 16J. O'Shea
  1. 1Jason Steele

Bristol City

4-4-2
  1. 20J. Paterson
  2. 10M. Taylor
  1. 8J. Brownhill
  2. 11C. O'Dowda
  3. 14B. De Cordova-Reid
  4. 21M. Pack
  1. 3J. Bryan
  2. 5B. Wright
  3. 6N. Baker
  4. 4A. Flint
  1. 1F. Fielding
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Bristol City have 7, 6 and 2.

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

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 21, 2017Brentford(away)3-3Championship
Oct 14, 2017QPR(home)1-1Championship
Sep 30, 2017Preston(away)2-2Championship
Sep 26, 2017Ipswich(away)2-5Championship
Sep 23, 2017Cardiff(home)1-2Championship
Bristol City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 24, 2017Crystal Palace(home)4-1League Cup
Oct 21, 2017Leeds(home)0-3Championship
Oct 13, 2017Burton Albion(home)0-0Championship
Sep 30, 2017Ipswich(away)3-1Championship
Sep 26, 2017Bolton(home)2-0Championship

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 1.2 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Bristol City score 1.7 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland1.21.9110/159/15
Bristol City1.71.168/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
17Bristol City15537162418

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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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