Walsall FC vs Sunderland AFC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 2
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Overview
Match Preview
Walsall FC vs Sunderland AFC — FA Cup .
- Walsall FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Carl Boyeson
- Referee Ken Haycock
- Referee Chris Isherwood
- Referee Tom Reeves
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Dec Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D 27 Nov Portsmouth FC A 0–2 L 24 Nov Sunderland AFC H 2–2 D 17 Nov Fleetwood Town FC A 0–0 D 10 Nov Coventry City FC H 3–2 W 06 Nov Charlton Athletic FC H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Dec Walsall FC A 1–1 D 27 Nov Barnsley FC H 4–2 W 24 Nov Walsall FC A 2–2 D 17 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–1 D 11 Nov Port Vale FC A 2–1 W 03 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–0 W Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history67% Clean Sheets
Walsall FC this season33% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this seasonTop Scorers (This Season)
Walsall FCDaniel Kanu 2 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Walsall FC to score. At the same time, Sunderland AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josh Gordon made 65 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' It’s high time Dean Keates made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Max Power needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Reece James, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' 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.
- 30' 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.
- 34' The referee calls foul for Andy Cook. He receives a Yellow card.
- 37' Sunderland AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Aiden McGeady on 37.
- 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
- 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adam Matthews.
- 53' What a strike from Andy Cook! The score is 1-1.
- 58' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 63' The whistle greets Bryan Oviedo as he departs to be replaced by Jerome Sinclair.
- 68' Sunderland AFC 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.
- 73' It looks surprising Walsall FC does not make any changes. Liam Roberts has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 75' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Lynden Gooch departs to be replaced by Bali Mumba.
- 80' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
- 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 88' The whistle greets Morgan Ferrier as he departs to be replaced by Josh Ginnelly.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Walsall FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 1
- 5
- 6
- 4
- 15
- 3
- 30
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16
Morgan Ferrier ↓ Josh Ginnelly 88'
- 9
- 29
Bench
- 31
- 17
- 2
- 8
- 13
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11
Josh Ginnelly ↑ 88'
- 26
Coach Dean KeatesSunderland AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
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11
Lynden Gooch ↓ Bali Mumba 75'
- 19
- 20
- 12
- 16
- 27
- 7
- 15
- 13
- 1
Bench
- 3
- 25
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37
Bali Mumba ↑ 75'
- 17
- 5
- 34
- 24
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Aiden McGeady 2 Josh Gordon 2 Will Grigg 1 Andy Cook 1 Liam Kinsella 1 Lynden Gooch 1 Josh Ginnelly 1 Lee Cattermole 1 Walsall FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.36 Walsall FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.35 Sunderland AFC xGI would bet for: Walsall FC or Sunderland AFC 71% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.71Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Walsall FC or Draw 65%Draw or Sunderland AFC 64%Walsall FC or Sunderland AFC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sunderland AFC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 8.6%1 – 0 8%2 – 1 8%0 – 1 8%1 – 2 7.9%2 – 0 6%0 – 2 5.9%2 – 2 5.4%3 – 1 3.6%1 – 3 3.6%3 – 0 2.7%Asian Handicap — Walsall FC
Handicap Walsall FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 19% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 19% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Walsall FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.