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Sunderland AFC vs Scunthorpe United FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Sunderland AFC
3 – 0
Full Time
Scunthorpe United FC
Sun 19 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Matthew Lund
Max Power 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Scunthorpe United FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Clayton
  • Referee Anthony Moore
  • Referee Geoffrey Liddle
  • Referee Anthony Backhouse

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
1
Sunderland AFC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Scunthorpe United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-19 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Scunthorpe United FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Scunthorpe United FC H 3–0 W
11 Aug Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
04 Aug Charlton Athletic FC H 2–1 W
Scunthorpe United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Sunderland AFC A 0–3 L
11 Aug Walsall FC H 1–1 D
04 Aug Coventry City FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sunderland AFC and Scunthorpe United FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Scunthorpe United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' Sunderland AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Max Power on 22.
  • 25' GOAL! Josh Maja scores on 25. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo
  • 28' The referee shows Scunthorpe United FC player a Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Jordan Clarke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' GOAL! Chris Maguire scores on 42. Assisted by Lynden Gooch
  • 47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
  • 52' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lynden Gooch made 363 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Adam Matthews is replaced by Reece James on 59 minute.
  • 64' James Perch needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 65' Funso-King Ojo is replacing Matthew Lund for the Scunthorpe United FC side.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Chris Maguire is replaced by Bali Mumba on 70 minute.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Colclough. He replaces Josh Morris on 78 minute.
  • 83' The whistle greets George Honeyman as he departs to be replaced by Luke O'Nien.
  • 88' George Thomas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Max Power.
  • With this win, Sunderland AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Ross

Scunthorpe United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Daws

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Scunthorpe United FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC63% Draw22% Scunthorpe United FC15%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
85%
Draw or Scunthorpe United FC
37%
Sunderland AFC or Scunthorpe United FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC46% Draw43% Scunthorpe United FC11%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
12.4%
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.4%
1 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Scunthorpe United FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 20% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 24% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Scunthorpe United FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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