This is shaping up to be quite the intriguing clash at Stadium of Light in the Championship. Sunderland is in 5th position and welcome Norwich City in 8th place. Learn more about the match here!
- Sunderland have not yet lost a game at home.
- Norwich City have lost all their away matches so far.
The visiting Norwich City played their last game only four days ago, a Carabao Cup match.
Sunderland form and stats
Sunderland are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Championship games here at Stadium of Light.
It's back home for Sunderland, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Stoke City away with the result 1-0. Stewart found the net in that victory. Patterson, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.71 out of 10 in that game. Patterson topped it up with a clean sheet.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Sheffield United.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Rotherham United in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadium of Light.
Early season league goal statistics from Sunderland's 2 home games: 3 goals, 3 conceded.
Norwich City form and stats
It's not happening yet for Norwich City on their Championship travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Norwich City delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against AFC Bournemouth in their previous match; a Carabao Cup fixture.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Millwall.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Norwich City manager Smith as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Birmingham City.
Norwich City have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these participants: Sunderland won three, Norwich City triumphed in four and we saw three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Stewart 3 goals |  E. Simms 3 goals |   J. Sargent 3 goals |
Sunderland missing players
Norwich City missing players
| Sunderland | Norwich City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 4.6 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| 6.8 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.8 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 11.5 | 17.4 |
| 3.8 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 10 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 42% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 9% | 22% |
| 14.6 | 15 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 7 | 8.2 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 2.8 |
- All of Sunderland's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Norwich City have lost all their away matches so far.
- Norwich City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Norwich City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunderland have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sunderland have scored in all their matches so far.
- Sunderland have yet to win a game at home.
- Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Sunderland | Last season | Norwich City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 49 | 25 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 26 | 18 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 13 | 26 | ||
| 83 | 52 | Scored | S | 11 | 23 | ||
| 54 | 19 | Conceded | C | 41 | 84 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 78% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 84% | 84% | ||
| 55% | 52% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 61% | ||
| 29% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 29% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 13% | ||
| 53% | 52% | BTTS | BTTS | 32% | 37% | ||
| 37% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 4% | Failed to Score | F T | 63% | 58% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.6 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.1 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 10 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 22% | ||
| 11.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.6 | 16.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Watford | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Reading | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 5 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 23 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
