Preston North End v Sunderland
How the SharpXI model rated this EFL Cup fixture — every call it made on shots, fouls and tackles, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Preston North End beat Sunderland 2–0, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 11 landed — the strongest being Brad Potts for 1+ tackles (94%, had 1). Its clearest miss: Sam Greenwood for 1+ tackles (94%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
6 matches on record — too few to quote a card rate against. See the record
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Brady | tackles | 1+ | 94% | 3 | ✓ |
| Sam Greenwood | tackles | 1+ | 94% | 0 | ✗ |
| Ryan Ledson | tackles | 1+ | 94% | 6 | ✓ |
| Brad Potts | tackles | 1+ | 94% | 1 | ✓ |
| Nazariy Rusyn | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 1 | ✓ |
| Sam Greenwood | fouls committed | 1+ | 88% | 3 | ✓ |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | tackles | 1+ | 88% | 1 | ✓ |
| Adil Aouchiche | shots total | 1+ | 84% | 3 | ✓ |
| Ryan Ledson | fouls committed | 1+ | 84% | 1 | ✓ |
| Abdoullah Ba | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 2 | ✓ |
| Mads Frøkjær | fouls committed | 1+ | 82% | 0 | ✗ |
| Duane Holmes | tackles | 1+ | 81% | 0 | ✗ |
| Mads Frøkjær | tackles | 1+ | 81% | 1 | ✓ |
| Andrew Hughes | tackles | 1+ | 81% | 2 | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Tackles Shots total Fouls committed
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Past meetings
- Sunderland 1–1 Preston North End Mar 2025
- Preston North End 0–0 Sunderland Nov 2024
- Sunderland 2–0 Preston North End Jan 2024
- Preston North End 2–1 Sunderland Aug 2023
- Preston North End 0–3 Sunderland May 2023
- Sunderland 0–0 Preston North End Oct 2022
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Preston North End v Sunderland?
11 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Preston North End v Sunderland?
The most confident call it got wrong was Sam Greenwood at 94% for tackles — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the EFL Cup?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.