We are looking at a significant gulf in performance between these sides based on table positions so far, with Sunderland leading Lincoln City by 25 points.
- Sunderland have the most scored goals (50) in League One
- Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lincoln City have scored away.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sunderland and Lincoln City.
Sunderland form and stats
Sunderland have been very solid at home in the League One so far, with 31 points collected from 12 matches (10-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. Sunderland has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Sheffield Wednesday defeat 70 days ago.
Sunderland drew their last game, 3-3 away at Wycombe Wanderers (placed 3rd). A goal frenzy last time out for Sunderland, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Wycombe Wanderers. Fun stuff to watch! Stewart, a natural forward, was the champion player for the side in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 8.61 (out of 10). Stewart scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.
Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Sheffield Wednesday.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sunderland as they are travelling to their away game against Accrington Stanley in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
Goals decide football matches and Sunderland are scoring many of them at home; 29 on target from 12 league matches. Sunderland have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.
Lincoln City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Lincoln had fun at their own home (Stadium of Light) last time out, beating Oxford United 2-0. Scully and Whittaker scored. Midfield player Fiorini was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.81/10. Fiorini served one assist and hit one key pass.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Milton Keynes Dons.After this away game Lincoln City return home for a League One game against Cambridge United. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Lincoln have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 14 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Lincoln City have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road. Lincoln has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's four Sunderland victories, two draws and two Lincoln City wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Stewart 17 goals |   A. Scully 8 goals | N. Broadhead 5 goals |
Sunderland missing players
Lincoln City missing players
| Sunderland | Lincoln City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 50 | 29 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 29 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 84% | 75% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 74% |
| 68% | 58% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 43% |
| 36% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 52% | 42% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 57% |
| 32% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 39% |
| 5.8 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 15.8 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 38% | 44% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 58% | 43% |
| 12.8 | 11.5 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 14.7 | 14 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
- Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 Lincoln City have scored away.
- Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in League One
- Sunderland have the most points (31) at home in League One
- Sunderland have the most scored goals (50) in League One
- Sunderland have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in League One
- Sunderland have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in League One
- Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 50 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 40 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 37 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 37 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 35 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 35 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 30 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 27 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 26 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 25 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 23 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -20 | 18 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -21 | 18 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 30 | -28 | 16 |
