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Middlesbrough v Sunderland : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

the Riverside Stadium is the setting on Monday night, as Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough host Régis Le Bris's Sunderland in the Championship. This preview has odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for seventeen different betting markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all statistics are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home vs away and overall records can be viewed, while you'll also find head-to-head history a little further down the page.

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Middlesbrough's next match is v Watford at 15:00 on Saturday 15th February
Sunderland's next match is v Leeds at 20:00 on Monday 17th February
The last English Championship meeting between M'Boro and Sunderland was on Monday 3rd February 2025
English Championship
February 3rd 2025
M'Boro 2
3 Sunderland
 
D. Burgzorg 11'33' D. Neil
H. Hackney 59'51' W. Isidor
87' (OG)R. Giles
 
MID
SUN
Shots On
4
9
Shots Off
4
1
Corners
1
5
Possession
53%
47%
Fouls
11
15
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/0
 
M'BoroSunderland
 
M. Travers
R. van den Berg
L. Ayling
R. Gilesfootball icon
S. Edmundson
F. Azaz (S. Iling 60')
A. Morris
H. Hackneyfootball icon
M. Forss (T. Conway 69')
M. Whittaker
D. Burgzorgfootball icon
A. Patterson
D. Cirkin
T. Hume
C. Mepham
L. O'Nien
E. Le Fée
(S. Samed 72') C. Rigg
(I. Poveda-Ocampo 88') P. Roberts
J. Bellingham
football iconD. Neil
(E. Mayenda Dossou 81') football iconW. Isidor

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's every chance of this match serving up goalmouth entertainment, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is what we're predicting, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during a standard 90 mins. The best odds on that outcome are just below, followed by market-specific form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think M'Boro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
40%
17/10
20%
17/10
17%
Draw
28%
12/5
3%
12/5
3%
Sunderland
32%
8/5
19%
8/5
16%
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
M'Boro 1-0
12%
8/1
29%
15/2
31%
Sunderland 1-0
11%
8/17/1
Draw 0-0
10%
9/1
18%
8/1
20%
M'Boro 2-1
8%
9/1
5%
8/1
6%
M'Boro 2-0
8%
12/1
30%
11/1
26%
Sunderland 2-1
7%
9/1
17%
8/1
10%
Sunderland 2-0
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
15%
Draw 2-2
4%
12/1
13%
10/1
15%
M'Boro 3-1
3%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
M'Boro 3-0
3%
25/1
24%
20/1
24%
Sunderland 3-1
3%
20/1
19%
14/1
29%
Sunderland 3-0
2%
25/1
24%
18/1
17%
M'Boro 3-2
2%
28/120/1
9%
Sunderland 3-2
2%
28/1
29%
20/1
19%
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
10/11
9%
17/20
12%
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
10/11
10%
17/20
11%
Home 1st Goal
49%
21/20
19%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
5/6
23%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
9/1
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
47%
8/11
5%
7/10
11%
BTTS - No
53%
1/1
9%
21/20
12%
BTTS - Home Win
16%
4/119/5
4%
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
4%
16/5
5%
BTTS - Away Win
13%
4/1
23%
18/5
23%
Home/draw
68%
1/2
10%
1/2
11%
Away/draw
60%
4/9
11%
4/9
10%
Home/away
72%
3/10
2%
3/10
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
3/10
4%
2/7
5%
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
5/2
9%
12/5
17%
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
12/5
15%
21/10
16%
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
1/3
6%
1/3
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
11/2
19%
19/4
23%
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/9
3%
1/8
5%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
12/1
24%
10/1
27%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/25
2%
1/33
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/16
1%
1/20
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
9/1
18%
8/1
20%
Home DNB
60%
5/6
13%
10/11
18%
Away DNB
52%
5/6
17%
4/5
16%
M'Boro win to nil
24%
7/2
20%
-
Sunderland win to nil
19%
7/2
18%
-
M'Boro / M'Boro
18%
10/3
15%
16/5
17%
M'Boro / Sunderland
3%
25/1
24%
20/1
9%
M'Boro / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / M'Boro
13%
5/1
9%
5/1
14%
Draw / Sunderland
14%
5/1
14%
19/4
12%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
5%
19/5
7%
Sunderland / M'Boro
3%
25/120/1
Sunderland / Sunderland
20%
10/3
21%
3/1
20%
Sunderland / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
8%
Win / draw / win Championship table

M'Boro have played 29 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 3. M'Boro have conceded 6 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

M'Boro have played 15 games at home, winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Sunderland lay in 4th place on 55 points in the Championship league table having played 29 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 13, drawing 8 and losing 3 games. They have scored 37 goals and kept 11 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sunderland have conceded 20 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Sunderland have played 15 away games, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
M'Boro
Sunderland
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds3220934769 
Apr 8
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2F
Feb 17
2
Sheff Utd3221652367 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
3
Burnley32171323064 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
4
Sunderland Away32171142162 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
-
-
5
Blackburn3214612648 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
6
West Brom32111471147 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
7
Bristol C3211129445 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
8
Sheff Wed3212911-345 
d
 
3-3F
Apr 21
w
 
4-0F
Feb 28
9
M'Boro Home3112811844 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3A
10
Coventry3212812244 
l
 
0-3A
May 3
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
11
Norwich32111011643 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 8
12
Watford3212614-642 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
13
QPR32101111-641 
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
14
Millwall31101011-140 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
15
Preston319139-440 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
Mar 11
d
 
0-00-0
16
Oxford Utd3291112-1138 
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
17
Swansea3210715-1037 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
Apr 12
w
 
2-3A
18
Portsmouth328915-1633 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
19
Stoke3171113-1132 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 25
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
20
Cardiff3171014-1931 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
21
Derby327817-929 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
22
Hull317816-1129 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
23
Plymouth3161015-3028 
Apr 18
d
 
3-3A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2F
24
Luton317618-2127 
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
M'Boro 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Sunderland 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
9
L
2
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
M'Boro have not lost to Sunderland in 6 consecutive home league meetings
League games at M'Boro since 1993
M'Boro
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
22
12
Games: Scored
12 / 15
9 / 15
Clean sheets
6 / 15
3 / 15
MID
7
D
6
SUN
2
League games at Sunderland since 1994
Sunderland
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
20
25
Games: Scored
12 / 16
12 / 16
Clean sheets
4 / 16
4 / 16
MID
7
D
3
SUN
6
Goal Statistics
M'Boro 9th Sunderland 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Sunderland will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
M'Boro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-7
Sunderland’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280441/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Sunderland
1.2
1.1
Attack rating
6%
better
MID
SUN
view stats
Games scored22
22
Failed to score6
6
Scored first17
16
Goals scored46
40
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
15
Avg. XG for1.5
1.5
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
MID
SUN
25%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
15
Clean sheets9
13
Conceded first10
8
Goals conceded34
22
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against17%
11%
Avg. XG against1
1.2
KickOff rating
+25%

M'Boro v Sunderland Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
308910
F AzazF AzazF AzazG Edmundson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Travers GLK2
-
L Ayling DEF232
3
-
G Edmundson DEF221
10
-
R Berg DEF18
3
2
R Giles DEF3
-
A Morris MID201
3
-
H Hackney MID2852
4
1
M Whittaker MID2
-
F Azaz MID3089
4
-
D Burgzorg MID2752
2
-
M Forss FWD9
-
Subs
T Glover GLK7
-
D Fry DEF12
1
-
N Borges DEF253
3
-
D Barlaser MID2011
2
-
L. McCabe MID
-
L. Woolston MID
-
S Junior FWD2
-
T Conway FWD218
-
S Finch FWD
-
Sunderland Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
311159
D NeilW IsidorT HumeJ Bellingham
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Patterson GLK28
1
-
T Hume DEF3115
7
-
C Mepham DEF25
7
1
L O'Nien DEF3131
7
-
D Cirkin DEF2832
7
-
C Rigg MID2842
6
-
D Neil MID3123
2
1
J Bellingham MID2844
8
1
P Roberts FWD3125
8
-
W Isidor FWD29111
8
-
E Fée FWD611
2
-
Subs
S Moore GLK4
1
-
D Ballard DEF172
4
-
L Hjelde DEF8
-
S Samed MID5
-
H. Jones MID
-
T. Ogunsugi FWD
-
E Mayenda FWD2455
-
M. Aleksić FWD4
1
-
I Poveda FWD5
3
-