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Sunderland vs Southampton: result 5-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 2, 2023 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
5-0
Southampton

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Southampton?

Sunderland won 5-0 on September 2, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 1′J. ClarkeSunderland
  • 7′P. EkwahSunderland
  • 45′P. EkwahSunderland
  • 48′B. DackSunderland
  • 90′C. RiggSunderland

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Southampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

4-2-3-1
  1. 7J. Bellingham
  1. 20J. Clarke
  2. 46B. Dack
  3. 17A. Ba
  1. 39P. Ekwah
  2. 24D. Neil
  1. 3D. Cirkin
  2. 5D. Ballard
  3. 13L. O'Nien
  4. 32T. Hume
  1. 1A. Patterson

Southampton

4-3-3
  1. 23S. Edozie
  2. 9A. Armstrong
  3. 18S. Mara
  1. 17S. Armstrong
  2. 4F. Downes
  3. 16W. Smallbone
  1. 3R. Manning
  2. 6M. Holgate
  3. 35J. Bednarek
  4. 2K. Walker-Peters
  1. 31G. Bazunu
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Southampton have 4, 3 and 8.

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

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2023Coventry(away)0-0Championship
Aug 19, 2023Rotherham(home)2-1Championship
Aug 12, 2023Preston(away)1-2Championship
Aug 8, 2023Crewe(home)1-1League Cup
Aug 6, 2023Ipswich(home)1-2Championship
Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2023QPR(home)2-1Championship
Aug 19, 2023Plymouth(away)2-1Championship
Aug 12, 2023Norwich(home)4-4Championship
Aug 8, 2023Gillingham(away)1-3League Cup
Aug 4, 2023Sheffield Wednesday(away)2-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
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
May 2, 2015Sunderland 2-1 SouthamptonPremier League

Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Southampton on Feb 11, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 2.0 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Southampton score 1.8 and concede 2.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland2.01.7212/1511/15
Southampton1.82.3012/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Southampton14842291424

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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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