England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sunderland and Birmingham City, taking place on Saturday, 15 April 2023, at Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
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Sunderland, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 1-0 away win over Cardiff City in their last league game, Sunderland will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. They achieved 67% possession in that match and had 18 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Cardiff City's tally of 17 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 8 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 7 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. With goals notched up in 5 of their past 6 matches, they are certainly showing some goal-scoring consistency of late. Tony Mowbray will be slightly concerned about his defence, after only managing 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games.
They've drawn their last 2 league games at Stadium of Light, but their search for a home win in the league extends even further having gone 5 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.
On an individual basis, Ross Stewart will be looking to get on the scoresheet again at Stadium of Light having scored 5 goals in Sunderland's last 6 home games in the league.
Birmingham City, Recent FormBirmingham City will have been quite satisfied taking a point from their last match against Stoke City, which ran out a 0-0 draw. They came away from that fixture with a 33% share of the possession and clocked up 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target, in comparison to Stoke City, who managed 8 attempts on goal, 1 of which were on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 5 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 4 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. On the road, they are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 away games. They will need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in all but 1 of their last 6 away games.
They've had a poor run of form on the road recently, losing 3 of their last 6 away games and managing only 1 win.
On an individual basis, Troy Deeney has scored in each of Birmingham City's last 4 league games away from home.
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 1-2 win for Sunderland.
The Sunderland defence has struggled against The Blues in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 7 games.
This fixture has produced a draw on the last 2 occasions that these 2 sides have met at Stadium of Light in the league, but Sunderland will take some small comfort in being unbeaten in their last 4 meetings there.
With both Ajibola Alese (Thigh) and Ross Stewart (Achilles tendon) being out for the rest of the season and Daniel Ballard (Hamstring), Jewison Bennette (Shoulder), Elliot Embleton (Broken ankle), Corry Evans (Cruciate ligament) and Niall Huggins (Hamstring) all unavailable in the shorter term, Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray will be hoping none of his other players pick up a knock going into this clash.
John Eustace has a number of injury concerns in his Birmingham squad to contend with: Tate Campbell (Hamstring), Harlee Dean (Muscle), Troy Deeney (Hamstring), Gary Gardner (Groin) and Dion Sanderson (Back)
Sunderland Playing at home | Birmingham City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 45' | Time first goal scored | 27' |
| 55' | Time first goal conceded | 27' |
| 1.5 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.5 | Subs used | 4.1 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 5-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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