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Head-to-head overview

Based on the matches in our database.

Middlesbrough 85 draws7 Sunderland
20
Meetings
2.6
Goals / game
45%
Both teams scored
40%
Over 2.5 goals
Middlesbrough

Facts about Middlesbrough

Scored in16/20 (80%)
Conceded in13/20 (65%)
Goals scored28 · 1.4/game
Longest winning streak5
Longest unbeaten run7
Longest losing streak2
Longest run without a win6
Sunderland

Facts about Sunderland

Scored in13/20 (65%)
Conceded in16/20 (80%)
Goals scored24 · 1.2/game
Longest winning streak2
Longest unbeaten run6
Longest losing streak5
Longest run without a win7
By competition
CompetitionMiddlesbroughDrawSunderlandGames
Championship3238
Premier League3238
FA Cup1113
League Cup1001
All competitions85720

ELO comparison

Five-year rating histories overlaid, with a neutral head-to-head forecast.

Middlesbrough1788
gap 228
2016Sunderland
2007162320222023202420252026
If they met (neutral venue)
Middlesbrough
13%
Draw
17%
Sunderland
70%

All meetings

20 matches on record

Middlesbrough recent form

Sunderland recent form

Middlesbrough has gone head to head with Sunderland 20 times since 2005, winning 8 and scoring 28 goals. Sunderland, in turn, has won 7 and scored 24 goals. There have been 5 draws between Middlesbrough and Sunderland. Across all meetings both teams have scored in 45% of games and 40% have produced over 2.5 goals, at an average of 2.6 goals per game.