Sunderland vs AFC Wimbledon preview: Away team will have a difficult job at Stadium of Light

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

This is shaping up to be another interesting clash at Stadium of Light in the League One. Sunderland is in 8th place and host AFC Wimbledon in 10th place. Learn more about the match here!

Insights:
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in League One

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.

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Sunderland form and stats

Sunderland have only played one League One game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats from 23 matches.

The fans are hoping that Sunderland will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the League One game against Burton Albion (placed 2nd). Tom Flanagan was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.81 out of 10. The defender Flanagan hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Milton Keynes Dons and winning 2-1.

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 five wins, two draws and three defeats (from ten games).

There will be little rest for Sunderland after this match as they are travelling to Blackpool for a Carabao Cup game in only three days.

At Stadium of Light, Sunderland has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the League One, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 5 wins, 10 draws and 8 defeats from 23 matches.

Wimbledon played 1-1 against Gillingham in their previous match. George Marsh got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. Marsh hit two key passes. The draw against Gillingham came from a losing position. The Wimbledon manager M. Robinson brought on Ollie Palmer as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Preceding that match was the 3-3 draw at home vs Bolton Wanderers.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Wimbledon playing away, we found eight games. Results were two away wins, two draws and four home wins.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carabao Cup trip to Northampton Town.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, AFC Wimbledon has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Sunderland-AFC Wimbledon H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Sunderland four wins, AFC Wimbledon zero wins, one draw. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
2 goals
SunderlandE. Embleton
E. Embleton
1 goals
SunderlandA. McGeady
A. McGeady
1 goals

Sunderland missing players

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland AFC Wimbledon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 2 2 Scored S 0 2 6
3 1 1 Conceded C 0 1 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7.7 7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 5
4.3 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 4
2.3 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.3 14 14 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5 11.7
6 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 4.7
22% 50% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 43%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in League One
Sunderland Last season AFC Wimbledon
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
48 24   Played P   23 46
21 10   Won W   5 12
17 8   Drew D   10 15
10 6   Lost L   8 19
72 34   Scored S   22 54
45 26   Conceded C   31 70
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 93%
77% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 70%
42% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   30% 48%
23% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 26%
4% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 15%
54% 67%   BTTS BTTS   48% 52%
38% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 22%
12% 8%   Failed to Score F T   39% 33%
 
6.2 6.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 4.4
3.9 4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.3
1.4 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.3
3 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
13.7 13   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 10.9
4.7 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 3.8
32% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 31%

  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 3 3 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 9
2 Burton Albion 3 3 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Wycombe Wanderers 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
4 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Oxford United 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
6 Rotherham United 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 6
7 Accrington Stanley 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
8 Sunderland 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 6
9 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 5
10 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 5
11 Morecambe 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
12 Milton Keynes Dons 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 4
13 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Wigan Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
15 Cheltenham Town 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 4
16 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
17 Cambridge United 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
18 Gillingham 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Ipswich Town 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
20 Charlton Athletic 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
21 Crewe Alexandra 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 1
22 Fleetwood Town 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0
23 Doncaster Rovers 3 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0
24 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0
Last season 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 46 27 8 11 80 38 23 14 4 5 32 14 23 13 4 6 48 24 42 89
2 Peterborough United 46 26 9 11 83 46 23 15 5 3 52 22 23 11 4 8 31 24 37 87
3 Blackpool 46 23 11 12 60 37 23 12 7 4 30 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 23 80
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 23 9 8 6 32 25 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 23 9 5 9 35 30 23 13 6 4 34 20 19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 23 13 4 6 39 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 23 8 7 8 36 37 23 12 7 4 34 19 14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 23 9 5 9 29 24 23 12 4 7 36 27 14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 23 12 5 6 25 18 23 7 7 9 21 28 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 23 10 5 8 31 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 23 8 6 9 32 42 -5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 23 10 7 6 32 30 23 8 5 10 24 31 -5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 23 10 7 6 36 28 23 8 4 11 28 34 2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 23 11 4 8 34 32 23 8 3 12 29 35 -4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 23 9 8 6 26 17 23 7 4 12 23 29 3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 23 7 4 12 32 42 23 8 8 7 29 31 -12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 23 5 8 10 28 31 23 8 7 8 22 26 -7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 23 11 4 8 31 39 23 3 7 13 22 41 -27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 23 5 10 8 22 31 -16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 23 5 6 12 26 42 23 8 3 12 28 35 -23 48
21 Rochdale 46 11 14 21 61 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 23 7 5 11 34 36 -17 47
22 Northampton Town 46 11 12 23 41 67 23 8 5 10 20 26 23 3 7 13 21 41 -26 45
23 Swindon Town 46 13 4 29 55 89 23 8 1 14 25 38 23 5 3 15 30 51 -34 43
24 Bristol Rovers 46 10 8 28 40 70 23 7 2 14 23 32 23 3 6 14 17 38 -30 38

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 Portsmouth 3 3 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 9
2 Burton Albion 3 3 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Wycombe Wanderers 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
4 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Oxford United 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
6 Rotherham United 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 6
7 Accrington Stanley 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
8 Sunderland 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 6
9 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 5
10 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 5
11 Morecambe 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
12 Milton Keynes Dons 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 4
13 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Wigan Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
15 Cheltenham Town 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 4
16 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
17 Cambridge United 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
18 Gillingham 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Ipswich Town 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
20 Charlton Athletic 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
21 Crewe Alexandra 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 1
22 Fleetwood Town 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0
23 Doncaster Rovers 3 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0
24 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0

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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.