The English second league or better known as the Championship has been considered the best second league in the world for years. The vast majority of teams are of similar quality and in my opinion this is one of the hardest leagues to predict. The position in the table very often does not have to be the main indicator of the quality of some teams and it is very difficult to predict who will emerge as the winner in the end. In any other league in the world, a team that is 11 places ahead of their opponent would be clear favourites, but that is not the case here. However, in the duel between Sunderland and WBA, we will try to take advantage of that, because I honestly believe that Sunderland has the quality, if not for a win, at least for a draw in this match. Sunderland used to be a stable participant in the Premier League, but everything changed when they were relegated in 2018. The following season, they were immediately relegated from the Championship and big problems began for the club that was the champion of England 6 times. For several seasons, they unsuccessfully tried to return to the Championship and they finally succeeded last season, winning the playoffs over Sheffield Wed and Wycombe. The club has stabilized and after 21 played rounds they occupy 10th place in the table, with 4 points and one game less than the place that guarantees the play off.A month has passed since the last matches in the Championship, and I expect that it will leave a mark on the fitness and teamwork level of the squads. In this sense, Sunderland may have a slight advantage over their opponent, because in the meantime they played against Millwall and achieved a 3-0 victory. That victory will definitely mean a lot of self-confidence for the players, because they managed to convincingly defeat one of their direct rivals for a place in the playoffs.

Today they will be visited by a team that is one of the most unpleasant surprises of this season. WBA is one of the biggest disappointments of this season, because before the start of the season, this club was considered one of the favorites for placement in the Premier League, but the club's results are not even close to expectations. At one point, things looked pretty bad for them, but with 3 tied victories before the break, they managed to somewhat redeem themselves and stabilize. The new coach has brought an obvious improvement in the game of this team and today's game will be a true indicator of how much they can do this season. They definitely have the quality to find themselves in the middle of the table at the end of the season, maybe even in the playoffs, but the road to get there is long and they will have many unpleasant opponents until then. In addition to the fact that today they are playing against a very dangerous opponent, the games that WBA play away from home are not their strong point. In the last 10 matches, they managed to record only two victories. It is very difficult to pick a clear winner here with both teams finding strong form under new managers. A draw is the most probable outcome, yet Sunderland holds a slim edge having restarted their campaign with a comfortable win against Millwall last week. Meanwhile, this is West Brom's first competitive game after the 2-0 win against Stroke City a month ago.

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多年来，英乙联赛或更广为人知的英冠联赛一直被认为是世界上最好的乙联赛。绝大多数球队的水平都差不多，在我看来，这是最难预测的联赛之一。积分榜上的位置通常并不一定是一些球队实力的主要指标，而且很难预测最终谁会成为赢家。在世界上任何一个联赛中，领先对手11个名次的球队都是最受欢迎的球队，但在这里却不是这样。然而，在桑德兰和WBA的对决中，我们将努力利用这一点，因为我真诚地相信桑德兰有实力，如果不是一场胜利，至少在这场比赛中是一场平局。桑德兰曾经是英超联赛的稳定参与者，但在2018年降级后，一切都改变了。接下来的一个赛季，他们立即从英冠降级，这支曾6次获得英格兰冠军的俱乐部开始出现大问题。在几个赛季中，他们都没有成功地试图重返英冠，他们最终在上赛季成功了，在季后赛中战胜了谢菲尔德Wed和威康比。俱乐部已经稳定下来，在21轮比赛后，他们在积分榜上排名第10,4分，比保证比赛的位置少了一场比赛。距离上一场英冠比赛已经过去了一个月，我希望这将在球队的体能和团队合作水平上留下印记。从这个意义上说，桑德兰可能比他们的对手有一点优势，因为在此期间他们对阵米尔沃尔并取得了3-0的胜利。这场胜利对球员来说无疑意味着很大的自信，因为他们成功地击败了他们的直接竞争对手之一，获得了季后赛的一席之地。

今天他们将迎来一支本赛季最令人不快的球队。WBA是本赛季最让人失望的球队之一，因为在赛季开始前，这家俱乐部被认为是排在英超的热门球队之一，但俱乐部的成绩甚至达不到预期。在某一时刻，情况对他们来说很糟糕，但在中场休息前，他们取得了3场平局，他们设法挽回了自己，并稳定了下来。新教练给这支球队的比赛带来了明显的改善，今天的比赛将是他们本赛季能做多少事情的真正指标。他们绝对有能力在赛季结束时跻身积分榜中游，甚至可能在季后赛中，但通往那里的路还很长，在那之前他们会有很多不愉快的对手。除了今天他们要面对一个非常危险的对手之外，WBA在客场的比赛也不是他们的强项。在过去的10场比赛中，他们只取得了两场胜利。在新教练的带领下，两支球队都找到了强劲的状态，在这里很难选出一个明确的赢家。平局是最有可能的结果，然而桑德兰在上周轻松战胜米尔沃尔后，重新开始了他们的比赛，保持着微弱的优势。与此同时，这也是西布朗继一个月前2:0战胜卒中城后的第一场正式比赛。