EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 13, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
2 - 0
Sunderland

Ledson (37'), Frokjaer-Jensen (70')
Brady (31')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Hjelde (25')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Preston North End and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 0-2 Sheff Utd
Friday, August 9 at 8pm in Championship

Goals
for

Sunderland

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 0-2 Sunderland
Saturday, August 10 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sunderland win with a probability of 52.08%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 22.58%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.02%) and 1-2 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.99%), while for a Preston North End win it was 1-0 (7.64%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Sunderland
22.58%	25.34%	52.08% ( 0)

Both teams to score 48.24%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.86% (

54.14% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.44% (

75.55% (

-0)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.91%

39.09% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.19% (

-0)

75.8% (

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.2% (

20.8% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.53% (

53.46% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 22.58%

Sunderland 52.07%

Draw 25.34%

Preston North End	Draw	Sunderland
1-0 @ 7.64% 2-1 @ 5.63% 2-0 @ 3.59% ( -0) 3-1 @ 1.76% 3-2 @ 1.39% 3-0 @ 1.12% Other @ 1.45% Total : 22.58%	1-1 @ 11.99% 0-0 @ 8.13% 2-2 @ 4.42% Other @ 0.8% Total : 25.34%	0-1 @ 12.76% 0-2 @ 10.02% 1-2 @ 9.42% 0-3 @ 5.25% ( 0) 1-3 @ 4.93% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.31% 0-4 @ 2.06% 1-4 @ 1.93% 2-4 @ 0.91% Other @ 2.48% Total : 52.07%