Sunderland get ready to host Accrington Stanley for another engrossing League One match here at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland have won all their matches at home so far.
- Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Both participants have had enough days rest since their previous match. Let's aim for an energetic fixture!
Sunderland form and stats
As mentioned below, Sunderland are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 League One games.
The Sunderland supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Wycombe Wanderers in League One and win 3-1. The gifted forward Ross Stewart edged out all the other players in that match and was awarded a match rating of 8.42 out of 10. Stewart scored two goals and hit two key passes.
In the game before, an away victory in the Carabao Cup match versus Blackpool with a 3-2 scoreline.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sunderland matches with similar probabilities have ended with six wins, two draws and three defeats (from eleven games).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (6 in 3 games), Sunderland's attacking play is working. Sunderland have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
Things could have gone better for Accrington Stanley in their League One away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
The supporters enjoyed Accrington's previous game versus Shrewsbury Town (placed 22nd), a League One 1-0 win played at home. Defender Ross Sykes was the best team player with a rating of 7.85. Sykes hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Barrow.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Accrington when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing five times, drawing one and winning zero games.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Accrington have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's four Sunderland victories, two draws and zero Accrington Stanley wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Stewart 4 goals |  E. Embleton 2 goals |   M. Butcher 2 goals |
Sunderland missing players
Accrington Stanley missing players
| Sunderland | Accrington Stanley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 20% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 6.4 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.7 | 12.3 |
| 5.6 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| 29% | 43% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 23% |
- Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunderland have won all their matches at home so far.
- Sunderland have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sunderland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | AFC Wimbledon | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |