Sunderland vs Millwall match preview: Even contest expected at Stadium of Light

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 03.December
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

Championship: Two contenders in pretty good form get together for this game. Millwall with a wee advantage with their 6th place in the table?

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Sunderland form and stats

Sunderland have collected 10 points from their Championship home games so far after 2-4-3. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Sunderland, their manager Mowbray and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

It's back home for Sunderland, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Birmingham City away with the result 2-1. Simms and Diallo found the net in that victory. Diallo (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.15/10. Diallo scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Cardiff City with the scoreline 0-1.

Sunderland has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Sunderland have conceded 10 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Millwall form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Millwall so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).

Millwall play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-2 victory visiting Preston North End (placed 9th). That victory felt good as this side had gone three league rounds without winning. As you can tell from the result, the match against Preston North End was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? It's hard not to mention Flemming's lethal finishing against Preston North End. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Flemming got a match rating of 9.45 in that game, top player of the team. Flemming scored three goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A draw for Millwall before that, at their own venue hosting Hull City (0-0).

Millwall struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - two - zero (Sunderland wins - draws - Millwall wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Saville with 2 goals scored against Sunderland in these 2 encounters.

Top Goalscorers

MillwallZ. Flemming
Z. Flemming
7 goals
SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
5 goals
SunderlandJ. Clarke
J. Clarke
4 goals

Sunderland missing players

Millwall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Millwall
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 9 3 Played P 3 10 20
7 2 0 Won W 1 2 9
6 4 1 Drew D 2 3 4
7 3 2 Lost L 0 5 7
26 10 4 Scored S 5 10 26
23 10 7 Conceded C 3 15 22
90% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 90% 90%
70% 56% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 80%
50% 44% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 40% 40%
20% 22% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 15%
10% 11% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 10% 10%
50% 44% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 40%
30% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 10% 30%
30% 44% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 40%
 
4.3 4 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.1 4.3
6 5.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.1 3.9
2.7 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 13.7 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.7 12.4
3.5 3.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.1 4.1
37% 29% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 32% 32%
 
12.2 11 13.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 13.4 11.2
3.6 3.4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4.1 3.4

  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 21 11 8 2 40 23 11 7 4 0 23 10 10 4 4 2 17 13 17 41
2 Sheffield United 21 11 5 5 35 19 10 5 3 2 22 11 11 6 2 3 13 8 16 38
3 Blackburn Rovers 21 12 0 9 24 22 10 8 0 2 17 7 11 4 0 7 7 15 2 36
4 Watford 21 9 6 6 28 22 10 6 1 3 17 10 11 3 5 3 11 12 6 33
5 Norwich City 21 9 5 7 29 23 11 5 3 3 18 12 10 4 2 4 11 11 6 32
6 Millwall 20 9 4 7 26 22 10 7 1 2 16 7 10 2 3 5 10 15 4 31
7 Queens Park Rangers 21 9 4 8 26 24 10 5 2 3 15 10 11 4 2 5 11 14 2 31
8 Swansea City 21 8 7 6 27 28 10 5 2 3 15 13 11 3 5 3 12 15 -1 31
9 Preston North End 21 8 7 6 18 20 11 3 4 4 7 11 10 5 3 2 11 9 -2 31
10 Luton Town 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 2 7 2 14 12 10 5 2 3 9 10 1 30
11 Coventry City 19 8 5 6 21 18 9 5 1 3 10 6 10 3 4 3 11 12 3 29
12 Reading 21 9 2 10 23 30 10 6 1 3 15 11 11 3 1 7 8 19 -7 29
13 Birmingham City 21 7 7 7 23 20 11 3 5 3 13 10 10 4 2 4 10 10 3 28
14 Middlesbrough 21 7 6 8 29 26 10 3 5 2 11 10 11 4 1 6 18 16 3 27
15 Sunderland 20 7 6 7 26 23 9 2 4 3 10 10 11 5 2 4 16 13 3 27
16 Rotherham United 21 6 8 7 25 26 10 4 3 3 17 12 11 2 5 4 8 14 -1 26
17 Stoke City 21 7 4 10 22 27 10 3 2 5 11 14 11 4 2 5 11 13 -5 25
18 Bristol City 21 6 6 9 27 29 11 4 3 4 13 10 10 2 3 5 14 19 -2 24
19 Cardiff City 21 7 3 11 17 25 11 4 2 5 9 10 10 3 1 6 8 15 -8 24
20 Hull City 21 7 3 11 25 39 11 4 0 7 11 20 10 3 3 4 14 19 -14 24
21 West Bromwich Albion 20 5 8 7 24 24 11 3 4 4 14 14 9 2 4 3 10 10 0 23
22 Wigan Athletic 21 6 5 10 21 31 11 2 3 6 8 18 10 4 2 4 13 13 -10 23
23 Blackpool 21 6 4 11 24 33 10 3 1 6 12 16 11 3 3 5 12 17 -9 22
24 Huddersfield Town 20 5 4 11 19 26 11 4 2 5 10 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 -7 19

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Table
  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 21 11 8 2 40 23 11 7 4 0 23 10 10 4 4 2 17 13 17 41
2 Sheffield United 21 11 5 5 35 19 10 5 3 2 22 11 11 6 2 3 13 8 16 38
3 Blackburn Rovers 21 12 0 9 24 22 10 8 0 2 17 7 11 4 0 7 7 15 2 36
4 Watford 21 9 6 6 28 22 10 6 1 3 17 10 11 3 5 3 11 12 6 33
5 Norwich City 21 9 5 7 29 23 11 5 3 3 18 12 10 4 2 4 11 11 6 32
6 Millwall 20 9 4 7 26 22 10 7 1 2 16 7 10 2 3 5 10 15 4 31
7 Queens Park Rangers 21 9 4 8 26 24 10 5 2 3 15 10 11 4 2 5 11 14 2 31
8 Swansea City 21 8 7 6 27 28 10 5 2 3 15 13 11 3 5 3 12 15 -1 31
9 Preston North End 21 8 7 6 18 20 11 3 4 4 7 11 10 5 3 2 11 9 -2 31
10 Luton Town 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 2 7 2 14 12 10 5 2 3 9 10 1 30
11 Coventry City 19 8 5 6 21 18 9 5 1 3 10 6 10 3 4 3 11 12 3 29
12 Reading 21 9 2 10 23 30 10 6 1 3 15 11 11 3 1 7 8 19 -7 29
13 Birmingham City 21 7 7 7 23 20 11 3 5 3 13 10 10 4 2 4 10 10 3 28
14 Middlesbrough 21 7 6 8 29 26 10 3 5 2 11 10 11 4 1 6 18 16 3 27
15 Sunderland 20 7 6 7 26 23 9 2 4 3 10 10 11 5 2 4 16 13 3 27
16 Rotherham United 21 6 8 7 25 26 10 4 3 3 17 12 11 2 5 4 8 14 -1 26
17 Stoke City 21 7 4 10 22 27 10 3 2 5 11 14 11 4 2 5 11 13 -5 25
18 Bristol City 21 6 6 9 27 29 11 4 3 4 13 10 10 2 3 5 14 19 -2 24
19 Cardiff City 21 7 3 11 17 25 11 4 2 5 9 10 10 3 1 6 8 15 -8 24
20 Hull City 21 7 3 11 25 39 11 4 0 7 11 20 10 3 3 4 14 19 -14 24
21 West Bromwich Albion 20 5 8 7 24 24 11 3 4 4 14 14 9 2 4 3 10 10 0 23
22 Wigan Athletic 21 6 5 10 21 31 11 2 3 6 8 18 10 4 2 4 13 13 -10 23
23 Blackpool 21 6 4 11 24 33 10 3 1 6 12 16 11 3 3 5 12 17 -9 22
24 Huddersfield Town 20 5 4 11 19 26 11 4 2 5 10 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 -7 19

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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.