Sunderland look to Stadium of Light supporters for inspiration before Blackpool match

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 27.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

Sunderland and Blackpool are both riding high in the League One with their 3rd and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Sunderland have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in League One
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

Blackpool are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Sunderland form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Sunderland have managed 9 wins, 7 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 21 games.

The home supporters saw a 3-3 draw versus Accrington Stanley in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Hull City the opponent.

A disappointing finish for Sunderland in their match versus Accrington Stanley as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 3-3 full time score. A goal frenzy last time out for Sunderland, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Accrington Stanley. Fun stuff to watch!

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sunderland have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 18 games) they have won eight times, drawn eight and lost two.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sunderland as they are travelling to their away game against Plymouth Argyle in the League One. That match is four days after this one.

Sunderland are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 31 goals in 21 games. 23 goals have been conceded.

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Blackpool form and stats

9 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Blackpool playing as the away team in the League One this season.

Blackpool are looking to quickly end their 212 minutes long goal drought in the League One.

Blackpool might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Shrewsbury Town proved too strong as Blackpool slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Bloomfield Road. Prior to that match, the Blackpool manager N. Critchley faced defeat when travelling to Rochdale and losing 0-1.

We have checked recent matches where Blackpool have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were one victory, six draws and two defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Blackpool manager N. Critchley as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Northampton Town.

Blackpool are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 26 away goals from 21 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (19 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Blackpool - Sunderland 1-0. Last six meetings between the teams: Sunderland won two, Blackpool won two and two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandC. Wyke
C. Wyke
26 goals
BlackpoolJ. Yates
J. Yates
18 goals
SunderlandG. Leadbitter
G. Leadbitter
7 goals

Sunderland missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Blackpool
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
43 21 6 Played P 6 21 42
19 9 2 Won W 4 9 19
16 7 2 Drew D 2 4 11
8 5 2 Lost L 0 8 12
66 31 8 Scored S 11 26 53
39 23 8 Conceded C 4 19 37
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 90%
77% 76% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 62% 57%
42% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 31%
23% 24% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 14% 21%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 14%
53% 67% 83% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 38%
42% 29% 17% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 43%
9% 5% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.3 1.1
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
13.4 13 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12 11.6
4.7 4.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.8 4
33% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 33% 32%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (19) in League One
  • Sunderland have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in League One
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 44 26 8 10 77 36 22 13 4 5 29 13 22 13 4 5 48 23 41 86
2 Peterborough United 43 25 7 11 74 40 21 15 3 3 47 17 22 10 4 8 27 23 34 82
3 Sunderland 43 19 16 8 66 39 21 9 7 5 31 23 22 10 9 3 35 16 27 73
4 Lincoln City 42 21 9 12 64 44 22 9 4 9 35 30 20 12 5 3 29 14 20 72
5 Oxford United 44 20 8 16 70 54 22 12 4 6 35 21 22 8 4 10 35 33 16 68
6 Blackpool 42 19 11 12 53 37 21 10 7 4 27 18 21 9 4 8 26 19 16 68
7 Portsmouth 43 20 8 15 59 46 22 9 5 8 29 23 21 11 3 7 30 23 13 68
8 Charlton Athletic 42 18 12 12 63 52 20 6 6 8 30 34 22 12 6 4 33 18 11 66
9 Milton Keynes Dons 44 18 10 16 63 58 22 10 7 5 36 25 22 8 3 11 27 33 5 64
10 Gillingham 44 18 9 17 61 59 22 9 5 8 30 30 22 9 4 9 31 29 2 63
11 Ipswich Town 43 17 11 15 41 44 22 11 5 6 22 17 21 6 6 9 19 27 -3 62
12 Accrington Stanley 43 17 11 15 58 64 21 10 5 6 27 22 22 7 6 9 31 42 -6 62
13 Doncaster Rovers 42 18 6 18 58 58 22 11 4 7 33 28 20 7 2 11 25 30 0 60
14 Fleetwood Town 43 16 11 16 45 37 22 9 7 6 25 16 21 7 4 10 20 21 8 59
15 Crewe Alexandra 43 16 11 16 50 57 22 9 7 6 29 28 21 7 4 10 21 29 -7 59
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 13 14 15 46 50 20 5 7 8 26 27 22 8 7 7 20 23 -4 53
17 Burton Albion 43 14 11 18 55 66 21 6 3 12 26 39 22 8 8 6 29 27 -11 53
18 Plymouth Argyle 44 14 11 19 52 76 22 11 4 7 30 36 22 3 7 12 22 40 -24 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 43 12 13 18 50 64 21 7 4 10 28 33 22 5 9 8 22 31 -14 49
20 Wigan Athletic 44 13 9 22 50 70 22 5 6 11 23 38 22 8 3 11 27 32 -20 48
21 Northampton Town 44 11 11 22 40 63 22 8 5 9 20 23 22 3 6 13 20 40 -23 44
22 Rochdale 43 10 13 20 54 73 22 4 9 9 26 40 21 6 4 11 28 33 -19 43
23 Swindon Town 44 12 4 28 50 84 22 8 1 13 24 36 22 4 3 15 26 48 -34 40
24 Bristol Rovers 44 10 8 26 40 68 22 7 2 13 23 31 22 3 6 13 17 37 -28 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 Hull City 44 26 8 10 77 36 22 13 4 5 29 13 22 13 4 5 48 23 41 86
2 Peterborough United 43 25 7 11 74 40 21 15 3 3 47 17 22 10 4 8 27 23 34 82
3 Sunderland 43 19 16 8 66 39 21 9 7 5 31 23 22 10 9 3 35 16 27 73
4 Lincoln City 42 21 9 12 64 44 22 9 4 9 35 30 20 12 5 3 29 14 20 72
5 Oxford United 44 20 8 16 70 54 22 12 4 6 35 21 22 8 4 10 35 33 16 68
6 Blackpool 42 19 11 12 53 37 21 10 7 4 27 18 21 9 4 8 26 19 16 68
7 Portsmouth 43 20 8 15 59 46 22 9 5 8 29 23 21 11 3 7 30 23 13 68
8 Charlton Athletic 42 18 12 12 63 52 20 6 6 8 30 34 22 12 6 4 33 18 11 66
9 Milton Keynes Dons 44 18 10 16 63 58 22 10 7 5 36 25 22 8 3 11 27 33 5 64
10 Gillingham 44 18 9 17 61 59 22 9 5 8 30 30 22 9 4 9 31 29 2 63
11 Ipswich Town 43 17 11 15 41 44 22 11 5 6 22 17 21 6 6 9 19 27 -3 62
12 Accrington Stanley 43 17 11 15 58 64 21 10 5 6 27 22 22 7 6 9 31 42 -6 62
13 Doncaster Rovers 42 18 6 18 58 58 22 11 4 7 33 28 20 7 2 11 25 30 0 60
14 Fleetwood Town 43 16 11 16 45 37 22 9 7 6 25 16 21 7 4 10 20 21 8 59
15 Crewe Alexandra 43 16 11 16 50 57 22 9 7 6 29 28 21 7 4 10 21 29 -7 59
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 13 14 15 46 50 20 5 7 8 26 27 22 8 7 7 20 23 -4 53
17 Burton Albion 43 14 11 18 55 66 21 6 3 12 26 39 22 8 8 6 29 27 -11 53
18 Plymouth Argyle 44 14 11 19 52 76 22 11 4 7 30 36 22 3 7 12 22 40 -24 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 43 12 13 18 50 64 21 7 4 10 28 33 22 5 9 8 22 31 -14 49
20 Wigan Athletic 44 13 9 22 50 70 22 5 6 11 23 38 22 8 3 11 27 32 -20 48
21 Northampton Town 44 11 11 22 40 63 22 8 5 9 20 23 22 3 6 13 20 40 -23 44
22 Rochdale 43 10 13 20 54 73 22 4 9 9 26 40 21 6 4 11 28 33 -19 43
23 Swindon Town 44 12 4 28 50 84 22 8 1 13 24 36 22 4 3 15 26 48 -34 40
24 Bristol Rovers 44 10 8 26 40 68 22 7 2 13 23 31 22 3 6 13 17 37 -28 38

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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.