Accrington Stanley perform at a high level so far being 8th in the table. Sunderland can look both up and down from their 11th position.
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals (14) in League One
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 8 League One games here at Wham Stadium for Accrington Stanley. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Accrington Stanley, as their goalkeeper Nathan Baxter has completely shut out the opponents for 187 minutes in the League One.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Blackpool in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that match, a win away at Gillingham.
The Accrington Stanley fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. From these home matches, Accrington have conceded only 6 goals.
Sunderland form and stats
Sunderland, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in League One, have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 4-4-0 from 8 games.
Sunderland delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against AFC Wimbledon (placed 15th) in their previous match; a League One game. Preceding that game was the away victory against Lincoln City with the score of 4-0.
Sunderland has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games. Sunderland are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between the teams: Accrington Stanley won zero, Sunderland won three and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Wyke 8 goals |  D. Charles 6 goals |  J. Pritchard 4 goals |
Accrington Stanley missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Accrington Stanley | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 88% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 76% |
| 50% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 18% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 53% |
| 50% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 62% | 41% |
| 19% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.7 | 13 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 13.1 | 13.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 33% | 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 37% | 32% |
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals (14) in League One
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in League One
- Sunderland have not yet lost a game away.
- Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Portsmouth | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Hull City | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -9 | 22 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 18 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -13 | 17 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -15 | 15 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 13 |