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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 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

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' Welcome to Highbury Stadium that hosts another battle between Fleetwood Town FC and Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paddy Madden, as he is very good at scoring at Highbury Stadium with 16 goals in the last 13 games.
  • 15' Fleetwood Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's shape.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 29' Magnificent from Lee Cattermole! That is 10 goals in 363 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 34' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Fleetwood Town FC — Jack Sowerby on, Eddie Clarke off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' Alex Cairns is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sunderland AFC so far.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at Highbury Stadium. Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Will Grigg is replaced by Kazaiah Sterling on 65 minute.
  • 70' George Honeyman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Maguire on 70 minute.
  • 71' Wes Burns was booked on 71.
  • 73' GOAL! Paddy Madden scores on 73. Assisted by Lewis Coyle
  • 78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fleetwood Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Ashley Hunter. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' Wes Burns has been relatively quiet despite scoring 47 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 90' The referee shows Fleetwood Town FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 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.