Accrington Stanley vs Sunderland: Match guide and preview

Competition: England League One
Date: Wed 03.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Wham Stadium (5397 seats)

The visiting Sunderland side should be favourites in this visit to Accrington Stanley, as the away team holds a 29 point advantage from their 37 league games this season.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago. Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

The story so far for Accrington Stanley at their home stadium (Wham Stadium) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats. Three consecutive losses here at Wham Stadium is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

The Accrington Stanley crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Fleetwood Town here at Wham Stadium in a League One match. Heartbreak before that as Accrington Stanley lost 2-5 at Burton Albion's place.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Accrington Stanley as they are travelling to their away game against AFC Wimbledon in the League One. That match is two days after this one.

Accrington Stanley has scored 19 goals at home this season, in 18 matches. 24 goals have been conceded.

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Sunderland form and stats

8 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Sunderland, who have the fewest conceded goals (16) away in League One, playing as the away team this season. Things are running smoothly for Sunderland who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 20 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Portsmouth. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Portsmouth game have they lost an away game, meaning Sunderland has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

Sunderland has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Portsmouth for a EFL Trophy game that ended a draw (2-2). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Walsall in the League One.

Sunderland has another fixture away, a League One game, against Rochdale in just two days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Sunderland find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 26 goals from 18 away fixtures. Sunderland are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 18 matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sunderland - Accrington Stanley 2-2 entered in the official records. Accrington Stanley-Sunderland H2H statistics last one meeting regardless of arena: Accrington Stanley 0 wins, Sunderland 0 wins, 1 draw.

Top Goalscorers

B. Kee
12 goals / 5 assists
S. McConville
10 goals / 6 assists
A. McGeady
10 goals / 5 assists

Accrington Stanley missing players

Sunderland missing players

Accrington Stanley Sunderland
Total Home Statistic Away Total
38 18 Played 18 37
40 19 Scored 26 64
55 24 Conceded 16 34
95% 94% Over 0.5 94% 97%
74% 78% Over 1.5 83% 86%
42% 39% Over 2.5 33% 43%
21% 17% Over 3.5 17% 22%
11% 6% Over 4.5 6% 11%
53% 61% Both teams to score 67% 70%
16% 11% Clean Sheet 33% 30%
37% 33% Failed To Score 6% 3%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luton Town 40 25 11 4 78 32 20 15 5 0 50 14 20 10 6 4 28 18 46 86
2 Barnsley 40 22 13 5 67 30 20 12 8 0 32 12 20 10 5 5 35 18 37 79
3 Portsmouth 39 21 11 7 68 41 19 10 6 3 33 16 20 11 5 4 35 25 27 74
4 Sunderland 37 19 16 2 64 34 19 11 8 0 38 18 18 8 8 2 26 16 30 73
5 Charlton Athletic 39 20 10 9 56 37 20 13 5 2 30 14 19 7 5 7 26 23 19 70
6 Doncaster Rovers 40 17 12 11 68 52 20 11 7 2 40 19 20 6 5 9 28 33 16 63
7 Peterborough United 39 16 10 13 60 54 20 7 6 7 25 26 19 9 4 6 35 28 6 58
8 Blackpool 40 14 15 11 45 43 20 7 8 5 26 21 20 7 7 6 19 22 2 57
9 Coventry City 40 16 9 15 45 45 20 8 5 7 21 19 20 8 4 8 24 26 0 57
10 Fleetwood Town 39 15 10 14 50 41 19 8 6 5 28 23 20 7 4 9 22 18 9 55
11 Burton Albion 39 14 11 14 53 46 20 9 5 6 29 19 19 5 6 8 24 27 7 53
12 Oxford United 40 12 13 15 47 55 20 10 2 8 30 24 20 2 11 7 17 31 -8 49
13 Gillingham 40 13 9 18 54 64 20 6 4 10 24 31 20 7 5 8 30 33 -10 48
14 Plymouth Argyle 40 12 11 17 51 63 20 8 6 6 33 31 20 4 5 11 18 32 -12 47
15 Shrewsbury Town 40 11 13 16 44 52 20 8 7 5 22 21 20 3 6 11 22 31 -8 46
16 Bristol Rovers 40 11 12 17 41 45 20 4 6 10 19 24 20 7 6 7 22 21 -4 45
17 Wycombe Wanderers 39 11 11 17 48 60 19 8 5 6 24 22 20 3 6 11 24 38 -12 44
18 Accrington Stanley 38 11 11 16 40 55 18 5 6 7 19 24 20 6 5 9 21 31 -15 44
19 Scunthorpe United 40 12 8 20 48 69 20 6 6 8 29 36 20 6 2 12 19 33 -21 44
20 Southend United 40 12 6 22 47 59 20 6 2 12 27 29 20 6 4 10 20 30 -12 42
21 Walsall 40 11 9 20 43 64 20 6 4 10 25 33 20 5 5 10 18 31 -21 42
22 AFC Wimbledon 40 12 6 22 36 58 20 5 3 12 20 34 20 7 3 10 16 24 -22 42
23 Rochdale 39 11 9 19 48 77 20 6 4 10 22 35 19 5 5 9 26 42 -29 42
24 Bradford City 40 10 6 24 43 68 20 7 2 11 24 29 20 3 4 13 19 39 -25 36

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