Sunderland U23 v Middlesbrough U23 betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England Premier League 2 Divison Two
Competition: Mon 20.September
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Eppleton Colliery Football Ground (14403 seats)

Sunderland U23, who have the most conceded goals (11) in Premier League 2 Divison Two, duel Middlesbrough U23 for fame and sporting success.

Insights:
  • Sunderland U23 have the most conceded goals (11) in Premier League 2 Divison Two

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sunderland U23 form and stats

Sunderland U23 have less points than they have played home games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 0 points. The Sunderland U23 manager E. Dickman might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The fans are hoping that Sunderland will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League 2 Divison Two game against Birmingham U23 (placed 12th).

Heartbreak before that as Sunderland lost 0-3 at Mansfield Town U23's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sunderland have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost three.

At Eppleton Colliery Football Ground, Sunderland U23 has the goal stats of 6-8 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Middlesbrough U23 form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Premier League 2 Divison Two ended in defeat. Last season Middlesbrough U23 had these away match statistics: Played 12; won 5, drew 2 and lost 5.

Middlesbrough are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Premier League 2 Divison Two against Stoke City U23 (placed 9th).

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Queens Park Rangers U23 in the Premier League Cup.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Middlesbrough U23 playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were two Middlesbrough wins, three draws and one defeat.

After this away game Middlesbrough return home for a Premier League 2 Divison Two game against Nottingham U23. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Middlesbrough U23 have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Sunderland victories, two draws and three Middlesbrough U23 wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sunderland U23W. Harris
W. Harris
3 goals
SunderlandV. Steels
V. Steels
3 goals
Middlesbrough U23I. Fletcher
I. Fletcher
2 goals

Sunderland U23 missing players

Middlesbrough U23 missing players

Sunderland U23 Middlesbrough U23
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 1 4
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
3 2 0 Lost L 0 1 2
9 6 0 Scored S 0 1 6
11 8 0 Conceded C 0 2 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 75%
75% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 100% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 75%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.2 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 5.8
7.2 5.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8 5.5
1.8 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 5 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 18 13.8
3.8 3.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 10 6
60% 86% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 10% 25%
Key stats in Premier League 2 Divison Two this season:
  • Sunderland U23 have the most conceded goals (11) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Sunderland U23 have the most conceded goals (8) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Sunderland U23 have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
  • Sunderland U23 have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
Sunderland U23 Last season Middlesbrough U23
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 12   Played P   12 24
11 5   Won W   5 10
6 2   Drew D   2 4
9 5   Lost L   5 10
44 25   Scored S   26 44
41 27   Conceded C   19 35
88% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
88% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 79%
58% 83%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 58%
42% 58%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   67% 46%
27% 42%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   42% 33%
58% 83%   BTTS BTTS   67% 58%
31% 8%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 21%
23% 8%   Failed to Score F T   17% 21%
 
5.5 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 6.3
6.8 7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.7
2 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.2
2 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
8.5 8.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 9.3
3.4 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.1
50% 57%   Goal Efficiency G E   52% 44%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham U23 4 3 1 0 11 4 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 1 1 0 5 4 7 10
2 Norwich City U23 4 3 0 1 11 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 7 3 5 9
3 West Bromwich Albion U23 4 3 0 1 8 7 3 3 0 0 8 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 9
4 Newcastle Utd U23 4 2 1 1 7 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 4 7
5 Aston Villa U23 4 2 1 1 10 8 2 1 1 0 6 3 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 7
6 Reading U23 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 7
7 Wolves U23 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -1 7
8 Middlesbrough U23 4 2 0 2 6 5 3 2 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
9 Stoke City U23 4 2 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 6
10 Nottingham U23 4 1 1 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 4
11 Sunderland U23 4 1 0 3 9 11 2 0 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 3
12 Birmingham U23 4 1 0 3 4 9 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 3 5 -5 3
13 Burnley U23 4 0 1 3 5 9 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -4 1
14 Southampton U23 4 0 1 3 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 5 -7 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds U23 24 18 2 4 62 29 12 11 1 0 34 10 12 7 1 4 28 19 33 56
2 Stoke City U23 24 14 3 7 41 30 12 9 1 2 23 10 12 5 2 5 18 20 11 45
3 Crystal Palace U23 24 11 3 10 45 41 12 7 2 3 29 14 12 4 1 7 16 27 4 36
4 Wolves U23 24 10 6 8 40 36 12 6 3 3 23 14 12 4 3 5 17 22 4 36
5 Sunderland U23 24 10 5 9 42 41 12 5 2 5 25 27 12 5 3 4 17 14 1 35
6 Middlesbrough U23 24 10 4 10 44 35 12 5 2 5 18 16 12 5 2 5 26 19 9 34
7 Burnley U23 24 10 4 10 38 41 12 5 3 4 21 21 12 5 1 6 17 20 -3 34
8 Reading U23 24 10 2 12 41 54 12 6 0 6 25 26 12 4 2 6 16 28 -13 32
9 Aston Villa U23 24 9 4 11 46 48 12 3 3 6 24 23 12 6 1 5 22 25 -2 31
10 Fulham U23 24 9 3 12 38 46 12 5 2 5 20 20 12 4 1 7 18 26 -8 30
11 Norwich City U23 24 7 4 13 32 40 12 3 3 6 16 17 12 4 1 7 16 23 -8 25
12 West Bromwich Albion U23 24 7 4 13 37 49 12 5 1 6 17 21 12 2 3 7 20 28 -12 25
13 Newcastle Utd U23 24 7 4 13 31 47 12 5 1 6 18 25 12 2 3 7 13 22 -16 25