League One: Sunderland - Gillingham preview and statistics

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

It's advantage Sunderland so far with their 5th position in the League One table, welcoming Gillingham who are placed 11th.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sunderland form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadium of Light as Sunderland have scored 33 goals to get 37 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the League One are 10-7-1 (wins-draws-losses).

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 Coventry City (placed 1st). In the match before that, Sunderland hosted Fleetwood Town and drew the game 1-1.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sunderland's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played nine games, won two matches, drawn five and lost two.

There will be little rest for Sunderland after this match as they are travelling to Bristol Rovers for a League One game in only three days.

The Sunderland fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 33 goals in 18 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 11 from 18 matches.

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Gillingham form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Gillingham have produced an overall stat of 3-11-3 so far. Gillingham are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Gillingham failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs AFC Wimbledon (placed 19th) that ended with defeat 1-2. A 0-0 draw at Lincoln City's stadium before that.

It's a bit worrying for Gillingham that their goalkeeper Jack Bonham made six saves in the AFC Wimbledon game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss. Gillingham were so close to getting something from the game against AFC Wimbledon, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Gillingham when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing one and winning one game.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Gillingham as they have only conceded 15 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Gillingham - Sunderland 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Sunderland won two games, one match ended with a draw and Gillingham has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / three

Top Goalscorers

Sunderland
L. Gooch
11 goals
Sunderland
C. Maguire
10 goals
Sunderland
C. Wyke
5 goals

Sunderland missing players

Gillingham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Gillingham
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 18 6 Played P 4 17 34
16 10 2 Won W 0 3 12
10 7 3 Drew D 2 11 14
8 1 1 Lost L 2 3 8
46 33 7 Scored S 0 13 40
28 11 4 Conceded C 4 15 32
94% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 71% 85%
68% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 47% 62%
38% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 24% 38%
15% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 21%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
47% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 41% 47%
32% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 41% 38%
26% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 100% 47% 29%
 
5.3 5.4 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 6.6 6.4
4.2 3.6 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.4 4
2.1 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 1.9 1.5
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
402 232 79 Total Shots T S 33 187 413
123 77 22 Shots on Target S O 6 51 126
37% 43% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 32%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals (28)
  • Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
  • 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 Gillingham 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 Coventry City 33 17 13 3 47 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 16 6 8 2 25 19 17 64
2 Rotherham United 34 18 8 8 60 35 17 8 5 4 31 16 17 10 3 4 29 19 25 62
3 Portsmouth 33 17 8 8 51 32 17 12 5 0 34 13 16 5 3 8 17 19 19 59
4 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
5 Sunderland 34 16 10 8 46 28 18 10 7 1 33 11 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 58
6 Oxford United 34 16 9 9 58 35 17 11 3 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 25 22 23 57
7 Peterborough United 34 16 8 10 66 40 16 11 3 2 39 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 26 56
8 Fleetwood Town 32 15 10 7 48 36 17 10 6 1 25 13 15 5 4 6 23 23 12 55
9 Ipswich Town 34 14 10 10 46 34 15 6 5 4 23 16 19 8 5 6 23 18 12 52
10 Doncaster Rovers 33 14 9 10 50 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 14 4 4 6 20 14 17 51
11 Gillingham 34 12 14 8 40 32 17 9 3 5 27 17 17 3 11 3 13 15 8 50
12 Burton Albion 33 12 11 10 46 45 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 47
13 Blackpool 33 11 11 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 17 2 9 6 17 20 2 44
14 Bristol Rovers 33 11 9 13 35 46 17 6 6 5 21 19 16 5 3 8 14 27 -11 42
15 Shrewsbury Town 33 10 11 12 29 39 16 6 5 5 19 21 17 4 6 7 10 18 -10 41
16 Accrington Stanley 34 10 10 14 46 51 16 7 2 7 32 25 18 3 8 7 14 26 -5 40
17 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
18 Milton Keynes Dons 34 10 7 17 36 46 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 1 6 10 16 26 -10 37
19 AFC Wimbledon 34 8 10 16 39 52 17 5 8 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 34
20 Rochdale 33 9 6 18 36 56 15 4 4 7 16 21 18 5 2 11 20 35 -20 33
21 Tranmere Rovers 32 6 8 18 32 58 17 3 6 8 19 26 15 3 2 10 13 32 -26 26
22 Southend United 34 3 7 24 36 84 16 1 4 11 15 41 18 2 3 13 21 43 -48 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 32 5 9 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 15 1 1 13 8 41 -39 12

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 Coventry City 33 17 13 3 47 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 16 6 8 2 25 19 17 64
2 Rotherham United 34 18 8 8 60 35 17 8 5 4 31 16 17 10 3 4 29 19 25 62
3 Portsmouth 33 17 8 8 51 32 17 12 5 0 34 13 16 5 3 8 17 19 19 59
4 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
5 Sunderland 34 16 10 8 46 28 18 10 7 1 33 11 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 58
6 Oxford United 34 16 9 9 58 35 17 11 3 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 25 22 23 57
7 Peterborough United 34 16 8 10 66 40 16 11 3 2 39 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 26 56
8 Fleetwood Town 32 15 10 7 48 36 17 10 6 1 25 13 15 5 4 6 23 23 12 55
9 Ipswich Town 34 14 10 10 46 34 15 6 5 4 23 16 19 8 5 6 23 18 12 52
10 Doncaster Rovers 33 14 9 10 50 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 14 4 4 6 20 14 17 51
11 Gillingham 34 12 14 8 40 32 17 9 3 5 27 17 17 3 11 3 13 15 8 50
12 Burton Albion 33 12 11 10 46 45 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 47
13 Blackpool 33 11 11 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 17 2 9 6 17 20 2 44
14 Bristol Rovers 33 11 9 13 35 46 17 6 6 5 21 19 16 5 3 8 14 27 -11 42
15 Shrewsbury Town 33 10 11 12 29 39 16 6 5 5 19 21 17 4 6 7 10 18 -10 41
16 Accrington Stanley 34 10 10 14 46 51 16 7 2 7 32 25 18 3 8 7 14 26 -5 40
17 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
18 Milton Keynes Dons 34 10 7 17 36 46 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 1 6 10 16 26 -10 37
19 AFC Wimbledon 34 8 10 16 39 52 17 5 8 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 34
20 Rochdale 33 9 6 18 36 56 15 4 4 7 16 21 18 5 2 11 20 35 -20 33
21 Tranmere Rovers 32 6 8 18 32 58 17 3 6 8 19 26 15 3 2 10 13 32 -26 26
22 Southend United 34 3 7 24 36 84 16 1 4 11 15 41 18 2 3 13 21 43 -48 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 32 5 9 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 15 1 1 13 8 41 -39 12

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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.