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 4th and Rochdale's 23rd place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in League One
- Rochdale is in the worst form (0-2-4)
It's no vacation for neither Sunderland nor Rochdale 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
Overall League One stats at home this season for Sunderland are 7-5-4 (wins-draw-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Sunderland, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The Sunderland supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Swindon Town in League One and win 1-0. 2-2 away at Crewe Alexandra before that.
Sunderland are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew zero and lost one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sunderland as they are travelling to their away game against Portsmouth in the League One. That match is three days after this one.
Sunderland are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 16 games. Sunderland have conceded 16 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Rochdale form and stats
Playing away, Rochdale have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 8 defeats in the League One this season.
Rochdale aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 501 league minutes without a goal. M. Lund was the last player to find the net.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Rochdale, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Hull City (placed 2nd). A 0-2 loss hosting Burton Albion before that.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Rochdale played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected five times.
After this away game Rochdale return home for a League One game against Shrewsbury Town. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Rochdale are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 16 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Rochdale have conceded 26 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Rochdale - Sunderland 2-2, played this season. Sunderland-Rochdale H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Sunderland four wins, Rochdale zero wins, one draw. five of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Wyke 20 goals |   M. Lund 11 goals | S. Humphrys 7 goals |
Sunderland missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Sunderland | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 47 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 24 | 41 |
| 26 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | 59 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 74% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 78% |
| 42% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 62% | 56% |
| 23% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 44% | 41% |
| 3% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 19% | 25% |
| 52% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 53% |
| 45% | 31% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 10% | 6% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 31% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.5 | 13 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 33% | 32% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 48% | 41% |
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rochdale have the most conceded goals in the first half (34) in League One
- Rochdale is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) 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 | Peterborough United | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 62 |
| 2 | Hull City | 33 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 26 | 59 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 57 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 31 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 21 | 54 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 52 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 52 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 50 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 47 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 47 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 46 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 45 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 51 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 45 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 44 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | -2 | 44 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 42 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 40 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 38 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -18 | 31 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 33 | -20 | 31 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -20 | 30 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -23 | 29 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -23 | 29 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 59 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -18 | 28 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 60 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -28 | 27 |