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Sunderland vs Leicester: result 2-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 14Kick-off on December 3, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
2-1
Leicester

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Leicester?

Sunderland won 2-1 on December 3, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 64′R. HuthSunderland (o.g.)
  • 77′J. DefoeSunderland
  • 80′S. OkazakiLeicester

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Leicester

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

4-3-3
  1. 18J. Defoe
  2. 28Victor Chinedu Anichebe
  3. 17D. Ndong
  1. 14D. Watmore
  2. 20S. Pienaar
  3. 4J. Denayer
  1. 5P. Djilobodji
  2. 3P. van Aanholt
  3. 23L. Koné
  4. 2Billy Jones
  1. 13J. Pickford

Leicester

4-4-2
  1. 9J. Vardy
  2. 26R. Mahrez
  1. 19I. Slimani
  2. 13D. Amartey
  3. 11M. Albrighton
  4. 10A. King
  1. 5W. Morgan
  2. 17D. Simpson
  3. 28C. Fuchs
  4. 6R. Huth
  1. 21R. Zieler
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats; Leicester have 6, 4 and 5.

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

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 26, 2016Liverpool(away)0-2Premier League
Nov 19, 2016Hull City(home)3-0Premier League
Nov 5, 2016Bournemouth(away)2-1Premier League
Oct 29, 2016Arsenal(home)1-4Premier League
Oct 26, 2016Southampton(away)0-1League Cup
Leicester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 26, 2016Middlesbrough(home)2-2Premier League
Nov 22, 2016Club Brugge KV(home)2-1UEFA Champions League
Nov 19, 2016Watford(away)1-2Premier League
Nov 6, 2016West Brom(home)1-2Premier League
Nov 2, 2016FC Copenhagen(away)0-0UEFA Champions League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Sunderland wins, 2 draws, 2 Leicester wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 10, 2016Sunderland 0-2 LeicesterPremier League
Aug 8, 2015Leicester 4-2 SunderlandPremier League
May 16, 2015Sunderland 0-0 LeicesterPremier League
Nov 22, 2014Leicester 0-0 SunderlandPremier League

Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Leicester on Apr 10, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 0.9 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Leicester score 1.4 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland0.91.527/157/15
Leicester1.41.368/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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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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