Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Accrington Stanley FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Accrington Stanley FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 14 Sep 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+14' · FT 45+3'
Y 24' Grant Leadbitter
Ajibola Alese 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Accrington Stanley FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Swabey
  • Referee Paul Graham
  • Referee Barry Gordon
  • Referee Kevin Mulraine

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

2
4
Accrington Stanley FC 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-14 Accrington Stanley FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2019-04-03 Accrington Stanley FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC 2019-02-15 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Accrington Stanley FC

Recent Form

Accrington Stanley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Sunderland AFC H 1–3 L
07 Sep Bristol Rovers FC A 3–3 D
31 Aug Milton Keynes Dons FC H 2–1 W
24 Aug Fleetwood Town FC A 0–2 L
20 Aug Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–3 L
17 Aug AFC Wimbledon A 1–1 D
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Accrington Stanley FC A 3–1 W
31 Aug Peterborough United FC A 0–3 L
24 Aug AFC Wimbledon H 3–1 W
20 Aug Rochdale AFC A 2–1 W
17 Aug Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W
10 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The deadlock is broken! Jordan Clark gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
  • 7' GOAL! Lynden Gooch scores on 7. Assisted by Denver Hume
  • 12' Accrington Stanley FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 22' It is a cagey affair so far. Accrington Stanley FC in their trying to find a way past Sunderland AFC's compact .
  • 24' Grant Leadbitter catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
  • 26' Goal! Aiden McGeady scores his 24 goal in 365 matches.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Will Grigg, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' GOAL! Marc McNulty fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 41' Accrington Stanley FC is showing some good football. However, Accrington Stanley FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Coleman will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Mark Hughes as he leaves the pitch. Ajibola Alese steps in for Accrington Stanley FC.
  • 67' Mark Hughes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 72' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dylan McGeouch is hanging Grant Leadbitter on the field on 75 minute.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Chris Maguire is replaced by Will Grigg on 77 minute.
  • 82' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Marc McNulty by Elliot Embleton on 82 minute.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ajibola Alese.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Accrington Stanley FC. Joe Pritchard is replaced by Wilson Carvalho.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Accrington Stanley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Coleman

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Ross

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aiden McGeady 3
Charlie Wyke 3
Sean McConville 1
George Honeyman 1
Colby Bishop 1
Paul Smyth 1
Carl Winchester 1
Billy Kee 1

Head to Head

2019-09-14 Accrington Stanley FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2019-04-03 Accrington Stanley FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC 2019-02-15 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Accrington Stanley FC

Accrington Stanley FC Form

2019-09-14 Accrington Stanley FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC L 2019-09-07 Bristol Rovers FC 3–3 Accrington Stanley FC D 2019-08-31 Accrington Stanley FC 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2019-08-24 Fleetwood Town FC 2–0 Accrington Stanley FC L 2019-08-20 Accrington Stanley FC 2–3 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2019-08-17 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Accrington Stanley FC D

Sunderland AFC Form

2019-09-14 Accrington Stanley FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2019-08-31 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC L 2019-08-24 Sunderland AFC 3–1 AFC Wimbledon W 2019-08-20 Rochdale AFC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2019-08-17 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2019-08-10 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 Accrington Stanley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Accrington Stanley FC or Sunderland AFC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Accrington Stanley FC30% Draw26% Sunderland AFC44%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Accrington Stanley FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
70%
Accrington Stanley FC or Sunderland AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Accrington Stanley FC23% Draw44% Sunderland AFC33%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Accrington Stanley FC

Handicap Accrington Stanley FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Accrington Stanley FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.