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Fleetwood Town FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Fleetwood Town FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Tue 30 Apr 2019 · 18:45 UTC Highbury Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Wes Burns 71' Y
Ashley Hunter 83' Y
Jack Sowerby 83' Y
Ross Wallace 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fleetwood Town FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One at Highbury Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee James Mainwaring

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

1
5
2
Fleetwood Town FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-30 Fleetwood Town FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2018-09-08 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC

Recent Form

Fleetwood Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
27 Apr Bristol Rovers FC H 0–0 D
22 Apr Blackpool FC A 1–2 L
19 Apr Peterborough United FC H 1–1 D
13 Apr Barnsley FC A 2–4 L
06 Apr Southend United FC H 2–2 D
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Fleetwood Town FC A 1–2 L
27 Apr Portsmouth FC H 1–1 D
22 Apr Peterborough United FC A 1–1 D
19 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–0 W
13 Apr Coventry City FC H 4–5 L
09 Apr Burton Albion FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Fleetwood Town FC and Sunderland AFC get this one started.
  • 5' Fleetwood Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's shape.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Husband, as he is very good at scoring at Highbury Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 15' Sunderland AFC have won 478 goals from 363 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Fleetwood Town FC in their trying to find a way past Sunderland AFC's compact .
  • 29' Lee Cattermole is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fleetwood Town FC and Sunderland AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fleetwood Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Fleetwood Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Fleetwood Town FC — Jack Sowerby on, Eddie Clarke off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Will Grigg is replaced by Kazaiah Sterling on 65 minute.
  • 70' George Honeyman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chris Maguire at the 70 minute mark.
  • 71' Fleetwood Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 73' GOAL! Paddy Madden fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 78' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Ashley Hunter is booked for Fleetwood Town FC — Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Joey Barton will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' Ross Wallace picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Another three points for Fleetwood Town FC.

Lineups

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joey Barton

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Ross

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paddy Madden 2
Max Power 2
Jack Clarke 1
Ched Evans 1
Ellis Harrison 1
Charlie Wyke 1
Josh Maja 1
Callum Connolly 1

Head to Head

2019-04-30 Fleetwood Town FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2018-09-08 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC

Fleetwood Town FC Form

2019-04-30 Fleetwood Town FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2019-04-27 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2019-04-22 Blackpool FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC L 2019-04-19 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Peterborough United FC D 2019-04-13 Barnsley FC 4–2 Fleetwood Town FC L 2019-04-06 Fleetwood Town FC 2–2 Southend United FC D

Sunderland AFC Form

2019-04-30 Fleetwood Town FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2019-04-27 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2019-04-22 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2019-04-19 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2019-04-13 Sunderland AFC 4–5 Coventry City FC L 2019-04-09 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.39 Fleetwood Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fleetwood Town FC47% Draw28% Sunderland AFC25%
Actual: Fleetwood Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Fleetwood Town FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
53%
Fleetwood Town FC or Sunderland AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fleetwood Town FC31% Draw49% Sunderland AFC20%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 0
11%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Fleetwood Town FC

Handicap Fleetwood Town FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Fleetwood Town FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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