Sunderland promotion chances predicted by supercomputer after West Brom win
Sunderland took another huge step towards promotion back to the Premier League with a 1-0 win against West Brom.
Sunderland look to be hitting form at the right time, having secured back-to-back 1-0 wins against West Brom and Millwall.
With a top to finish looking rather unlikely, the focus will be on building momentum and carrying as much form into the playoffs as they possibly can to give themselves the best chance of returning to the Premier League.
Six games remain for the Black Cats, and it seems as though their league campaign is already finished.
Sunderland have all but cemented a playoff spot
Sunderland’s 1-0 win against West Brom was edgy at times, though it was certainly a deserved result on the grand scheme of things.
Trai Hume proved to be the difference maker with his free-kick effort finding the back of the net in the opening 45 minutes.
The win doesn’t do a lot in terms of their top two ambitions, but according to the latest Opta supercomputer predictions, it has all but cemented if fourth-place finish in the Championship.
| Championship | W | D | L | P |
| Sunderland | 21 | 12 | 7 | 75 |
Sunderland are anticipated to finish on 85 points come the end of the campaign, which would see them finish 10 points outside of the top two, while being 17 points clear of Coventry in fifth, who would end up being their playoff opponents if that were to be the case.
Regis Le Bris’ side have just a 0.3 per cent chance of achieving automatic promotion, but a remarkable 99.7 per cent chance of finishing inside the top six, which would quite literally be a catastrophe if that were to not happen.
Le Bris needs to keep building momentum
At this stage in the season, the most used word in football is momentum, and for very good reason.
Once all 46 league games have been played, those achievements are swiftly forgotten and attention turned to the playoffs.
In order to achieve success via them, momentum plays a crucial role in getting you over the finish line, and Le Bris needs to ensure that his Sunderland side maintains the current form.