Fleetwood Town and Sunderland spectators can't wait for League One clash at Highbury Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Date: Wed 01.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Highbury Stadium (5500 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Fleetwood Town in 8th and Sunderland in 13th place.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fleetwood Town and Sunderland.

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Fleetwood Town form and stats

24 points is a decent return from 11 League One games here at Highbury Stadium for Fleetwood Town. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Two draws in a row at home now for Fleetwood Town.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Bristol Rovers in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that match, a win away at Rochdale.

Fleetwood Town are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Ipswich Town awaits in three days.

Fleetwood Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Highbury Stadium with 17 goals in 11 league matches. Fleetwood Town have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sunderland form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

It's the second away game in a row for Sunderland, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Doncaster Rovers (placed 16th) in the League One last time out. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Bolton Wanderers.

A quick return to home after this game, as Sunderland are hosting Lincoln City in the League One only three days away.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Sunderland have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Fleetwood Town 1 win, 1 draw and Sunderland 0 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Fleetwood TownP. Madden
P. Madden
13 goals
Fleetwood TownC. Evans
C. Evans
7 goals
Fleetwood TownJ. Morris
J. Morris
6 goals

Fleetwood Town missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fleetwood Town Sunderland
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 3 10 21
10 7 2 Won W 1 3 8
5 3 1 Drew D 0 2 7
6 1 0 Lost L 2 5 6
36 17 7 Scored S 3 9 27
28 8 2 Conceded C 3 13 22
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
86% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 70% 76%
67% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 40% 43%
33% 9% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 10% 14%
19% 9% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
71% 64% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 62%
19% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
14% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 29%
 
5.7 5.7 4 Corners For (avg) C F 3.7 4.7 4.9
3.7 3.9 5.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.7 4.2 4.1
1.8 1.4 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.8 2.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 3
 
298 155 36 Total Shots T S 33 109 236
98 53 20 Shots on Target S O 9 32 76
37% 32% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 28% 36%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Fleetwood Town has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
  • Fleetwood Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sunderland have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Sunderland 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 Wycombe Wanderers 23 12 7 4 31 21 12 9 2 1 23 14 11 3 5 3 8 7 10 43
2 Oxford United 22 11 6 5 41 21 10 7 2 1 20 7 12 4 4 4 21 14 20 39
3 Rotherham United 23 11 5 7 40 24 11 4 3 4 19 10 12 7 2 3 21 14 16 38
4 Ipswich Town 22 10 7 5 32 21 10 3 5 2 13 9 12 7 2 3 19 12 11 37
5 Coventry City 22 9 10 3 30 24 12 8 3 1 16 8 10 1 7 2 14 16 6 37
6 Peterborough United 23 10 6 7 43 32 11 7 2 2 25 12 12 3 4 5 18 20 11 36
7 Bristol Rovers 22 10 6 6 30 27 12 5 5 2 18 13 10 5 1 4 12 14 3 36
8 Fleetwood Town 21 10 5 6 36 28 11 7 3 1 17 8 10 3 2 5 19 20 8 35
9 Portsmouth 22 9 7 6 33 27 12 7 5 0 22 11 10 2 2 6 11 16 6 34
10 Blackpool 23 8 10 5 31 26 12 6 2 4 18 15 11 2 8 1 13 11 5 34
11 Gillingham 23 8 8 7 27 23 12 7 1 4 20 12 11 1 7 3 7 11 4 32
12 Shrewsbury Town 22 8 8 6 21 23 11 5 3 3 14 14 11 3 5 3 7 9 -2 32
13 Sunderland 21 8 7 6 27 22 11 5 5 1 18 9 10 3 2 5 9 13 5 31
14 Burton Albion 22 8 6 8 28 27 10 4 3 3 11 8 12 4 3 5 17 19 1 30
15 Accrington Stanley 23 7 8 8 33 31 10 5 2 3 23 13 13 2 6 5 10 18 2 29
16 Doncaster Rovers 20 7 7 6 31 23 12 5 4 3 18 14 8 2 3 3 13 9 8 28
17 Lincoln City 22 8 3 11 26 27 9 6 1 2 16 10 13 2 2 9 10 17 -1 27
18 AFC Wimbledon 23 6 5 12 28 35 11 4 4 3 13 13 12 2 1 9 15 22 -7 23
19 Rochdale 23 6 4 13 25 40 11 2 3 6 10 17 12 4 1 7 15 23 -15 22
20 Tranmere Rovers 22 5 6 11 26 39 11 3 5 3 17 14 11 2 1 8 9 25 -13 21
21 Milton Keynes Dons 23 6 3 14 23 36 12 5 1 6 12 18 11 1 2 8 11 18 -13 21
22 Southend United 23 1 5 17 26 64 11 0 3 8 11 34 12 1 2 9 15 30 -38 8
23 Bolton Wanderers 20 4 7 9 15 42 11 3 6 2 11 15 9 1 1 7 4 27 -27 7

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 Wycombe Wanderers 23 12 7 4 31 21 12 9 2 1 23 14 11 3 5 3 8 7 10 43
2 Oxford United 22 11 6 5 41 21 10 7 2 1 20 7 12 4 4 4 21 14 20 39
3 Rotherham United 23 11 5 7 40 24 11 4 3 4 19 10 12 7 2 3 21 14 16 38
4 Ipswich Town 22 10 7 5 32 21 10 3 5 2 13 9 12 7 2 3 19 12 11 37
5 Coventry City 22 9 10 3 30 24 12 8 3 1 16 8 10 1 7 2 14 16 6 37
6 Peterborough United 23 10 6 7 43 32 11 7 2 2 25 12 12 3 4 5 18 20 11 36
7 Bristol Rovers 22 10 6 6 30 27 12 5 5 2 18 13 10 5 1 4 12 14 3 36
8 Fleetwood Town 21 10 5 6 36 28 11 7 3 1 17 8 10 3 2 5 19 20 8 35
9 Portsmouth 22 9 7 6 33 27 12 7 5 0 22 11 10 2 2 6 11 16 6 34
10 Blackpool 23 8 10 5 31 26 12 6 2 4 18 15 11 2 8 1 13 11 5 34
11 Gillingham 23 8 8 7 27 23 12 7 1 4 20 12 11 1 7 3 7 11 4 32
12 Shrewsbury Town 22 8 8 6 21 23 11 5 3 3 14 14 11 3 5 3 7 9 -2 32
13 Sunderland 21 8 7 6 27 22 11 5 5 1 18 9 10 3 2 5 9 13 5 31
14 Burton Albion 22 8 6 8 28 27 10 4 3 3 11 8 12 4 3 5 17 19 1 30
15 Accrington Stanley 23 7 8 8 33 31 10 5 2 3 23 13 13 2 6 5 10 18 2 29
16 Doncaster Rovers 20 7 7 6 31 23 12 5 4 3 18 14 8 2 3 3 13 9 8 28
17 Lincoln City 22 8 3 11 26 27 9 6 1 2 16 10 13 2 2 9 10 17 -1 27
18 AFC Wimbledon 23 6 5 12 28 35 11 4 4 3 13 13 12 2 1 9 15 22 -7 23
19 Rochdale 23 6 4 13 25 40 11 2 3 6 10 17 12 4 1 7 15 23 -15 22
20 Tranmere Rovers 22 5 6 11 26 39 11 3 5 3 17 14 11 2 1 8 9 25 -13 21
21 Milton Keynes Dons 23 6 3 14 23 36 12 5 1 6 12 18 11 1 2 8 11 18 -13 21
22 Southend United 23 1 5 17 26 64 11 0 3 8 11 34 12 1 2 9 15 30 -38 8
23 Bolton Wanderers 20 4 7 9 15 42 11 3 6 2 11 15 9 1 1 7 4 27 -27 7

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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.