England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sunderland and Middlesbrough, taking place on Sunday, 22 January 2023, at Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
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Sunderland, Recent FormThe Sunderland squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 3-1 home defeat against Swansea City, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. During that encounter they had 32% possession and had 8 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 6 of their 18 shots on goal.
When it comes to attacking power Tony Mowbray will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 10 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 9 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. They have shown that they have a consistent appetite for goals at home of late, having clocked up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches at Stadium of Light. The defensive quality of his current squad will be troubling Mowbray of late, his defence having only notched up 1 clean sheet from their last 6 home games.
They're experiencing a very poor spell of form at Stadium of Light, having lost 4 of their last 6 home games.
On an individual basis, Ross Stewart will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 6 goals in Sunderland's last 6 league games.
Middlesbrough, Recent FormMiddlesbrough will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 1-0 winners in their home fixture against Millwall. In that game they had 66% possession and managed 7 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Millwall who had 8 attempts and 2 on target.
With 13 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, their manager Michael Carrick will be very pleased with his team's form going forward, but he will be casting a cautious eye over his defence, who have shipped 7 goals in the same period. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 11 games. They have shown some defensive frailties on the road of late, having given away at least 1 goal in 13 of their past 14 away league matches, making points very hard to come by.
They've had a good run of form recently, with 4 straight wins in a row.
Goalscorer Chuba Akpom will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 5 goals in his last 6 league matches for Middlesbrough.
It was not a positive ending for Sunderland last time they met Middlesbrough in the league, with the game ending in a 1-0 defeat.
The Sunderland defence has struggled against The Boro in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 6 games.
Middlesboro have proven they're a capable side against Sunderland in the league and are unbeaten in their last 6 league encounters.
Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ajibola Alese (Ankle), Dennis Cirkin (Knee), Leon Dajaku (Stomach) and Elliot Embleton (Broken ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Michael Carrick has a number of injury concerns in his Middlesboro squad to contend with: Matt Clarke (Back), Anfernee Dijksteel (Knee) and Darragh Lenihan (Foot)
Sunderland Playing at home | Middlesbrough Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 36' |
| 59' | Time first goal conceded | 29' |
| 1.9 | Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.5 | Subs used | 3.6 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 4-2 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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