Sports bettors believe Sunderland will beat Bristol Rovers at Stadium of Light

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

5th position in the League One table for Sunderland so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 13th-placed Bristol Rovers visits Stadium of Light.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Sunderland form and stats

Sunderland have performed here at Stadium of Light this season with 9 wins from 16 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 1. Sunderland has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadium of Light, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Sunderland, as their goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin has completely shut out the opponents for 308 minutes in the League One.

Happy days for Sunderland in their previous game, a League One match away at Oxford United (placed 10th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Rochdale.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sunderland, as the League One home game vs Fleetwood Town is only three days away.

A decent goal production from Sunderland in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 16 league matches. Sunderland are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadium of Light in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 16 matches.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

Playing away, Bristol Rovers have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 7 defeats in the League One this season.

The supporters enjoyed Bristol Rovers's previous game versus Blackpool (placed 16th), a League One 2-1 win played at home. Before that, Bristol Rovers travelled to Tranmere Rovers and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

J. Ginnelly came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Blackpool last time out, making the manager B. Garner feel like a tactical genius.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bristol Rovers as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bristol Rovers have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Sunderland-Bristol Rovers H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Sunderland three wins, Bristol Rovers zero wins, zero draws. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Bristol RoversJ. Clarke-Harris
J. Clarke-Harris
11 goals
SunderlandC. Maguire
C. Maguire
10 goals
SunderlandL. Gooch
L. Gooch
9 goals

Sunderland missing players

Bristol Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Bristol Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 4 Played P 4 15 31
15 9 1 Won W 1 5 11
9 6 2 Drew D 0 3 9
7 1 1 Lost L 3 7 11
42 29 5 Scored S 3 14 35
26 10 4 Conceded C 9 24 42
94% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 84%
68% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 74%
39% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 47% 45%
16% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 23%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
48% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 45%
32% 44% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 29%
26% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 53% 42%
 
5.1 5.1 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.2 4.2
4.4 3.6 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 7.1 6.9
2.2 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.1 2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
358 198 37 Total Shots T S 44 181 384
112 68 14 Shots on Target S O 11 48 113
38% 43% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 29% 31%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals (26)
  • Sunderland has the most scored goals in the first half (27)
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bristol Rovers have scored 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 Rotherham United 31 17 6 8 56 32 16 8 4 4 30 15 15 9 2 4 26 17 24 57
2 Coventry City 30 15 12 3 43 28 15 10 4 1 20 10 15 5 8 2 23 18 15 57
3 Wycombe Wanderers 32 16 8 8 41 36 17 12 3 2 31 19 15 4 5 6 10 17 5 56
4 Peterborough United 33 16 7 10 65 39 16 11 3 2 39 13 17 5 4 8 26 26 26 55
5 Sunderland 31 15 9 7 42 26 16 9 6 1 29 10 15 6 3 6 13 16 16 54
6 Portsmouth 30 15 8 7 45 30 15 10 5 0 28 12 15 5 3 7 17 18 15 53
7 Ipswich Town 32 14 10 8 45 31 14 6 5 3 23 15 18 8 5 5 22 16 14 52
8 Fleetwood Town 30 14 9 7 46 35 16 9 6 1 24 13 14 5 3 6 22 22 11 51
9 Gillingham 32 12 13 7 39 30 16 9 3 4 26 15 16 3 10 3 13 15 9 49
10 Oxford United 31 13 9 9 52 34 15 9 3 3 28 12 16 4 6 6 24 22 18 48
11 Doncaster Rovers 31 13 9 9 47 31 18 9 5 4 27 18 13 4 4 5 20 13 16 48
12 Burton Albion 31 11 10 10 42 42 15 6 6 3 16 11 16 5 4 7 26 31 0 43
13 Bristol Rovers 31 11 9 11 35 42 16 6 6 4 21 18 15 5 3 7 14 24 -7 42
14 Accrington Stanley 31 10 9 12 45 46 15 7 2 6 31 23 16 3 7 6 14 23 -1 39
15 Lincoln City 33 11 5 17 41 44 15 9 2 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 38
16 Blackpool 30 9 10 11 39 39 14 7 2 5 22 19 16 2 8 6 17 20 0 37
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 8 11 11 25 36 14 5 5 4 16 18 16 3 6 7 9 18 -11 35
18 Milton Keynes Dons 31 9 6 16 33 42 16 8 1 7 19 20 15 1 5 9 14 22 -9 33
19 Rochdale 31 9 6 16 35 51 14 4 4 6 15 19 17 5 2 10 20 32 -16 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 37 51 16 5 7 4 18 18 16 2 2 12 19 33 -14 30
21 Tranmere Rovers 30 5 8 17 28 53 17 3 6 8 19 26 13 2 2 9 9 27 -25 23
22 Southend United 32 3 7 22 33 79 15 1 4 10 13 38 17 2 3 12 20 41 -46 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 29 5 8 16 24 61 16 4 7 5 17 23 13 1 1 11 7 38 -37 11

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 Rotherham United 31 17 6 8 56 32 16 8 4 4 30 15 15 9 2 4 26 17 24 57
2 Coventry City 30 15 12 3 43 28 15 10 4 1 20 10 15 5 8 2 23 18 15 57
3 Wycombe Wanderers 32 16 8 8 41 36 17 12 3 2 31 19 15 4 5 6 10 17 5 56
4 Peterborough United 33 16 7 10 65 39 16 11 3 2 39 13 17 5 4 8 26 26 26 55
5 Sunderland 31 15 9 7 42 26 16 9 6 1 29 10 15 6 3 6 13 16 16 54
6 Portsmouth 30 15 8 7 45 30 15 10 5 0 28 12 15 5 3 7 17 18 15 53
7 Ipswich Town 32 14 10 8 45 31 14 6 5 3 23 15 18 8 5 5 22 16 14 52
8 Fleetwood Town 30 14 9 7 46 35 16 9 6 1 24 13 14 5 3 6 22 22 11 51
9 Gillingham 32 12 13 7 39 30 16 9 3 4 26 15 16 3 10 3 13 15 9 49
10 Oxford United 31 13 9 9 52 34 15 9 3 3 28 12 16 4 6 6 24 22 18 48
11 Doncaster Rovers 31 13 9 9 47 31 18 9 5 4 27 18 13 4 4 5 20 13 16 48
12 Burton Albion 31 11 10 10 42 42 15 6 6 3 16 11 16 5 4 7 26 31 0 43
13 Bristol Rovers 31 11 9 11 35 42 16 6 6 4 21 18 15 5 3 7 14 24 -7 42
14 Accrington Stanley 31 10 9 12 45 46 15 7 2 6 31 23 16 3 7 6 14 23 -1 39
15 Lincoln City 33 11 5 17 41 44 15 9 2 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 38
16 Blackpool 30 9 10 11 39 39 14 7 2 5 22 19 16 2 8 6 17 20 0 37
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 8 11 11 25 36 14 5 5 4 16 18 16 3 6 7 9 18 -11 35
18 Milton Keynes Dons 31 9 6 16 33 42 16 8 1 7 19 20 15 1 5 9 14 22 -9 33
19 Rochdale 31 9 6 16 35 51 14 4 4 6 15 19 17 5 2 10 20 32 -16 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 37 51 16 5 7 4 18 18 16 2 2 12 19 33 -14 30
21 Tranmere Rovers 30 5 8 17 28 53 17 3 6 8 19 26 13 2 2 9 9 27 -25 23
22 Southend United 32 3 7 22 33 79 15 1 4 10 13 38 17 2 3 12 20 41 -46 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 29 5 8 16 24 61 16 4 7 5 17 23 13 1 1 11 7 38 -37 11

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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.