Game preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Sunderland welcome Crewe Alexandra

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

Sunderland are enjoying their stay in the top league spots while Crewe Alexandra are more nervous about avoiding relegation. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest points (9) away 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 performed here at Stadium of Light this season with 12 wins from 18 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 4.

The Sunderland fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Fleetwood Town and win 3-1. Midfield player Embleton got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, the max score being 10. Embleton scored one goal and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Charlton Athletic that finished 0-0.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (37 in 18 games), Sunderland's attacking play is working. 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 15 from 18 matches.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

Crewe Alexandra have only collected 9 points from their away games in the League One, after 2-3-13 (18 played).

Crewe Alexandra's previous game was their home loss versus Portsmouth (1-3).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Wycombe Wanderers.

A new game in only three days for Alexandra, the League One home match versus Wigan Athletic. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Crewe Alexandra have conceded 34 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This duo met each other previously this season: Crewe Alexandra - Sunderland 0-4. Sunderland-Crewe Alexandra H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Sunderland two wins, Crewe Alexandra zero wins, one draw. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
22 goals
Crewe AlexandraC. Long
C. Long
7 goals
Crewe AlexandraM. Mandron
M. Mandron
6 goals

Sunderland missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
18 12 3 Won W 0 2 6
9 2 0 Drew D 2 3 7
10 4 2 Lost L 3 13 23
64 37 11 Scored S 3 13 30
48 15 6 Conceded C 7 34 66
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
84% 78% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 83% 83%
65% 61% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 44% 44%
32% 33% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 28%
16% 17% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 14%
57% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 56% 53%
30% 39% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
16% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 44% 39%
 
6.1 6.5 8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 4.3 4.2
4.5 3.9 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 6.4 5.8
2.1 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.2 1.9
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
14.2 15.1 14.4 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 9.3 9.7
5.1 5.5 6.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.7 2.9
34% 37% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 27% 28%
 
12.1 11.1 9 Shots against (avg) S A 19.4 16.2 15.1
3.9 3.6 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5 4.4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Crewe Alexandra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest points (9) away in League One
  • Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sunderland have scored more than double the goals of Crewe Alexandra.
  • 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 Rotherham United 36 23 7 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 18 11 4 3 24 5 41 76
2 Wigan Athletic 34 22 6 6 59 32 18 11 3 4 26 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 72
3 Milton Keynes Dons 37 21 9 7 62 37 18 10 4 4 25 16 19 11 5 3 37 21 25 72
4 Oxford United 37 19 8 10 71 47 19 12 4 3 43 23 18 7 4 7 28 24 24 65
5 Sunderland 37 18 9 10 64 48 18 12 2 4 37 15 19 6 7 6 27 33 16 63
6 Plymouth Argyle 35 18 8 9 58 39 17 10 3 4 24 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 19 62
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 17 10 9 61 47 18 10 4 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 61
8 Sheffield Wednesday 35 17 10 8 53 40 17 11 4 2 30 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 13 61
9 Ipswich Town 37 16 11 10 57 39 18 9 7 2 31 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 18 59
10 Portsmouth 35 16 9 10 53 38 18 10 4 4 34 20 17 6 5 6 19 18 15 57
11 Bolton Wanderers 37 16 7 14 59 48 18 10 5 3 36 20 19 6 2 11 23 28 11 55
12 Accrington Stanley 35 13 7 15 44 57 18 10 4 4 32 25 17 3 3 11 12 32 -13 46
13 Cambridge United 36 11 12 13 46 52 18 7 7 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 45
14 Cheltenham Town 36 10 14 12 49 59 19 8 6 5 26 25 17 2 8 7 23 34 -10 44
15 Burton Albion 37 12 8 17 45 56 18 8 4 6 28 22 19 4 4 11 17 34 -11 44
16 Charlton Athletic 35 11 7 17 41 47 18 7 4 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 9 12 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 19 2 7 10 12 19 -4 39
18 Lincoln City 35 10 8 17 40 49 19 5 4 10 19 25 16 5 4 7 21 24 -9 38
19 Fleetwood Town 35 7 12 16 48 63 17 5 5 7 26 27 18 2 7 9 22 36 -15 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 36 6 15 15 39 56 17 2 11 4 21 24 19 4 4 11 18 32 -17 33
21 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 45 67 18 5 7 6 26 29 18 2 4 12 19 38 -22 32
22 Gillingham 36 6 12 18 28 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 17 2 7 8 16 25 -30 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 37 8 5 24 28 72 18 5 3 10 15 28 19 3 2 14 13 44 -44 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 36 6 7 23 30 66 18 4 4 10 17 32 18 2 3 13 13 34 -36 25

Crewe Alexandra:
England:
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 36 23 7 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 18 11 4 3 24 5 41 76
2 Wigan Athletic 34 22 6 6 59 32 18 11 3 4 26 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 72
3 Milton Keynes Dons 37 21 9 7 62 37 18 10 4 4 25 16 19 11 5 3 37 21 25 72
4 Oxford United 37 19 8 10 71 47 19 12 4 3 43 23 18 7 4 7 28 24 24 65
5 Sunderland 37 18 9 10 64 48 18 12 2 4 37 15 19 6 7 6 27 33 16 63
6 Plymouth Argyle 35 18 8 9 58 39 17 10 3 4 24 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 19 62
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 17 10 9 61 47 18 10 4 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 61
8 Sheffield Wednesday 35 17 10 8 53 40 17 11 4 2 30 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 13 61
9 Ipswich Town 37 16 11 10 57 39 18 9 7 2 31 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 18 59
10 Portsmouth 35 16 9 10 53 38 18 10 4 4 34 20 17 6 5 6 19 18 15 57
11 Bolton Wanderers 37 16 7 14 59 48 18 10 5 3 36 20 19 6 2 11 23 28 11 55
12 Accrington Stanley 35 13 7 15 44 57 18 10 4 4 32 25 17 3 3 11 12 32 -13 46
13 Cambridge United 36 11 12 13 46 52 18 7 7 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 45
14 Cheltenham Town 36 10 14 12 49 59 19 8 6 5 26 25 17 2 8 7 23 34 -10 44
15 Burton Albion 37 12 8 17 45 56 18 8 4 6 28 22 19 4 4 11 17 34 -11 44
16 Charlton Athletic 35 11 7 17 41 47 18 7 4 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 9 12 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 19 2 7 10 12 19 -4 39
18 Lincoln City 35 10 8 17 40 49 19 5 4 10 19 25 16 5 4 7 21 24 -9 38
19 Fleetwood Town 35 7 12 16 48 63 17 5 5 7 26 27 18 2 7 9 22 36 -15 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 36 6 15 15 39 56 17 2 11 4 21 24 19 4 4 11 18 32 -17 33
21 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 45 67 18 5 7 6 26 29 18 2 4 12 19 38 -22 32
22 Gillingham 36 6 12 18 28 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 17 2 7 8 16 25 -30 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 37 8 5 24 28 72 18 5 3 10 15 28 19 3 2 14 13 44 -44 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 36 6 7 23 30 66 18 4 4 10 17 32 18 2 3 13 13 34 -36 25

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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.