Sunderland AFC vs Stoke City FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 3
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Stoke City FC — FA Cup at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Stoke City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Elliot Bell (England)
- Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
- Assistant 2
34 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Jan Stoke City FC H 1–2 L 05 Jan Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W 01 Jan Sheffield United FC H 2–1 W 29 Dec Stoke City FC A 0–1 L 26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D 21 Dec Norwich City FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Jan Sunderland AFC A 2–1 W 04 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D 01 Jan Burnley FC A 0–0 D 29 Dec Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W 26 Dec Leeds United FC H 0–2 L 21 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–2 L Key Stats
71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this season50% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Stadium of Light. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 4' Goal! Thomas Cannon scores his 14 goal in 306 matches.
- 9' 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.
- 14' Enda Stevens needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
- 23' That looks like a foul for a card for Chris Rigg.
- 28' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Aji Alese has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 48' 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.
- 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joon-ho Bae, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 59' The whistle greets Aji Alese as he departs to be replaced by Zak Johnson.
- 60' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Milan Aleksic is hanging Chris Rigg on the field on 60 minute.
- 63' Lewis Baker was booked on 63.
- 64' GOAL! Milan Aleksic scores on 64. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche
- 69' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 72' Andrew Moran is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
- 75' Joon-ho Bae has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Koumas on 75 minute.
- 76' Niall Ennis is replacing Thomas Cannon for the Stoke City FC side.
- 79' The whistle greets Harrison Jones as he departs to be replaced by Salis Abdul Samed.
- 84' 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.
- 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Stoke City FC players.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 13
- 21
- 32
- 22
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42
Aji Alese ↓ Zak Johnson 59'
- 4
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12
Eliezer Mayenda ↓ Trey Ogunsuyi 111'
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11
Chris Rigg ↓ Milan Aleksic 60'
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33
Leo Hjelde ↓ Nazarii Rusyn 105'
- 50
Bench
- 26
- 18
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15
Nazarii Rusyn ↑ 105'
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Salis Abdul Samed ↑ 79'
- 16
- 7
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41
Zak Johnson ↑ 59'
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30
Milan Aleksic ↑ 60'
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47
Trey Ogunsuyi ↑ 111'
Stoke City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
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3
Enda Stevens ↓ Sol Sidibe 60'
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6
Wouter Burger ↓ Emre Tezgel 95'
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12
Tatsuki Seko ↓ Lynden Gooch 60'
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- 22
- 26
- 24
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9
Thomas Cannon ↓ Niall Ennis 76'
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11
Lewis Koumas ↓ Joon-ho Bae 75'
Bench
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2
Lynden Gooch ↑ 60'
- 13
- 7
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14
Niall Ennis ↑ 76'
- 5
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37
Emre Tezgel ↑ 95'
- 18
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30
Sol Sidibe ↑ 60'
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10
Joon-ho Bae ↑ 75'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tyrese Campbell 3 Dwight Gayle 2 Tom Watson 2 Thomas Cannon 2 Mason Burstow 1 Ross Stewart 1 Pierre Ekwah 1 Lewis Koumas 1 Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
Stoke City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 41.29 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.12 Stoke City FC xGI would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Stoke City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Stoke City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.41Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Sunderland AFC or Draw 68%Draw or Stoke City FC 62%Sunderland AFC or Stoke City FC 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Stoke City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.9%0 – 0 11.1%1 – 0 10.4%0 – 1 8.9%2 – 1 8.1%2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 Actual0 – 2 5.4%2 – 2 4.6%3 – 1 3.5%3 – 0 3.1%1 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Stoke City FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 12% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 21% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 18% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.