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Tue 5 Jan · 20:15 UK · GW20 · model pl-dc-v2

Sunderland v Liverpool

The Onside model's call for Gameweek 20, from expected goals of 0.84 to 1.62. Recorded before kick-off and graded in public.
SUN win
23%
Draw
28%
LIV win
49%
Score pick
0–1
most likely 0–1
QUICK ANSWER

Who will win Sunderland vs Liverpool?

The Onside model makes Liverpool the more likely winner of Sunderland vs Liverpool in Gameweek 20: Sunderland 23%, draw 28%, Liverpool 49%. The score pick is Sunderland 0–1 Liverpool, and the single most probable scoreline is 0–1. This prediction is timestamped before kick-off and is never revised afterwards.

— Onside (onsidearena.com), predictions graded in public.

Every scoreline, priced

SUN goals down, LIV goals across

SUN ↓LIV 0LIV 1LIV 2LIV 3LIV 4LIV 5
SUN 010.0%12.5%11.3%6.1%2.5%0.8%
SUN 15.8%13.0%9.4%5.1%2.1%0.7%
SUN 23.0%4.9%3.9%2.1%0.9%0.3%
SUN 30.8%1.4%1.1%0.6%0.2%0.1%
SUN 40.2%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.0%
SUN 50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

The engine’s scoreline probabilities — the joint chance of each exact score from the same expected-goals model behind the win call above. The outlined cell is the single most probable score (1–1); scores with either side on 6+ goals sum to 0.7%.

Your call
AI calls
0–1
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SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · ONSIDE MODEL

Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts

EXPECTED GOALS
0.84 — 1.62
★ MODE
1–1
13.0%
0–1
12.5%
0–2
11.3%
0–0
10.0%
1–2
9.4%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
45%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
47%

Model updated from 90 played matches. Scorelines computed from Onside's match model. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.

Why the model leans this way
Sunderland
Attack ranks #19 and defence #16 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.10 on goal rate.
Liverpool
Attack ranks #5, defence #3. Expected goals in this fixture: 0.84–1.62.

Ratings are fitted on three seasons of expected goals with time decay, refreshed after every match, and blended with the betting market where prices exist (pl-dc-v2). Availability of key attackers adjusts goal rates before kickoff.

GW20 · TEAM NEWS

Predicted line-ups & team news

Each XI is picked from who started the club's last five matches, in its usual shape. Flags are FPL's, moved ahead of FPL where a newer club press conference or the Premier League injury list says so. Clubs name the real XI an hour before kick-off.

Sunderland
4-5-1
GK
Roefs
DEF
Reinildo, Hume, O'Nien, Mukiele
MID
Xhaka, E.Le Fée, Sadiki, N.Angulo, Rigg
FWD
Brobbey
  • Ballard — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
  • Alderete — Suspended until 21 Nov
  • Diarra — Muscular injury - Unknown return date
  • Mundle — Knee injury - Unknown return date
  • Mukiele 75% — Concussion - 75% chance of playing
TEAM NEWS SINCE THEIR LAST MATCH

Nothing from the press room yet — pre-match press conferences usually land Thursday or Friday.

FULL SUN LINE-UP →
Liverpool
4-5-1
GK
A.Becker
DEF
Virgil, Jacquet, Kerkez, Araujo
MID
Wirtz, Mac Allister, Barcola, Gakpo, Munoz
FWD
Isak
  • Frimpong — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
  • Ekitiké — Achilles injury - Unknown return date
  • Jaros — Knee injury - Unknown return date
  • Bradley — Knee injury - Unknown return date
  • Leoni — Knee injury - Unknown return date
  • Gravenberch 75% — Foot injury - 75% chance of playing
TEAM NEWS SINCE THEIR LAST MATCH
FULL LIV LINE-UP →
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