Match summary
Sunderland saw off Middlesbrough 1-0. Sunderland led 1-0 at half-time.
Chris Rigg put Sunderland ahead in the 24th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Sunderland created 1.17 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Middlesbrough 1.28 from 12.
Before kick-off
Sunderland win
36%
Avg odds 2.63
Draw
28%
Avg odds 3.40
Middlesbrough win
36%
Avg odds 2.64
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.