Season so far

Championship

Key, Middlesbrough v Sunderland
League position, Middlesbrough 7th, Sunderland 4thTotal points, Middlesbrough 44, Sunderland 55

Goals scored

Middlesbrough 47Sunderland 42

Form guide

All competitions

Middlesbrough lose
v Preston North End
2
1
Championship
Sunderland draw
v Plymouth Argyle
2
2
Championship
Middlesbrough won
v West Bromwich Albion
2
0
Championship
Sunderland won
v Derby County
0
1
Championship
Middlesbrough lose
v Portsmouth
2
1
Championship
Sunderland draw
v Burnley
0
0
Championship
Middlesbrough lose
v Blackburn Rovers
0
1
FA Cup
Sunderland lose
v Stoke City
1
2
FA Cup
Middlesbrough draw
v Cardiff City
1
1
Championship
Sunderland won
v Portsmouth
1
0
Championship

Previous meetings

All competitions

Middlesbrough and Sunderland
Played
115
Middlesbrough Won 37Sunderland Won 50Draw 28

Previous scores

All competitions

Championship

Sunderland 1 , Middlesbrough 0 on the 21st of September 2024
Sunderland
Middlesbrough
21st of September 2024
Middlesbrough 1 , Sunderland 1 on the 4th of February 2024
Middlesbrough
Sunderland
4th of February 2024
Sunderland 0 , Middlesbrough 4 on the 7th of October 2023
Sunderland
Middlesbrough
7th of October 2023

Match Facts

  • Middlesbrough have lost just two of their last 27 home league games against Sunderland (W16 D9), remaining unbeaten across their last six home outings against the Black Cats.

  • After winning the reverse fixture 1-0 in September, Sunderland are looking to record a first league double over Middlesbrough since the 1961-62 season.

  • Middlesbrough have lost two of their last three league games (W1), as many as in their prior 13 league outings combined beforehand (W6 D5).

  • Sunderland have lost just two of their last 11 away league games (W4 D5), keeping a clean sheet in five of those matches. They will be looking to win consecutive away matches in the Championship for the first time since October, however.

  • Heading into this weekend, Finn Azaz has created more chances than any other player in the Championship this season (62). Indeed, only Borja Sainz (18) has been directly involved in more goals than the Boro man in the same time (17 – eight goals, nine assists).