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Fleetwood Town FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Fleetwood Town FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Fri 27 Nov 2020 · 19:45 UTC Highbury Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Josh Morris 6' Y
Y 24' Josh Scowen
Danny Andrew 48' Y
Y 75' Bailey Wright
Glenn Whelan 90' Y
Ched Evans 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Graham Salisbury
  • Referee Barry Gordon
  • Referee Billy Smallwood
  • Referee Robert Madley

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

1
5
2
Fleetwood Town FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-27 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2020-02-25 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2020-01-01 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 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
27 Nov Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D
21 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC H 5–1 W
14 Nov Bristol Rovers FC A 4–1 W
07 Nov Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
03 Nov Charlton Athletic FC A 2–3 L
31 Oct Oxford United FC H 2–0 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Fleetwood Town FC A 1–1 D
21 Nov Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–1 D
14 Nov Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–2 L
07 Nov Mansfield Town FC H 0–1 L
03 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W
31 Oct Gillingham FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Highbury Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Fleetwood Town FC and Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' Fleetwood Town FC is showing some good football. However, Fleetwood Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 6' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Josh Morris.
  • 11' Over 11 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 16' It’s high time Joey Barton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' Sunderland AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 29' Danny Graham has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 386 appearances.
  • 34' Fleetwood Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sunderland AFC backline.
  • 39' Fleetwood Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thomas Edwards, as he is very good at scoring at Highbury Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' The Fleetwood Town FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Morris departs to be replaced by Ched Evans.
  • 48' Poor challenge from Danny Andrew. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mark Duffy made 370 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 59' Charlie Wyke does the damage! The net is bulging and Sunderland AFC surge ahead!
  • 64' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 69' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Danny Graham is replaced by Will Grigg on 70 minute.
  • 73' Against the run of play, Callum Connolly has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 74' Paul Coutts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Rossiter on 74 minute.
  • 75' Poor challenge from Bailey Wright. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 80' Another change for Fleetwood Town FC made on 80 minute. Sam Finley leaves to be changed by Glenn Whelan.
  • 85' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 87' Max Power has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Maguire on 87 minute.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Callum McFadzean on, Denver Hume off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Glenn Whelan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joey Barton

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paddy Madden 2
Max Power 2
Ched Evans 1
Ellis Harrison 1
Charlie Wyke 1
Josh Maja 1
Callum Connolly 1
Aiden O'Brien 1

Head to Head

2020-11-27 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2020-02-25 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2020-01-01 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2019-04-30 Fleetwood Town FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2018-09-08 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC

Fleetwood Town FC Form

2020-11-27 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2020-11-21 Fleetwood Town FC 5–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2020-11-14 Bristol Rovers FC 1–4 Fleetwood Town FC W 2020-11-07 Hull City AFC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC L 2020-11-03 Charlton Athletic FC 3–2 Fleetwood Town FC L 2020-10-31 Fleetwood Town FC 2–0 Oxford United FC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2020-11-27 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2020-11-21 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2020-11-14 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2020-11-07 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Mansfield Town FC L 2020-11-03 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2020-10-31 Gillingham FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Fleetwood Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fleetwood Town FC46% Draw28% Sunderland AFC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Fleetwood Town FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
54%
Fleetwood Town FC or Sunderland AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fleetwood Town FC32% Draw49% Sunderland AFC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Fleetwood Town FC

Handicap Fleetwood Town FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+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
24% ✓

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