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Sunderland AFC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2018-19 PROMOTION PLAY OFFS SEMI FINALS

League One · 2018-19
Sunderland AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 11 May 2019 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Alim Ozturk 67' R
George Honeyman 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Portsmouth FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

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

5
2
4
Sunderland AFC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-11 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2019-04-27 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Portsmouth FC 2018-12-22 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W
04 May Southend United FC A 1–2 L
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
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
04 May Accrington Stanley FC H 1–1 D
30 Apr Peterborough United FC H 2–3 L
27 Apr Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
22 Apr Coventry City FC H 2–1 W
19 Apr Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Sunderland AFC vs Portsmouth FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Matt Clarke has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portsmouth FC that had 371 games and scored 525 goals.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Portsmouth FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 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' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Tom Naylor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tom Flanagan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jack Ross will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Lee Cattermole needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 58' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Morgan departs to be replaced by Chris Maguire.
  • 62' Magnificent from Chris Maguire! That is 33 goals in 363 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 67' Alim Ozturk picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Oliver Hawkins is replaced by Viv Solomon-Otabor on 69 minute.
  • 70' Sunderland AFC make a change. Lynden Gooch trudges off to be replaced by James Dunne on 70 minutes.
  • 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 80' 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.
  • 82' George Honeyman is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 87' Portsmouth FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sunderland AFC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Ross

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenny Jackett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
John Marquis 4
Marcus Harness 3
Charlie Wyke 2
Chris Maguire 2
Jordan Willis 1
Christian Burgess 1
James Bolton 1
Luke O'Nien 1

Head to Head

2019-05-11 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2019-04-27 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Portsmouth FC 2018-12-22 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2019-05-11 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2019-05-04 Southend United FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 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

Portsmouth FC Form

2019-05-11 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L 2019-05-04 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Accrington Stanley FC D 2019-04-30 Portsmouth FC 2–3 Peterborough United FC L 2019-04-27 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2019-04-22 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2019-04-19 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.2 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC43% Draw30% Portsmouth FC27%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
73%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
57%
Sunderland AFC or Portsmouth FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC27% Draw52% Portsmouth FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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