Sunderland manager Neil looking for three points in Shrewsbury Town showdown

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Fri 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

Sunderland make preparations for this game following their 2-1 result against Oxford United, a match they learned a lot from. What will happen against Shrewsbury Town?

Insights:
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (13) in League One

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sunderland form and stats

Sunderland are steadily winning League One games and points here at Stadium of Light. 14 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 20 games. Sunderland are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Sunderland are returning here after visiting Oxford United and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Embleton and Evans scored the goal(s). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Neil when Embleton scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Gillingham in a game that was won 1-0.

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 five wins, one draw and two defeats (from eight games).

There will be little rest for Sunderland after this match as they are travelling to Plymouth Argyle for a League One game in only three days.

Sunderland have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

Shrewsbury Town have only collected 16 points from their away games in the League One, after 3-7-11 (21 played).

Shrewsbury Town's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Ipswich Town that finished 1-1. The draw against Ipswich Town came from a losing position. The Shrewsbury Town manager Cotterill brought on Whalley as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Milton Keynes Dons's place.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Shrewsbury when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing one and winning one game.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Doncaster Rovers in just three days.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 21 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

The most recent reported meeting involving both these teams is the Shrewsbury Town - Sunderland 1-1 played previously this season. Previous seven meetings featuring these squads: Sunderland won three, Shrewsbury Town triumphed in two and we saw two draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
22 goals
Shrewsbury TownD. Udoh
D. Udoh
12 goals
Shrewsbury TownR. Bowman
R. Bowman
9 goals

Sunderland missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Shrewsbury Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 7 21 42
21 14 5 Won W 1 3 12
10 2 0 Drew D 2 7 13
10 4 1 Lost L 4 11 17
69 40 11 Scored S 5 15 42
49 15 2 Conceded C 8 21 40
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 81% 86%
80% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 62% 62%
61% 55% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 29% 36%
29% 30% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
15% 15% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
54% 50% 17% BTTS BTTS 29% 33% 43%
34% 45% 67% Clean Sheets C S 29% 33% 33%
17% 5% 17% Failed to Score F T 57% 52% 38%
 
6.1 6.5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.9 5 5.2
4.5 3.7 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 4.6 4.8
2.1 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.9 1.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 6
 
14.4 15.7 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.1 10.8
5.1 5.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.9 3.1 3.7
33% 35% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 23% 27%
 
11.9 10.4 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14 12 11.9
3.6 3.2 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.9 3.8 3.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in League One
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (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 Shrewsbury Town have scored away.
  • 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 Wigan Athletic 40 26 8 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 19 13 4 2 39 17 37 86
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 40 24 8 8 64 26 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 11 5 3 24 5 38 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
11 Portsmouth 40 16 12 12 54 41 19 10 5 4 34 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 13 60
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 41 13 9 19 48 63 20 9 5 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 48
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 25

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 Wigan Athletic 40 26 8 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 19 13 4 2 39 17 37 86
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 40 24 8 8 64 26 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 11 5 3 24 5 38 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
11 Portsmouth 40 16 12 12 54 41 19 10 5 4 34 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 13 60
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 41 13 9 19 48 63 20 9 5 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 48
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 25

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