Three key games in the race for the play-offs has seen Sunderland win one, draw one and lose one as they enter the international break sat in 11th place in the Championship table.
Their latest point came at home to Luton Town with a late Amad Diallo penalty cancelling out Alfie Doughty’s opener for the Hatters.
That result left the Black Cats seven points off the top six with just eight games of the season to go.
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 and see what the supercomputer’s verdict on Sunderland’s play-off chances is.
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1. 24) Wigan Athletic
Predicted finish: 24th - Predicted points: 43 (-29 GD) - Chances of relegation: 83% Photo: Paul Harding
2. 23) Huddersfield Town
Predicted finish: 23rd - Predicted points: 44 (-25 GD) - Chances of relegation: 77% Photo: Andrew Redington
3. 22) Blackpool
Predicted finish: 22nd - Predicted points: 44 (-22 GD) - Chances of relegation: 75% Photo: Alex Livesey
4. 21) Cardiff City
Predicted finish: 21st - Predicted points: 49 (-16 GD) - Chances of relegation: 21% Photo: Gareth Copley