Evenly matched teams: Sunderland vs Swansea City match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

Sunderland have played better than Swansea City so far, but every game begins at 0-0. Here's all the details you need prior to kickoff:

Insights:
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sunderland form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Sunderland at their home stadium (Stadium of Light) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Sunderland are returning here after visiting Shrewsbury Town in a FA Cup match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.

Before that, Sunderland played out a Championship draw 1-1 when visiting Blackpool.

This is expected to be a close game, with Sunderland perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sunderland as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Sunderland has won 7 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Goals from both sides! That has happened in 5 league matches in a row for this team. Will it happen again?

Sunderland are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. Sunderland's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Swansea City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Bristol City in their previous outing. The FA Cup battle ended 1-1.

A loss against Burnley was the result prior to that, in a Championship home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Swansea City in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Swansea City, 8 draws and 4 defeats.

Swansea have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Swansea City have conceded 20 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have battled previously this season: Swansea City - Sunderland 2-1. Sunderland-Swansea City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sunderland one win, Swansea City five wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
9 goals
Swansea CityJ. Piroe
J. Piroe
8 goals
SunderlandA. Traoré
A. Traoré
6 goals

Sunderland missing players

Swansea City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Swansea City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 12 5 Played P 3 13 26
10 4 0 Won W 1 3 9
8 4 3 Drew D 0 6 8
8 4 2 Lost L 2 4 9
38 16 4 Scored S 3 16 36
29 13 6 Conceded C 7 20 36
92% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
77% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 77%
54% 58% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 54% 58%
19% 17% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 31%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 12%
58% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 69% 54%
27% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 23%
23% 33% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 23% 27%
 
4.3 4.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.7 5.8
5.6 5.3 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.6 4.6
2.4 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.3 2.7 2.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
11.2 12.9 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 11.5 12.3
3.5 3.9 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 4.3 4.3
41% 34% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 29% 32%
 
11.9 11.3 12.4 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 10.9 9.2
3.4 3.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.3 3.5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 26 16 8 2 52 25 13 9 4 0 29 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 27 56
2 Sheffield United 26 15 6 5 44 23 12 7 3 2 26 12 14 8 3 3 18 11 21 51
3 Blackburn Rovers 26 14 0 12 30 30 13 9 0 4 20 13 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 42
4 Watford 26 11 7 8 31 28 12 6 2 4 17 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 3 40
5 Middlesbrough 26 11 6 9 41 33 12 5 5 2 17 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 8 39
6 Millwall 25 11 6 8 32 26 13 8 3 2 20 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 6 39
7 Luton Town 25 10 9 6 31 26 12 3 7 2 16 13 13 7 2 4 15 13 5 39
8 Sunderland 26 10 8 8 38 29 12 4 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 22 16 9 38
9 West Bromwich Albion 26 10 8 8 34 26 14 6 4 4 20 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 8 38
10 Preston North End 26 10 7 9 24 26 13 3 4 6 8 14 13 7 3 3 16 12 -2 37
11 Norwich City 26 10 6 10 32 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 12 5 2 5 13 13 3 36
12 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 6 10 28 31 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 5 3 5 12 14 -3 36
13 Reading 26 11 3 12 29 36 12 8 1 3 18 12 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 36
14 Coventry City 25 9 8 8 27 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 35
15 Swansea City 26 9 8 9 36 36 13 6 2 5 20 16 13 3 6 4 16 20 0 35
16 Hull City 26 9 6 11 32 42 13 4 2 7 13 22 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 33
17 Birmingham City 26 8 8 10 27 29 14 4 5 5 17 16 12 4 3 5 10 13 -2 32
18 Stoke City 26 8 6 12 28 34 13 3 3 7 13 18 13 5 3 5 15 16 -6 30
19 Bristol City 26 7 8 11 32 35 13 4 3 6 14 14 13 3 5 5 18 21 -3 29
20 Cardiff City 26 7 7 12 20 29 13 4 4 5 10 11 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 28
21 Rotherham United 26 6 9 11 28 39 12 4 4 4 20 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -11 27
22 Blackpool 26 6 8 12 28 38 13 3 3 7 14 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -10 26
23 Huddersfield Town 25 7 4 14 24 32 14 5 2 7 13 14 11 2 2 7 11 18 -8 25
24 Wigan Athletic 26 6 6 14 26 46 14 2 3 9 11 28 12 4 3 5 15 18 -20 24

Swansea City:
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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 Burnley 26 16 8 2 52 25 13 9 4 0 29 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 27 56
2 Sheffield United 26 15 6 5 44 23 12 7 3 2 26 12 14 8 3 3 18 11 21 51
3 Blackburn Rovers 26 14 0 12 30 30 13 9 0 4 20 13 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 42
4 Watford 26 11 7 8 31 28 12 6 2 4 17 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 3 40
5 Middlesbrough 26 11 6 9 41 33 12 5 5 2 17 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 8 39
6 Millwall 25 11 6 8 32 26 13 8 3 2 20 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 6 39
7 Luton Town 25 10 9 6 31 26 12 3 7 2 16 13 13 7 2 4 15 13 5 39
8 Sunderland 26 10 8 8 38 29 12 4 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 22 16 9 38
9 West Bromwich Albion 26 10 8 8 34 26 14 6 4 4 20 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 8 38
10 Preston North End 26 10 7 9 24 26 13 3 4 6 8 14 13 7 3 3 16 12 -2 37
11 Norwich City 26 10 6 10 32 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 12 5 2 5 13 13 3 36
12 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 6 10 28 31 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 5 3 5 12 14 -3 36
13 Reading 26 11 3 12 29 36 12 8 1 3 18 12 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 36
14 Coventry City 25 9 8 8 27 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 35
15 Swansea City 26 9 8 9 36 36 13 6 2 5 20 16 13 3 6 4 16 20 0 35
16 Hull City 26 9 6 11 32 42 13 4 2 7 13 22 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 33
17 Birmingham City 26 8 8 10 27 29 14 4 5 5 17 16 12 4 3 5 10 13 -2 32
18 Stoke City 26 8 6 12 28 34 13 3 3 7 13 18 13 5 3 5 15 16 -6 30
19 Bristol City 26 7 8 11 32 35 13 4 3 6 14 14 13 3 5 5 18 21 -3 29
20 Cardiff City 26 7 7 12 20 29 13 4 4 5 10 11 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 28
21 Rotherham United 26 6 9 11 28 39 12 4 4 4 20 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -11 27
22 Blackpool 26 6 8 12 28 38 13 3 3 7 14 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -10 26
23 Huddersfield Town 25 7 4 14 24 32 14 5 2 7 13 14 11 2 2 7 11 18 -8 25
24 Wigan Athletic 26 6 6 14 26 46 14 2 3 9 11 28 12 4 3 5 15 18 -20 24

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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.