SUNDERLAND. Sunderland and Bristol City didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Sunderland was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 40,298 spectators. The referee was Leigh Doughty with the support of Nigel Lugg and Matthew Jones. The 4th official was Martin Coy. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.13 degrees Celsius or 61.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 20 Total 8
- 7 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 1
- 8 Shots blocked 5
- 98 Attack 111
- 52 Dangerous attack 37
- 72 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sunderland was in firm control of the ball 57% while Bristol City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Sunderland to win the match.
Sunderland shot 20 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bristol City shot 8 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Sunderland received 1 yellow card (Trai Hume). Regarding the opposition, Bristol City received 1 yellow card (Haydon Roberts).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Sunderland has 52 points to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Bristol City will has 54 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Sunderland will play away against Leeds United on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).
Bristol City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 10th of April with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Blackburn Rovers (5 draws).
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
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Sunderland started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mike Dodds decided to play with the following team: Anthony Patterson , Trai Hume , Luke O’Nien , Daniel Ballard , L. Hjelde , P. Ekwah , Dan Neil , C. Rigg , A. Aouchiche , Jack Clarke and Jobe Bellingham .
The home team had on the bench: P. Roberts , R. Mundle, Callum Styles, T. Pembélé, Luís Semedo, M. Burstow, N. Bishop, A. Alese and B. Dack .
Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: L. Hjelde for A. Alese (66′), A. Aouchiche for B. Dack (59′) and C. Rigg for P. Roberts (66′).
Player of the match: Jack Clarke
The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was Jack Clarke .
His rating is with 40 passes (69% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
Bristol City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Liam Manning played with: Rob Dickie, Max O’Leary , George Tanner , Zak Vyner , Haydon Roberts , Cameron Pring , Mark Sykes , J. Knight , Matty James , Anis Mehmeti and Nahki Wells , Scott Twine .
These were the players on the bench: Joe Williams , T. Conway , Ross McCrorie , Harry Cornick , Andy King, S. Bajić, J. Knight-Lebel and D. Mebude.
Substitutions
Bristol City made 4 changes: Anis Mehmeti for Ross McCrorie (46′), Nahki Wells for T. Conway (66′), Mark Sykes for Joe Williams (66′) and Scott Twine for Harry Cornick (77′).
Player of the match: Max O’Leary
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was the goalkeeper: Max O’Leary. His rating is 8.87. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Preston North End – 0-0
- Sunderland – Bristol City – 0-0
- Stoke City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Norwich City – Ipswich Town – 1-0
- Middlesbrough – Swansea City – 2-0
- Leicester City – Birmingham City – 2-1
- Huddersfield Town – Millwall – 1-0
- Coventry City – Leeds United – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Hull City – 1-3
- Blackburn Rovers – Southampton – 0-0
