Football betting preview: Sunderland favourites when Northampton Town visits

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Sunderland fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Northampton Town's 22nd place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Northampton Town have the fewest points from losing position (3) in League One

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Northampton are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

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Sunderland form and stats

Overall League One stats at home this season for Sunderland are 9-7-6 (wins-draw-losses).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Blackpool (0-1).

The Sunderland fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 31 in 22 matches. Sunderland's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Northampton Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Northampton Town so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 3-6-13 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Gillingham.

The attacking power of Northampton when travelling is not overwhelming with 20 goals scored from 22 league matches away. In the opposite end, Northampton have conceded 40 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Northampton Town - Sunderland 0-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Sunderland zero wins, two draws and Northampton Town zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandC. Wyke
C. Wyke
26 goals
Northampton TownR. Watson
R. Watson
9 goals
SunderlandG. Leadbitter
G. Leadbitter
7 goals

Sunderland missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Northampton Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
20 9 3 Won W 0 3 11
16 7 2 Drew D 0 6 11
9 6 2 Lost L 7 13 23
69 31 7 Scored S 3 20 40
41 24 5 Conceded C 20 40 66
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 84%
76% 73% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 69%
42% 41% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 86% 64% 47%
24% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 32% 24%
4% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 7%
53% 64% 43% BTTS BTTS 43% 55% 38%
40% 27% 43% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 27%
11% 9% 14% Failed to Score F T 57% 45% 51%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.3 1.1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.2 2.1
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
13.6 12.9 13.6 Shots (avg) S ( 5.9 9.9 9.4
4.8 4.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.1 3.7 3.1
32% 31% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 25% 28%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Northampton Town have the fewest points from losing position (3) in League One
  • 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 Hull City 45 27 8 10 80 37 23 14 4 5 32 14 22 13 4 5 48 23 43 89
2 Peterborough United 45 25 9 11 79 45 23 15 5 3 52 22 22 10 4 8 27 23 34 84
3 Sunderland 45 20 16 9 69 41 22 9 7 6 31 24 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 76
4 Lincoln City 44 22 10 12 68 47 22 9 4 9 35 30 22 13 6 3 33 17 21 76
5 Blackpool 44 21 11 12 57 37 21 10 7 4 27 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 20 74
6 Portsmouth 45 21 9 15 65 50 22 9 5 8 29 23 23 12 4 7 36 27 15 72
7 Oxford United 45 21 8 16 73 56 22 12 4 6 35 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 17 71
8 Charlton Athletic 44 18 14 12 66 55 21 6 7 8 32 36 23 12 7 4 34 19 11 68
9 Milton Keynes Dons 45 18 11 16 64 59 22 10 7 5 36 25 23 8 4 11 28 34 5 65
10 Ipswich Town 44 18 11 15 43 45 22 11 5 6 22 17 22 7 6 9 21 28 -2 65
11 Gillingham 45 18 10 17 62 60 22 9 5 8 30 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 2 64
12 Doncaster Rovers 44 19 7 18 62 61 22 11 4 7 33 28 22 8 3 11 29 33 1 64
13 Accrington Stanley 45 17 13 15 62 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 22 7 6 9 31 42 -6 64
14 Crewe Alexandra 45 17 12 16 53 59 22 9 7 6 29 28 23 8 5 10 24 31 -6 63
15 Fleetwood Town 45 16 12 17 48 43 23 9 8 6 26 17 22 7 4 11 22 26 5 60
16 Burton Albion 45 15 12 18 61 69 23 7 4 12 32 42 22 8 8 6 29 27 -8 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 44 13 14 17 48 54 22 5 7 10 28 31 22 8 7 7 20 23 -6 53
18 Plymouth Argyle 45 14 11 20 53 79 23 11 4 8 31 39 22 3 7 12 22 40 -26 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 45 12 14 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 22 5 9 8 22 31 -16 50
20 Wigan Athletic 45 13 9 23 51 73 22 5 6 11 23 38 23 8 3 12 28 35 -22 48
21 Rochdale 45 10 14 21 58 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 22 6 5 11 31 36 -20 44
22 Northampton Town 45 11 11 23 40 66 23 8 5 10 20 26 22 3 6 13 20 40 -26 44
23 Swindon Town 45 12 4 29 51 86 23 8 1 14 25 38 22 4 3 15 26 48 -35 40
24 Bristol Rovers 45 10 8 27 40 69 23 7 2 14 23 32 22 3 6 13 17 37 -29 38

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 Hull City 45 27 8 10 80 37 23 14 4 5 32 14 22 13 4 5 48 23 43 89
2 Peterborough United 45 25 9 11 79 45 23 15 5 3 52 22 22 10 4 8 27 23 34 84
3 Sunderland 45 20 16 9 69 41 22 9 7 6 31 24 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 76
4 Lincoln City 44 22 10 12 68 47 22 9 4 9 35 30 22 13 6 3 33 17 21 76
5 Blackpool 44 21 11 12 57 37 21 10 7 4 27 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 20 74
6 Portsmouth 45 21 9 15 65 50 22 9 5 8 29 23 23 12 4 7 36 27 15 72
7 Oxford United 45 21 8 16 73 56 22 12 4 6 35 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 17 71
8 Charlton Athletic 44 18 14 12 66 55 21 6 7 8 32 36 23 12 7 4 34 19 11 68
9 Milton Keynes Dons 45 18 11 16 64 59 22 10 7 5 36 25 23 8 4 11 28 34 5 65
10 Ipswich Town 44 18 11 15 43 45 22 11 5 6 22 17 22 7 6 9 21 28 -2 65
11 Gillingham 45 18 10 17 62 60 22 9 5 8 30 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 2 64
12 Doncaster Rovers 44 19 7 18 62 61 22 11 4 7 33 28 22 8 3 11 29 33 1 64
13 Accrington Stanley 45 17 13 15 62 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 22 7 6 9 31 42 -6 64
14 Crewe Alexandra 45 17 12 16 53 59 22 9 7 6 29 28 23 8 5 10 24 31 -6 63
15 Fleetwood Town 45 16 12 17 48 43 23 9 8 6 26 17 22 7 4 11 22 26 5 60
16 Burton Albion 45 15 12 18 61 69 23 7 4 12 32 42 22 8 8 6 29 27 -8 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 44 13 14 17 48 54 22 5 7 10 28 31 22 8 7 7 20 23 -6 53
18 Plymouth Argyle 45 14 11 20 53 79 23 11 4 8 31 39 22 3 7 12 22 40 -26 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 45 12 14 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 22 5 9 8 22 31 -16 50
20 Wigan Athletic 45 13 9 23 51 73 22 5 6 11 23 38 23 8 3 12 28 35 -22 48
21 Rochdale 45 10 14 21 58 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 22 6 5 11 31 36 -20 44
22 Northampton Town 45 11 11 23 40 66 23 8 5 10 20 26 22 3 6 13 20 40 -26 44
23 Swindon Town 45 12 4 29 51 86 23 8 1 14 25 38 22 4 3 15 26 48 -35 40
24 Bristol Rovers 45 10 8 27 40 69 23 7 2 14 23 32 22 3 6 13 17 37 -29 38

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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.