This could be an interesting match as Fleetwood Town have their presumed home advantage while Sunderland are ahead 27 points in the League One table.
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.
Fleetwood Town form and stats
Fleetwood Town have played 22 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-9-5 (wins-draws-losses). Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Highbury Stadium, but a victory now would be sweet for Fleetwood Town.Fleetwood Town drew their last game, also a home match. Bristol Rovers was the opponent, 0-0 the score. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Blackpool.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fleetwood Town as they are travelling to their away game against Wycombe Wanderers in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
The Fleetwood Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 31 in 22 matches. Fleetwood Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 26 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sunderland form and stats
As the visiting team Sunderland have produced an overall stat of 10-9-2 so far. Sunderland are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played twelve in a row without losing.Sunderland's last game was the home draw against Portsmouth (1-1). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Peterborough United that ended 1-1.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sunderland manager J. Ross as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Southend United.
Sunderland are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 32 times in 21 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Sunderland as they have only conceded 18 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Sunderland - Fleetwood Town 1-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last one meeting: 0 - 1 - 0 (Fleetwood Town wins - draws - Sunderland wins).Top Goalscorers
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C. Evans
17 goals / 1 assists
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P. Madden
13 goals / 1 assists
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A. McGeady
11 goals
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Fleetwood Town missing players
Sunderland missing players
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| Total | Home | Home vs
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Statistic | Away vs
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Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 7 | Played | 7 | 21 | 44 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Won | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | Drew | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Lost | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 56 | 31 | 12 | Scored | 14 | 32 | 78 |
| 50 | 26 | 11 | Conceded | 5 | 18 | 43 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 98% |
| 68% | 73% | 86% | Over 1.5 | 86% | 86% | 89% |
| 45% | 50% | 71% | Over 2.5 | 57% | 38% | 43% |
| 20% | 27% | 29% | Over 3.5 | 14% | 14% | 20% |
| 9% | 9% | 14% | Over 4.5 | 14% | 5% | 11% |
| 45% | 59% | 57% | BTTS | 57% | 67% | 70% |
| 36% | 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | 43% | 33% | 30% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 5% | 2% |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | Corners For (avg) | 5 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 6.2 | 6 | 5.9 | Corners Against (avg) | 5 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | 0 | 3 | 6 |
- Fleetwood Town is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| 12-03-19 |
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Coventry City | 2 - 1 | Fleetwood Town |
| 16-03-19 |
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Fleetwood Town | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| 30-03-19 |
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Accrington Stanley | 0 - 1 | Fleetwood Town |
| 06-04-19 |
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Fleetwood Town | 2 - 2 | Southend United |
| 13-04-19 |
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Barnsley | 4 - 2 | Fleetwood Town |
| 19-04-19 |
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Fleetwood Town | 1 - 1 | Peterborough United |
| 22-04-19 |
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Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Fleetwood Town |
| 27-04-19 |
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Fleetwood Town | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rovers |
| 30-04-19 |
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Fleetwood Town | 18:45 | Sunderland |
| 04-05-19 |
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Wycombe Wanderers | 16:30 | Fleetwood Town |
| 31-03-19 |
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Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Sunderland |
| 03-04-19 |
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Accrington Stanley | 0 - 3 | Sunderland |
| 06-04-19 |
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Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Sunderland |
| 09-04-19 |
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Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Burton Albion |
| 13-04-19 |
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Sunderland | 4 - 5 | Coventry City |
| 19-04-19 |
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Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 22-04-19 |
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Peterborough United | 1 - 1 | Sunderland |
| 27-04-19 |
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Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth |
| 30-04-19 |
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Fleetwood Town | 18:45 | Sunderland |
| 04-05-19 |
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Southend United | 16:30 | Sunderland |
| 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 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 87 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 46 | 91 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 45 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 79 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 42 | 91 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 80 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 33 | 87 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 44 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 78 | 43 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 35 | 85 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 45 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 85 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 45 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 74 | 58 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 70 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 65 | 59 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 66 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 53 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 64 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 45 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 65 | 54 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 63 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 45 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 62 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 45 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 61 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 34 | -4 | 60 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 50 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 58 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 45 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 66 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -16 | 54 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 45 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 83 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 46 | -29 | 54 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 45 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 72 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 36 | -14 | 52 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 45 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 49 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 22 | -4 | 51 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 58 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 50 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 45 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 67 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 41 | -13 | 50 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 45 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 63 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -21 | 49 |
| 20 | Southend United | 45 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 53 | 67 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -14 | 47 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 45 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 78 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 42 | -25 | 47 |
| 22 | Walsall | 45 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 71 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 34 | -22 | 46 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 80 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 38 | -29 | 46 |
| 24 | Bradford City | 45 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 49 | 77 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 46 | -28 | 40 |