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, Sunderland in 10th and Burton Albion in 15th place.
It's no vacation for neither Sunderland nor Burton Albion as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sunderland form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 8 League One games here at Stadium of Light for Sunderland. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
The points were shared in Sunderland's previous game, also at home. Visiting Coventry City (placed 5th) travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Sunderland lost 0-1 at Gillingham's place.
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 five games) they have won 1 time, drawn 4 and lost 0.
The Sunderland manager P. Parkinson has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. 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 6 from 8 matches.
Burton Albion form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Two away games in a row for Burton Albion, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Peterborough United in the League One. Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Salford City in the FA Cup.
We have checked recent matches where Burton Albion have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were W0-D2-L1.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Burton Albion manager N. Clough as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Oldham Athletic.
Burton Albion has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Burton Albion have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Sunderland 1 win, 1 draw and Burton Albion 2 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Maguire 5 goals |  L. Gooch 4 goals |  A. McGeady 3 goals |
Sunderland missing players
Burton Albion missing players
| Sunderland | Burton Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 18 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 80% |
| 81% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 53% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 78% | 47% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 27% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 13% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 40% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 22% | 40% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | 40% |
| 4.5 | 4 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.4 | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 181 | 90 | 5 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 133 | 216 |
| 57 | 33 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 46 | 65 |
| 40% | 48% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | 28% |
- Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Burton Albion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sunderland have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 in all their home matches so far.
- Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 29 |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 29 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 19 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 18 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 16 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 13 |
| 22 | Southend United | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -35 | 5 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 26 | -27 | 1 |