League One match preview and statistics: Accrington Stanley fight Sunderland

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Wed 17.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wham Stadium (5057 seats)

Accrington Stanley will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Sunderland.

Insights:
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League One

It's no vacation for neither Accrington nor Sunderland as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

8 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Accrington Stanley have to build on here at Wham Stadium in the League One.

In their previous game, the manager J. Coleman led his Accrington to a defeat in the League One match away at Milton Keynes Dons. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Wham Stadium. Prior to that, an away loss at Bristol Rovers.

The defeat against Milton Keynes Dons was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by M. O'Riley).

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Wigan Athletic are coming to town in three days.

Accrington are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 16 games. Accrington have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sunderland form and stats

8 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Sunderland, who have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League One, playing as the away team in the League One this season.

The Sunderland goalkeeper Lee Burge is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 322 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Sunderland won their last game, 1-0 versus Tranmere Rovers played at home. Preceding that game was the away League One victory against Portsmouth with the score of 2-0.

A new game in only three days for Sunderland, the League One home match versus Lincoln City. Busy days.

Sunderland has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 28 goals from 16 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - one - three (Accrington wins - draws - Sunderland wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandC. Wyke
C. Wyke
22 goals
Accrington StanleyD. Charles
D. Charles
16 goals
AccringtonC. Bishop
C. Bishop
8 goals

Accrington Stanley missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Accrington Stanley Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 5 16 33
14 8 2 Won W 2 8 16
8 4 1 Drew D 3 7 12
11 4 1 Lost L 0 1 5
46 21 5 Scored S 9 28 51
41 13 2 Conceded C 5 10 26
91% 81% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
73% 56% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 76%
48% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 39%
24% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 25% 21%
15% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
48% 44% 25% BTTS BTTS 60% 38% 48%
36% 44% 75% Clean Sheets C S 40% 62% 48%
24% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 9%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.5 1.3
6 4 2 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
13.5 14.1 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 16.2 13.8 13.2
4 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 5.1 4.5
35% 34% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 34% 34%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in League One
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League One
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 36 21 5 10 61 29 18 11 2 5 21 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 32 68
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 34 18 7 9 53 34 18 8 3 7 28 23 16 10 4 2 25 11 19 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 32 17 5 10 51 39 18 11 4 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 56
6 Ipswich Town 33 16 6 11 38 33 19 10 3 6 20 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 5 54
7 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
8 Charlton Athletic 35 14 10 11 49 46 17 5 5 7 27 31 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 52
9 Oxford United 33 14 8 11 46 39 15 7 4 4 19 12 18 7 4 7 27 27 7 50
10 Accrington Stanley 33 14 8 11 46 41 16 8 4 4 21 13 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 50
11 Gillingham 35 15 5 15 48 47 18 8 2 8 25 26 17 7 3 7 23 21 1 50
12 Blackpool 31 14 7 10 36 28 14 7 4 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 49
13 Crewe Alexandra 35 13 9 13 43 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 16 27 -3 48
14 Fleetwood Town 35 12 11 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 47
15 Milton Keynes Dons 35 12 9 14 50 50 17 6 7 4 27 22 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 45
16 Plymouth Argyle 35 12 9 14 44 56 18 9 4 5 27 27 17 3 5 9 17 29 -12 45
17 Shrewsbury Town 32 10 12 10 36 37 15 4 6 5 20 20 17 6 6 5 16 17 -1 42
18 Burton Albion 33 11 7 15 43 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 17 6 5 6 22 24 -13 40
19 Bristol Rovers 34 9 7 18 34 53 17 6 2 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 34
20 Northampton Town 35 8 9 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 33
21 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
22 Rochdale 35 7 10 18 43 64 17 1 7 9 17 35 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 31
23 Swindon Town 35 9 4 22 41 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 16 2 3 11 20 35 -24 31
24 AFC Wimbledon 33 7 10 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 31

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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 Hull City 36 21 5 10 61 29 18 11 2 5 21 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 32 68
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 34 18 7 9 53 34 18 8 3 7 28 23 16 10 4 2 25 11 19 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 32 17 5 10 51 39 18 11 4 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 56
6 Ipswich Town 33 16 6 11 38 33 19 10 3 6 20 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 5 54
7 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
8 Charlton Athletic 35 14 10 11 49 46 17 5 5 7 27 31 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 52
9 Oxford United 33 14 8 11 46 39 15 7 4 4 19 12 18 7 4 7 27 27 7 50
10 Accrington Stanley 33 14 8 11 46 41 16 8 4 4 21 13 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 50
11 Gillingham 35 15 5 15 48 47 18 8 2 8 25 26 17 7 3 7 23 21 1 50
12 Blackpool 31 14 7 10 36 28 14 7 4 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 49
13 Crewe Alexandra 35 13 9 13 43 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 16 27 -3 48
14 Fleetwood Town 35 12 11 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 47
15 Milton Keynes Dons 35 12 9 14 50 50 17 6 7 4 27 22 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 45
16 Plymouth Argyle 35 12 9 14 44 56 18 9 4 5 27 27 17 3 5 9 17 29 -12 45
17 Shrewsbury Town 32 10 12 10 36 37 15 4 6 5 20 20 17 6 6 5 16 17 -1 42
18 Burton Albion 33 11 7 15 43 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 17 6 5 6 22 24 -13 40
19 Bristol Rovers 34 9 7 18 34 53 17 6 2 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 34
20 Northampton Town 35 8 9 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 33
21 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
22 Rochdale 35 7 10 18 43 64 17 1 7 9 17 35 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 31
23 Swindon Town 35 9 4 22 41 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 16 2 3 11 20 35 -24 31
24 AFC Wimbledon 33 7 10 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 31

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.