The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sunderland are in the 9th position while the guesting Shrewsbury Town worry at 17th.
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in League One
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
3 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Sunderland have to build on here at Stadium of Light in the League One.
The Sunderland crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Plymouth Argyle here at Stadium of Light in a League One match. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting AFC Wimbledon.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sunderland's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played twelve games, won four matches, drawn four and lost four.
The manager L. Johnson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ipswich Town in only three days.
Sunderland has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. On the other hand, Sunderland have conceded 13 goals.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Shrewsbury Town playing as the away team in the League One this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Shrewsbury, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Southampton. Before that, Shrewsbury secured a home win against Blackpool with the score 1-0.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Shrewsbury when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing zero times, drawing two and winning zero games.
Shrewsbury has another fixture away, a League One game, against Burton Albion in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Shrewsbury have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Sunderland, one draw and one win for Shrewsbury Town. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Wyke 11 goals |  S. Whalley 5 goals |  G. Leadbitter 4 goals |
Sunderland missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| Sunderland | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 17 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 76% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 45% | 60% |
| 33% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 35% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 52% | 73% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 60% |
| 43% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 45% | 30% |
| 14% | 9% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.2 | 13.7 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 7.5 | 10.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 32% | 27% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 37% | 33% |
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in League One
- Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Hull City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 33 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 29 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 28 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -8 | 22 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 22 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 21 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 20 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -22 | 16 |