The Black Cats made it two wins from their last three Championship outings with a late win against Reading at the weekend.
Patrick Roberts’ strike just minutes from time sealed the win for Sunderland as they maintained their assault on the play-off places.
Sunderland sit just one point and one place outside the play-off places, but can Tony Mowbray’s side stay the course? Or are they being predicted to falter as the business end of the season approaches?
Here, we take a look at the latest supercomputer predictions, courtesy of FiveThirtyEight, to see where Sunderland have been predicted to finish the 2022/23 season.
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1. 24) Huddersfield Town
Predicted finish: 24th - Predicted points: 42 (-29 GD) - Chances of relegation: 87% Photo: Andrew Redington
2. 23) Blackpool
Predicted finish: 23rd - Predicted points: 43 (-23 GD) - Chances of relegation: 77% Photo: Alex Livesey
3. 22) Wigan Athletic
Predicted finish: 22nd - Predicted points: 44 (-28 GD) - Chances of relegation: 74% Photo: Paul Harding
4. 21) Cardiff City
Predicted finish: 21st - Predicted points: 51 (-14 GD) - Chances of relegation: 17% Photo: Gareth Copley