With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Sunderland fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Lincoln City.
It's no vacation for neither Sunderland nor Lincoln City 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
5 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Sunderland have to build on here at Stadium of Light in the League One. Two draws in a row at home now for Sunderland.
Sunderland manager P. Parkinson and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Fleetwood Town (placed 7th) in the League One. In the game before, an away victory match versus Doncaster Rovers with a 2-1 scoreline.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sunderland handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W1-D5-L0.
A decent goal production from Sunderland in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Sunderland have conceded only 9 goals.
Lincoln City form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lincoln City so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-9 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Lincoln City are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Lincoln City won their last game, 2-1 versus Peterborough United played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 5-3 against Ipswich Town.
Lincoln City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of seven matches.
The attacking power of Lincoln City when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Lincoln City have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Lincoln City - Sunderland 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  T. Walker 11 goals |   C. Maguire 7 goals |  L. Gooch 5 goals |
Sunderland missing players
Lincoln City missing players
| Sunderland | Lincoln City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 28 | 18 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 28 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 28 |
| 95% | 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 77% | 82% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 69% | 70% |
| 41% | 45% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| 14% | 18% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 5% | 9% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 64% | 73% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 46% | 35% |
| 14% | 27% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 15% | 35% |
| 27% | 9% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 255 | 127 | 88 | Total Shots | T S | 54 | 136 | 261 |
| 79 | 44 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 42 | 84 |
| 35% | 41% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 24% | 33% |
- Lincoln City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 44 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 40 |
| 4 | Oxford United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 39 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 38 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 33 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 32 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 32 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 29 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -14 | 25 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 24 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 24 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 21 |
| 22 | Southend United | 24 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -38 | 9 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -28 | 7 |