Sunderland AFC vs Accrington Stanley FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2021-22

Sunderland AFC

2 – 1

Full Time

Accrington Stanley FC

Sat 11 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'

Lynden Gooch 25' Y

Y 25' Harry Pell

Y 45' Michael Nottingham

Tom Flanagan 50' Y

Y 71' David Morgan

Elliot Embleton 78' Y

Alex Pritchard 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Accrington Stanley FC — League One at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Accrington Stanley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals Accrington Stanley FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-11 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Accrington Stanley FC 2021-04-24 Sunderland AFC 3–3 Accrington Stanley FC 2021-03-17 Accrington Stanley FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC 2019-09-14 Accrington Stanley FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2019-04-03 Accrington Stanley FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Accrington Stanley FC	H	2–1	W
28 Aug	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	3–1	W
21 Aug	AFC Wimbledon	H	1–0	W
17 Aug	Burton Albion FC	A	0–1	L
14 Aug	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	2–1	W
07 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	H	2–1	W

Accrington Stanley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
04 Sep	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	1–0	W
28 Aug	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	0–2	L
21 Aug	Crewe Alexandra FC	A	1–0	W
17 Aug	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
14 Aug	Cambridge United FC	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sunderland AFC and Accrington Stanley FC has kicked off!
5' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' 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.
15' What a strike from Daniel Neil! The score is 1-0.
20' 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.
25' Lynden Gooch was booked on 25.
30' What an equalizer from Michael Nottingham!
35' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Luke O'Nien has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' The referee shows Accrington Stanley FC player a Yellow card on 45.
46' The Accrington Stanley FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Pell departs to be replaced by Ethan Hamilton.
50' Sunderland AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
55' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
58' Carl Winchester puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
63' 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.
68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
69' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Lynden Gooch is replaced by Alex Pritchard on 69 minute.
71' The referee shows Accrington Stanley FC player a Yellow card on 71.
73' Time for substitution for Accrington Stanley FC. Mitchell Clark is replaced by Joel Mumbongo.
78' The referee calls foul for Elliot Embleton. He receives a Yellow card.
83' It’s high time John Coleman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
84' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Elliot Embleton departs to be replaced by Bailey Wright.
86' Sunderland AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
Another three points for Sunderland AFC.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Accrington Stanley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Coleman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aiden McGeady	3
Charlie Wyke	3
Carl Winchester	1
Billy Kee	1
Daniel Neil	1
Marc McNulty	1
Michael Nottingham	1
Lynden Gooch	1

Head to Head

Sunderland AFC Form

2021-09-11 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Accrington Stanley FC W 2021-08-28 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2021-08-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2021-08-17 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2021-08-14 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2021-08-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W

Accrington Stanley FC Form

2021-09-11 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-09-04 Accrington Stanley FC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2021-08-28 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–0 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-08-21 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–1 Accrington Stanley FC W 2021-08-17 Accrington Stanley FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-08-14 Accrington Stanley FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.73 Sunderland AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.96 Accrington Stanley FC xG

I would bet for: Sunderland AFC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sunderland AFC57% Draw25% Accrington Stanley FC18%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw

81%

Draw or Accrington Stanley FC

43%

Sunderland AFC or Accrington Stanley FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sunderland AFC38% Draw46% Accrington Stanley FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 0

10.9%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap	Sunderland AFC covers	Push	Accrington Stanley FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	23%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Accrington Stanley FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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