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

League One · 2018-19
Sunderland AFC
3 – 0
Full Time
Southend United FC
Sat 27 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Harry Bunn
Tom Flanagan 45' Y
Y 68' Dru Yearwood

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Southend United FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Lewis
  • Referee Duncan Street
  • Referee Kevin Mulraine
  • Referee Robert Atkin

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
2018-10-27 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Southend United FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Southend United FC H 3–0 W
23 Oct Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–0 W
20 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–0 W
06 Oct Bradford City AFC A 2–1 W
02 Oct Peterborough United FC H 2–2 D
29 Sep Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
Southend United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Sunderland AFC A 0–3 L
23 Oct Walsall FC H 3–0 W
20 Oct Coventry City FC H 1–2 L
13 Oct Gillingham FC A 2–0 W
06 Oct Oxford United FC H 0–0 D
02 Oct Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sunderland AFC have kicked off against Southend United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southend United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Southend United FC have won 112 goals from 89 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Sunderland AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 21' Southend United FC make a change. Ben Coker trudges off to be replaced by Stephen Hendrie on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 29' George Honeyman is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 34' Southend United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 365 games and scored 480 goals.
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for Southend United FC. Harry Bunn will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Jason Demetriou has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' Chris Maguire has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
  • 54' Aiden McGeady has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dylan McGeouch on 54 minute.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Josh Maja on, Jerome Sinclair off on 57 minutes.
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sunderland AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 66' A change in the Southend United FC ranks — Stephen McLaughlin exits the field as Shaun McCoulsky enters on 66.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dru Yearwood.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Lynden Gooch is replaced by Luke O'Nien.
  • 78' Michael Kightly gets the nod from Southend United FC. He replaces Dru Yearwood and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Aiden McGeady makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Sunderland AFC are in front.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Powell might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Powell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Ross

Southend United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Powell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-10-27 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Southend United FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2018-10-27 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Southend United FC W 2018-10-23 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2018-10-20 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W 2018-10-06 Bradford City AFC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2018-10-02 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Peterborough United FC D 2018-09-29 Coventry City FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D

Southend United FC Form

2018-10-27 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Southend United FC L 2018-10-23 Southend United FC 3–0 Walsall FC W 2018-10-20 Southend United FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2018-10-13 Gillingham FC 0–2 Southend United FC W 2018-10-06 Southend United FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2018-10-02 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Southend United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.93 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Southend United FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC61% Draw23% Southend United FC16%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
84%
Draw or Southend United FC
39%
Sunderland AFC or Southend United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC44% Draw44% Southend United FC12%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.8%
1 – 0
11.8%
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
4 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Southend United FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 24% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Southend United FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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