Balanced ball game between Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion expected

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Mon 12.December
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

Sunderland have 30 points performing as the hosts. West Bromwich Albion have got 23 points from their away games. Will this be a home win?

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

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

When playing at home in the Championship, Sunderland have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.

Sunderland's last game was hosting Millwall (placed 7th) and winning 3-0. Batth, defender, was given a rating of 8.62/10 in that game, top of the team. Batth hit one key pass and won 11 of 14 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Birmingham City and winning 2-1.

Sunderland has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

2-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for West Bromwich Albion in their Championship matches away.

The West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Alex Palmer is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 337 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

WBA go into this game after a win, the home game against Stoke City that ended 2-0. Bartley was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.4. The defender Bartley scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and won 11 of 12 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Queens Park Rangers.

Few goals the story here? 9 of this side's most recent 11 league matches have had two or less goals.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far West Bromwich Albion have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. As opposed to that, WBA have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

West Bromwich Albion have pulled off a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without losing (2-4-0) when facing Sunderland.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
5 goals
SunderlandE. Simms
E. Simms
5 goals
SunderlandJ. Clarke
J. Clarke
4 goals

Sunderland missing players

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland West Bromwich Albion
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 9 20
8 3 1 Won W 1 2 5
6 4 1 Drew D 1 4 8
7 3 1 Lost L 1 3 7
29 13 2 Scored S 3 10 24
23 10 2 Conceded C 2 10 24
90% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
71% 60% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 75%
52% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 30%
19% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 20%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
48% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 67% 55%
33% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 30%
29% 40% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 11% 25%
 
4.2 3.7 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 4.7 7
6.1 5.6 7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.4 3.5
2.6 2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.2 13.3 12 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 11.3 13.7
3.6 4 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 2.9 3.8
39% 32% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 38% 32%
 
12.5 11.8 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 11.9 9.7
3.6 3.4 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.1 2.9
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • West Bromwich Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • West Bromwich Albion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • West Bromwich Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 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 Queens Park Rangers 21 9 4 8 26 24 10 5 2 3 15 10 11 4 2 5 11 14 2 31
7 Millwall 21 9 4 8 26 25 10 7 1 2 16 7 11 2 3 6 10 18 1 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 Sunderland 21 8 6 7 29 23 10 3 4 3 13 10 11 5 2 4 16 13 6 30
11 Luton Town 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 2 7 2 14 12 10 5 2 3 9 10 1 30
12 Coventry City 19 8 5 6 21 18 9 5 1 3 10 6 10 3 4 3 11 12 3 29
13 Reading 21 9 2 10 23 30 10 6 1 3 15 11 11 3 1 7 8 19 -7 29
14 Birmingham City 21 7 7 7 23 20 11 3 5 3 13 10 10 4 2 4 10 10 3 28
15 Middlesbrough 21 7 6 8 29 26 10 3 5 2 11 10 11 4 1 6 18 16 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

West Bromwich Albion:
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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 Queens Park Rangers 21 9 4 8 26 24 10 5 2 3 15 10 11 4 2 5 11 14 2 31
7 Millwall 21 9 4 8 26 25 10 7 1 2 16 7 11 2 3 6 10 18 1 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 Sunderland 21 8 6 7 29 23 10 3 4 3 13 10 11 5 2 4 16 13 6 30
11 Luton Town 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 2 7 2 14 12 10 5 2 3 9 10 1 30
12 Coventry City 19 8 5 6 21 18 9 5 1 3 10 6 10 3 4 3 11 12 3 29
13 Reading 21 9 2 10 23 30 10 6 1 3 15 11 11 3 1 7 8 19 -7 29
14 Birmingham City 21 7 7 7 23 20 11 3 5 3 13 10 10 4 2 4 10 10 3 28
15 Middlesbrough 21 7 6 8 29 26 10 3 5 2 11 10 11 4 1 6 18 16 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.