This pair of contenders are revelling in a nice season so far and match dates like today could be influential. Read up on Sunderland - Plymouth Argyle!
- Sunderland have the most points (25) at home in League One
- Plymouth Argyle have won significantly less corners away then at home.
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.
Sunderland form and stats
Sunderland, who have the most points (25) at home in League One, have been very solid at home in the League One so far, with 25 points collected from 10 matches (8-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 4th position in the table.
Sunderland's last game was hosting Morecambe (placed 20th) and winning 5-0. As mentioned above, Sunderland "killed" Morecambe in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Nathan Broadhead, an attacker, was the highest rated player for the side in that match, scoring a rating of 8.84 (out of 10). Broadhead scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Oxford United that ended 1-1.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sunderland matches with similar probabilities have ended with seven wins, one draw and three defeats (from eleven games).
Sunderland can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 22 times. Defensively Sunderland have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
The visitors are W4-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
Plymouth are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Milton Keynes Dons (placed 7th). Midfield player Conor Grant was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.14/10. Grant scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Rochdale.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Plymouth when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing one and winning one game.
The travelling fans enjoy Plymouth's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. 12 goals have been conceded by Plymouth in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last six meetings involving these contenders: Sunderland won four, Plymouth Argyle triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Stewart 11 goals |   R. Hardie 9 goals |  C. Grant 5 goals |
Sunderland missing players
Plymouth Argyle missing players
| Sunderland | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 | 22 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 24 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 65% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 57% |
| 35% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 19% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 62% |
| 30% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| 5.5 | 6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.8 | 15.5 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.8 | 13.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 38% | 45% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | 35% |
| 13.1 | 12 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13.3 | 11.8 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
- Plymouth Argyle have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in League One
- Sunderland have the most points (25) at home in League One
- Sunderland have the the best goal difference (+17) 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 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 35 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 33 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -13 | 19 |
| 21 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -5 | 18 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -15 | 17 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 15 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -24 | 13 |