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Sunderland AFC vs Southend United FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Sunderland AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Southend United FC
Sat 2 Nov 2019 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 73' Tom Hopper
Conor McLaughlin 84' Y
Luke O'Nien 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Southend United FC — League One at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Ian Dudley
  • Referee Stephen Wade
  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee Gareth Rhodes

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

2
1
Sunderland AFC 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Southend United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-02 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Southend United FC 2019-05-04 Southend United FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2018-10-27 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Southend United FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Southend United FC H 1–0 W
26 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–1 L
22 Oct Tranmere Rovers FC H 5–0 W
19 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
05 Oct Lincoln City FC A 0–2 L
28 Sep Milton Keynes Dons FC H 2–1 W
Southend United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
26 Oct Ipswich Town FC H 1–3 L
22 Oct Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–7 L
18 Oct Tranmere Rovers FC A 1–1 D
12 Oct AFC Wimbledon H 1–4 L
05 Oct Gillingham FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stadium of Light. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sunderland AFC and Southend United FC.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Southend United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Brilliant from the ! Luke O'Nien makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 25' Southend United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sol Campbell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Southend United 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.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 369 games and scored 485 goals.
  • 55' Will Grigg has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' 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.
  • 62' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 62 minute. Chris Maguire leaves to be changed by Duncan Watmore.
  • 64' Another substitution for Southend United FC to replace Brandon Goodship by Emile Acquah on 64 minute.
  • 69' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 73' Southend United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 78' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 78 minute. Will Grigg leaves to be changed by Marc McNulty.
  • 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 84' Conor McLaughlin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
  • 86' Aiden McGeady makes way for Grant Leadbitter at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sunderland AFC.
  • 90' Sunderland AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Southend United FC.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Southend United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sol Campbell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Maguire 2
Stephen Humphrys 1
Luke O'Nien 1
George Honeyman 1
Aiden McGeady 1
John White 1

Head to Head

2019-11-02 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Southend United FC 2019-05-04 Southend United FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2018-10-27 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Southend United FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2019-11-02 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Southend United FC W 2019-10-26 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2019-10-22 Sunderland AFC 5–0 Tranmere Rovers FC W 2019-10-19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2019-10-05 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L 2019-09-28 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC W

Southend United FC Form

2019-11-02 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Southend United FC L 2019-10-26 Southend United FC 1–3 Ipswich Town FC L 2019-10-22 Southend United FC 1–7 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2019-10-18 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–1 Southend United FC D 2019-10-12 Southend United FC 1–4 AFC Wimbledon L 2019-10-05 Gillingham FC 3–1 Southend United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Southend United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57% + Sunderland AFC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC57% Draw26% Southend United FC17%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
83%
Draw or Southend United FC
43%
Sunderland AFC or Southend United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC38% Draw48% Southend United FC14%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 0
11.6%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
6%
3 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Southend United FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 25% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Southend United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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