Football match preview: Sunderland vs Southampton

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 02.Sep
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

Sunderland get ready to host Southampton for another interesting Championship fixture here at Stadium of Light.

Both squads have had enough days rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's agree to expect an energetic match!

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Sunderland form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Sunderland's two home games in the Championship so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland shared the glory with Coventry City in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Sunderland's goalie Patterson played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Coventry City with a stunning six saves. The goalie Patterson was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.13 out of ten. Patterson topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, Sunderland won a home game hosting Rotherham United (2-1).

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Sunderland at home in the league. 3 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Southampton form and stats

Southampton are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Championship.

Southampton had fun at their own home (Stadium of Light) last time out, beating Queens Park Rangers 2-1. Edozie and Armstrong scored. Manning was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.35. The defender Manning signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and won 4 of 8 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Plymouth Argyle at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Southampton have the goal stats of 4-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Southampton have won or drawn the last 5 matches (3-2-0) versus Sunderland.

Top Goalscorers

SouthamptonA. Armstrong
A. Armstrong
4 goals
SouthamptonC. Adams
C. Adams
3 goals
SunderlandJ. Bellingham
J. Bellingham
2 goals

Sunderland missing players

Southampton missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Southampton
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 1 2 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
4 3 1 Scored S 2 4 10
5 3 2 Conceded C 1 2 7
75% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
8.8 8 11 Corners for (avg) C F 6 8 8
3.2 2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4 3.8
2.5 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 4 4.8
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 15.5 20 Shots (avg) S ( 23 21 20
3.5 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 8 7.5
29% 38% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 25% 33%
 
11.2 8.5 13 Shots against (avg) S A 8 11.5 12.2
3.5 3 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 1.5 3.5
Sunderland Last season Southampton
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
48 24   Played P   19 38
19 8   Won W   4 6
15 9   Drew D   2 7
14 7   Lost L   13 25
70 35   Scored S   17 36
58 34   Conceded C   36 73
94% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 97%
79% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 66%
54% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 53%
19% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 34%
10% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 18%
60% 67%   BTTS BTTS   47% 53%
29% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 11%
17% 17%   Failed to Score F T   42% 39%
 
4.5 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 4.1
5.2 5   Corners against (avg) C A   6.3 5.5
2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 1.9
4 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12 13.2   Shots (avg) S (   10.1 11.1
4 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.6
36% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 26%
 
12.2 11.5   Shots against (avg) S A   14.4 13.9
3.6 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 4.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leicester City 4 4 0 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 12
2 Norwich City 4 3 1 0 13 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 8 4 7 10
3 Birmingham City 4 3 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
4 Southampton 4 3 1 0 10 7 2 1 1 0 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 10
5 Preston North End 4 3 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 10
6 Ipswich Town 4 3 0 1 8 5 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 9
7 West Bromwich Albion 4 2 1 1 9 7 2 2 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 7
8 Hull City 4 2 1 1 8 6 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 7
9 Stoke City 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 6
10 Millwall 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 6
11 Coventry City 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 5
12 Leeds United 4 1 2 1 7 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
13 Bristol City 4 1 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -1 5
14 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
15 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
16 Plymouth Argyle 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
17 Cardiff City 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 4
18 Sunderland 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
19 Queens Park Rangers 4 1 0 3 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 3 7 -5 3
20 Swansea City 4 0 2 2 5 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 2
21 Rotherham United 4 0 1 3 5 10 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 1
22 Middlesbrough 4 0 1 3 3 9 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 7 -6 1
23 Huddersfield Town 4 0 1 3 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -7 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 4 0 0 4 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 3 6 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 28 5 5 94 33 19 17 1 1 60 17 19 11 4 4 34 16 61 89
2 Arsenal 38 26 6 6 88 43 19 14 3 2 53 25 19 12 3 4 35 18 45 84
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 58 43 19 15 3 1 36 10 19 8 3 8 22 33 15 75
4 Newcastle United 38 19 14 5 68 33 19 11 6 2 36 14 19 8 8 3 32 19 35 71
5 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 75 47 19 13 5 1 46 17 19 6 5 8 29 30 28 67
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 18 8 12 72 53 19 10 4 5 37 21 19 8 4 7 35 32 19 62
7 Aston Villa 38 18 7 13 51 46 19 12 2 5 33 21 19 6 5 8 18 25 5 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 6 14 70 63 19 12 1 6 37 25 19 6 5 8 33 38 7 60
9 Brentford 38 15 14 9 58 46 19 10 7 2 35 18 19 5 7 7 23 28 12 59
10 Fulham 38 15 7 16 55 53 19 8 5 6 31 29 19 7 2 10 24 24 2 52
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 40 49 19 7 7 5 21 23 19 4 5 10 19 26 -9 45
12 Chelsea 38 11 11 16 38 47 19 6 7 6 20 19 19 5 4 10 18 28 -9 44
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 31 58 19 9 3 7 19 20 19 2 5 12 12 38 -27 41
14 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 42 55 19 8 4 7 26 24 19 3 3 13 16 31 -13 40
15 AFC Bournemouth 38 11 6 21 37 71 19 6 4 9 20 28 19 5 2 12 17 43 -34 39
16 Nottingham Forest 38 9 11 18 38 68 19 8 6 5 27 24 19 1 5 13 11 44 -30 38
17 Everton 38 8 12 18 34 57 19 6 3 10 16 27 19 2 9 8 18 30 -23 36
18 Leicester City 38 9 7 22 51 68 19 5 4 10 23 27 19 4 3 12 28 41 -17 34
19 Leeds United 38 7 10 21 48 78 19 5 7 7 26 37 19 2 3 14 22 41 -30 31
20 Southampton 38 6 7 25 36 73 19 2 5 12 19 37 19 4 2 13 17 36 -37 25

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leicester City 4 4 0 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 12
2 Norwich City 4 3 1 0 13 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 8 4 7 10
3 Birmingham City 4 3 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
4 Southampton 4 3 1 0 10 7 2 1 1 0 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 10
5 Preston North End 4 3 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 10
6 Ipswich Town 4 3 0 1 8 5 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 9
7 West Bromwich Albion 4 2 1 1 9 7 2 2 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 7
8 Hull City 4 2 1 1 8 6 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 7
9 Stoke City 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 6
10 Millwall 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 6
11 Coventry City 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 5
12 Leeds United 4 1 2 1 7 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
13 Bristol City 4 1 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -1 5
14 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
15 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
16 Plymouth Argyle 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
17 Cardiff City 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 4
18 Sunderland 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
19 Queens Park Rangers 4 1 0 3 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 3 7 -5 3
20 Swansea City 4 0 2 2 5 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 2
21 Rotherham United 4 0 1 3 5 10 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 1
22 Middlesbrough 4 0 1 3 3 9 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 7 -6 1
23 Huddersfield Town 4 0 1 3 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -7 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 4 0 0 4 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 3 6 -5 0

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.