The upcoming Qatar World Cup means the Championship will now take a break whilst the group stages of the tournament takes place.
Although Sunderland’s form has been patchy recently, their win over Birmingham City, courtesy of goals from Ellis Simms and Amad Diallo, on Friday night means they go into the break on a high - and will be hoping they can overcome some of their injury issues before their first game back against Millwall on Saturday, December 3.
Ahead of the mini-break, 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. Burnley
Predicted finish: 1st - Predicted points: 95 (+42 GD) - Chances of winning the Championship: 80% - Chances of being promoted: 98% Photo: Gareth Copley
2. Sheffield United
Predicted finish: 2nd - Predicted points: 87 (+32 GD) - Chances of winning the Championship: 19% - Chances of being promoted: 80% Photo: Naomi Baker
3. Middlesbrough
Predicted finish: 3rd - Predicted points: 74 (+17 GD) - Chances of being promoted: 22% - Chances of making the playoffs: 59% Photo: Mark Thompson
4. West Brom
Predicted finish: 4th - Predicted points: 73 (+17 GD) - Chances of being promoted: 22% - Chances of making the playoffs: 56% Photo: Gareth Copley