England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sunderland and Preston North End, taking place on Monday, 01 January 2024, at Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
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Sunderland, Recent FormSunderland manager Michael Beale will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Rotherham United. In that game they had 70% possession and managed 11 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Rotherham United who had 13 attempts and 4 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 5 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 6 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games but have only managed to keep 1 clean sheet in those games.
They have had a good run of form at Stadium of Light recently, having won 4 out of their last 6 home games.
Preston North End, Recent FormAny Preston North End pre-match expectations for their last outing were misplaced, after an unexpected 1-0 home defeat by Sheffield Wednesday. Their share of possession in that meeting was 69%, while racking up 9 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target. Sheffield Wednesday had 6 shots on goal with 3 on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 7 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 10 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. So far this season they have conceded a goal at least once in 22 of their 25 games.
This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.
On an individual basis, Ben Whiteman will be looking to cause Sunderland some problems having scored 2 goals in Preston North End's last 6 away games in the league.
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was Preston North End that came out on top with a 2-1 win.
It's been a long time since Sunderland at home has managed to find the back of The Lilywhites net, having failed to score against them in their last 3 encounters at Stadium of Light. Playing at home, Sunderland have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against Preston.
In the league, Sunderland has not won any of the last 3 times they have welcomed Preston to Stadium of Light.
Jack Clarke has scored in each of Sunderland's last 2 league games against Preston.
Sunderland manager Michael Beale has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Daniel Ballard (Hamstring), Dennis Cirkin (Hamstring), Corry Evans (Cruciate ligament), Niall Huggins (Knee surgery), Jay Matete (Knee surgery) and Timothée Pembélé (Cruciate ligament) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Preston manager Ryan Lowe ahead of this clash, with Robbie Brady (Knock) missing out, which gives Lowe a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Sunderland Playing at home | Preston North End Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 44' | Time first goal scored | 45' |
| 47' | Time first goal conceded | 45' |
| 2.3 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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