The data experts at FiveThirtyEight have applied their unique formula to the League One season, predicting where every side will finish this season.
So what does their prediction have in store for Sunderland?
Scroll down and click through the pages as we take a look at their predicted table:
1. 24th - Rochdale
Predicted points total: 46 (GD: -25) Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
2. 23rd - Bristol Rovers
Predicted points total: 48 (GD: -24) Photo: Harry Trump
3. 22nd - Crewe Alexandra
Predicted points total: 49 (GD: -20) Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
4. 21st - Northampton Town
Predicted points total: 50 (GD: -21) Photo: Pete Norton