Championship · Matchweek 6 · Sep 21

Sunderland - Middlesbrough

Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in Championship (Matchweek 6). Goals: C. Rigg 24'.

🏟 Stadium of Light 👤 Referee: S. Hooper
Key events
9' 🟨 Trai HumeYellow card Sunderland
20' 🟨 Emmanuel Latte LathYellow card Middlesbroug
24' C. Rigg(1 - 0) Sunderland
45+1' 🟨 Patrick RobertsYellow card Sunderland
70' 🟨 Chris RiggYellow card Sunderland
87' 🟨 Ben DoakYellow card Middlesbroug
Quick stats
%37 Possession %63
9 Total shots 12
2 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 7
1 Blocked shots 4
5 Shots inside box 7
4 Shots outside box 5
1 Saves 1
Match timeline
First half
Trai HumeYellow card🟨
9'
20'
🟨Emmanuel Latte LathYellow card
C. Rigg(1 - 0)
24'
Patrick RobertsYellow card🟨
45+1'
HT 1 - 0
62'
🔁F. Azaz ↔ M. HamiltonSubstitution
62'
🔁I. Jones ↔ B. DoakSubstitution
Chris RiggYellow card🟨
70'
74'
🔁E. Latte Lath ↔ D. BurgzorgSubstitution
P. Roberts ↔ W. IsidorSubstitution🔁
81'
87'
🟨Ben DoakYellow card
C. Rigg ↔ D. BallardSubstitution🔁
90+2'
FT 1 - 0
Match statsSunderland · Middlesbrough
Key stats
%37 Possession %63
Shots
9 Total shots 12
2 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 7
1 Blocked shots 4
5 Shots inside box 7
4 Shots outside box 5
1 Saves 1
Passing
342 Total passes 588
287 Accurate passes 516
%84 Pass accuracy %88
Set pieces & discipline
3 Corners 5
0 Offsides 2
8 Fouls 15
Cards
3 Yellow cards 2
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
LineupsSunderland 4-2-3-1Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1
Sunderland · Bench
Coach: R. Le Bris
Middlesbrough · Bench
Coach: M. Carrick
HEAD TO HEAD5 meetings · 2022–2025
Sunderland 2
Sep 5who was on topFeb 3
Middlesbrough 2
2 Sunderland 1 draw 2 Middlesbrough
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.8goals / match
68total goals
1/2clean sheets
2-0Sunderland best win · Jan 22
4-0Middlesbrough best win · Oct 7
%80 Over 1.5 4/5
%40 Over 2.5 2/5
%40 Over 3.5 2/5
%40 BTTS 2/5
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Sunderland at home2 matches
1W 0D 1L 2:4
Middlesbrough at home3 matches
1W 1D 1L 4:4
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Sunderland2W 1D 2L Middlesbrough2W 2D 1L
1.40 1.60 Points per game
7 10 Goals scored
11 6 Goals conceded
1.51 1.89 xG average
1.68 1.35 xGA average
%20 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %60 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
3.6 7.0 Corners
4.0 1.6 Cards
Sunderland3W 2D 5L Middlesbrough2W 5D 3L
1.10 1.10 Points per game
10 14 Goals scored
17 12 Goals conceded
1.40 2.24 xG average
1.58 1.10 xGA average
%20 %20 Clean sheets
%50 %60 BTTS
%40 %50 Over 2.5
4.5 9.3 Corners
2.8 1.5 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
4Sunderlandin the table76pts
46matches 21-13-12W-D-L 58:44goals +14diff
WDWLL
10Middlesbroughin the table64pts
46matches 18-10-18W-D-L 64:56goals +8diff
LDLWL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Feb 3 Middlesbrough 2-3 Sunderland Championship
Feb 4 Middlesbrough 1-1 Sunderland Championship
Oct 7 Sunderland 0-4 Middlesbrough Championship
Jan 22 Sunderland 2-0 Middlesbrough Championship
Sep 5 Middlesbrough 1-0 Sunderland Championship
🎯
FREE MEMBERSHIP

Tactical metrics & visuals

Pressing & tempo, attack organisation, defensive control, chance creation and set-piece profiles.

Create free account
🔥
FREE MEMBERSHIP

Team & player heatmaps

Where each team dominated the pitch, plus per-player heatmaps from raw event coordinates.

Create free account
🤖
FREE MEMBERSHIP

ML deep-dive

Feature-level model breakdown, expected points simulation and value analysis.

Create free account
Form
SunderlandLWWWL
MiddlesbroughDWLDL
FREE MEMBERSHIP

Heatmap & tactical analysis

Team & player heatmaps, tactical metrics and the ML deep-dive live in the dashboard.

Create free account
Match Reportsall →
Fenerbahçe 1-2 BeşiktaşSüper Lig · Sep 6 Arsenal 2-1 ChelseaPremier League · Sep 7 Trabzonspor 5-0 Gençlerbirliği S.K.Süper Lig · Sep 7 Rayo Vallecano 1-1 AlavesLa Liga · Aug 20 Atletico Madrid 2-0 MalagaLa Liga · Aug 19 Casa Pia 0-7 BenficaPrimeira Liga · Aug 17
Ad
Team of the week, tactical profile and AI predictions are open with a free account.Free sign-up
Ad
Ad