3rd place in the League One table for Sunderland so far, a potent campaign. The home team followers hope for more points as 9th-placed Portsmouth visit Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland have the most scored goals (52) in League One
- Portsmouth have the most clean sheets (13) in League One
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League One. That game was also an away game, at AFC Wimbledon. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Sunderland form and stats
31 points is a decent return from 13 League One games here at Stadium of Light for Sunderland. The data says 10 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Sunderland travelled for their previous game, a trip to Accrington Stanley that ended 1-1. Flanagan was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.64 out of 10. The defender Flanagan won 5 of 10 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Lincoln City with the scoreline 1-3.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sunderland handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are nine wins, two draws and two defeats.
The Sunderland manager Johnson has got the team scoring with 30 from 13 home games in the league. Sunderland have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Portsmouth form and stats
Playing away, Portsmouth, who have the most clean sheets (13) in League One, have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the League One this season.
Portsmouth are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at AFC Wimbledon (placed 20th). Carter, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.1. Carter hit one key pass and won 9 of 14 duels.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Milton Keynes Dons.We have checked recent matches where Portsmouth have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were two victories, zero draws and two defeats.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Portsmouth are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other already this season, with the result Portsmouth - Sunderland 4-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Sunderland wins - draws - Portsmouth wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Stewart 18 goals |   M. Harness 9 goals | N. Broadhead 5 goals |
Sunderland missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Sunderland | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 52 | 30 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 29 |
| 33 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 77% | 84% |
| 85% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 38% | 56% |
| 67% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 44% |
| 37% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 24% |
| 19% | 23% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 56% | 46% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 31% | 36% |
| 30% | 46% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 54% | 52% |
| 15% | 8% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 28% |
| 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.8 | 15.4 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 37% | 43% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 29% | 33% |
| 12.8 | 11.2 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.5 | 10.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Portsmouth have the most clean sheets (13) in League One
- 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 Portsmouth have scored away.
- Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in League One
- Sunderland have the most points (31) at home in League One
- Sunderland have the most scored goals (52) in League One
- Sunderland have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in League One
- Sunderland have the the best goal difference (+21) 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 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 52 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 51 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 50 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 46 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 38 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 35 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 35 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 31 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 30 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 29 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -5 | 28 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 27 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -16 | 24 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 22 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 25 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -22 | 18 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 33 | -31 | 16 |
