Soccer betting preview: Wycombe Wanderers welcomes Sunderland in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 08.January
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Adams Park (24161 seats)

The Wycombe Wanderers & Sunderland head coaches Ainsworth and Johnson are both afraid of and feeling excited about this vital fixture in the higher area of the League One league table.

Insights:
  • Wycombe Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sunderland have the most scored goals (47) in League One

Wycombe Wanderers and Sunderland should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Adams Park as Wycombe Wanderers have scored 19 goals to get 25 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the League One are 8-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Wanderers are returning here after visiting Charlton Athletic in a League One game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Vokes scored the goal(s). Goalkeeper Stockdale got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.62 out of ten. Stockdale stopped the opponent with two saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Ipswich Town.

The manager Ainsworth will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bolton Wanderers in only three days.

Wanderers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Adams Park with 19 goals in 11 league matches. Wanderers have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Sunderland form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Sunderland, who have the most scored goals (47) in League One, have produced an overall stat of 5-3-4 so far.

Sunderland have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ron-Torben Hoffmann. It's been 225 minutes since they last conceded in League One.

Sunderland are travelling after their nice 5-0 home win in the League One against Sheffield Wednesday (placed 8th). As you can tell from the results above, Sunderland was very dominant against Sheffield Wednesday, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Stewart (3), Mbunga-Kimpioka and Doyle providing the goals. It's hard not to mention Stewart's lethal finishing against Sheffield Wednesday. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Attacker Stewart got a player rating of 9.2 in the game. "Man of the match" Stewart scored three goals and hit four key passes.

Prior to that result Sunderland won their away game at Doncaster Rovers. The scoreline was 3-0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lincoln City in just three days.

Sunderland has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 12 games. Sunderland's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Sunderland - Wanderers 3-1. Previous five meetings involving these sides: Wanderers won one, Sunderland triumphed in two and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
15 goals
WanderersS. Vokes
S. Vokes
7 goals
Wycombe WanderersG. McCleary
G. McCleary
6 goals

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Sunderland missing players

Wycombe Wanderers Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 11 0 Played P 3 12 24
13 8 0 Won W 1 5 15
6 1 0 Drew D 0 3 4
5 2 0 Lost L 2 4 5
37 19 0 Scored S 3 18 47
27 14 0 Conceded C 9 20 26
92% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 73% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 83%
54% 64% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 67%
29% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 33%
12% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 17%
54% 64% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 58% 50%
33% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 33%
21% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 17%
 
5.9 7.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 5 5.7
4.7 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.1 5.1
1.5 1.1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.8 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
14.5 17.9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 13.8 14.8
4.2 5.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.7 5.1
36% 32% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 32% 39%
 
13.1 12.4 0 Shots against (avg) S A 14.3 13.8 12.6
4.6 4.1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.7 3.9 3.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sunderland have the most scored goals (47) in League One
  • Sunderland have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in League One
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Wycombe Wanderers 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 Rotherham United 24 15 5 4 45 17 13 9 2 2 32 13 11 6 3 2 13 4 28 50
2 Sunderland 24 15 4 5 47 26 12 10 1 1 29 6 12 5 3 4 18 20 21 49
3 Wigan Athletic 21 14 3 4 40 20 11 6 2 3 15 10 10 8 1 1 25 10 20 45
4 Wycombe Wanderers 24 13 6 5 37 27 11 8 1 2 19 14 13 5 5 3 18 13 10 45
5 Oxford United 24 12 7 5 40 25 14 8 4 2 27 13 10 4 3 3 13 12 15 43
6 Plymouth Argyle 24 12 7 5 38 25 12 7 3 2 18 11 12 5 4 3 20 14 13 43
7 Milton Keynes Dons 23 11 6 6 42 29 12 6 3 3 17 13 11 5 3 3 25 16 13 39
8 Sheffield Wednesday 24 9 10 5 30 27 10 5 4 1 15 8 14 4 6 4 15 19 3 37
9 Portsmouth 22 10 6 6 28 22 11 6 3 2 16 10 11 4 3 4 12 12 6 36
10 Accrington Stanley 24 10 4 10 30 39 12 7 1 4 19 18 12 3 3 6 11 21 -9 34
11 Ipswich Town 24 8 8 8 39 34 13 5 6 2 23 18 11 3 2 6 16 16 5 32
12 Burton Albion 23 9 4 10 28 29 12 7 2 3 22 13 11 2 2 7 6 16 -1 31
13 Charlton Athletic 24 8 5 11 30 29 13 5 3 5 19 15 11 3 2 6 11 14 1 29
14 Shrewsbury Town 25 8 5 12 26 29 13 7 3 3 17 12 12 1 2 9 9 17 -3 29
15 Cheltenham Town 24 7 8 9 30 43 12 5 3 4 15 20 12 2 5 5 15 23 -13 29
16 Bolton Wanderers 23 7 5 11 30 35 10 4 4 2 16 15 13 3 1 9 14 20 -5 26
17 Cambridge United 23 6 8 9 32 38 12 3 5 4 15 18 11 3 3 5 17 20 -6 26
18 AFC Wimbledon 21 6 7 8 30 35 9 2 5 2 15 15 12 4 2 6 15 20 -5 25
19 Morecambe 24 6 5 13 34 49 13 4 4 5 19 22 11 2 1 8 15 27 -15 23
20 Fleetwood Town 23 5 7 11 36 43 12 4 2 6 20 20 11 1 5 5 16 23 -7 22
21 Lincoln City 22 5 7 10 24 31 11 2 3 6 10 16 11 3 4 4 14 15 -7 22
22 Gillingham 23 3 9 11 18 34 10 2 3 5 7 14 13 1 6 6 11 20 -16 18
23 Crewe Alexandra 24 4 6 14 22 43 11 3 3 5 12 18 13 1 3 9 10 25 -21 18
24 Doncaster Rovers 23 4 4 15 16 43 11 4 3 4 10 13 12 0 1 11 6 30 -27 16

Read more about League One

The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.