Sunderland vs Portsmouth — League One

League One· Regular Season - 3

Sunderland

2–1Full-time

Portsmouth

WLWWWLGoals 15-15

DWDLLWGoals 16-16

Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Capacity 49,000 · grass · Referee: M. Salisbury

Match events

22'M. Harness
27'Jordan Willis (G. Leadbitter)
39'Chris Maguire (Aiden McGeady)
49'M. McNulty (Charlie Wyke)
62'Ronan Curtis (Ellis Harrison)
63'Andy Cannon (Gareth Evans)
73'A. Walkes (Ross McCrorie)
76'Christian Burgess
79'Aiden McGeady
81'Aiden McGeady (W. Grigg)
86'Chris Maguire
87'Chris Maguire (Denver Hume)

Lineups

Sunderland

Portsmouth

4-2-3-1

4-3-3

J. RossCoach

K. Jackett

Bench (7)

Match trends

Sunderland have averaged 1.5 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Portsmouth have averaged 1.6 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 2 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Sunderland wins

1Draws

3Portsmouth wins

8-10Goals

Sunderland

1–0Jan 5, 2025, 3:00 PM

Portsmouth

1–3Aug 31, 2024, 2:00 PM

Sunderland

1–0Jan 22, 2022, 3:00 PM

Portsmouth

4–0Oct 2, 2021, 2:00 PM

Sunderland

Portsmouth

0–2Mar 9, 2021, 7:45 PM

Sunderland

1–3Oct 24, 2020, 2:00 PM

Portsmouth

2–0Feb 1, 2020, 3:00 PM

Sunderland

Portsmouth

0–0May 16, 2019, 6:45 PM

Sunderland

Pre-match comparison

1.5Goals scored per game1.6

1.5Goals conceded per game1.6

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

M. Salisbury

3.29Yellow cards / game

0.14Red cards / game

0.07Penalties scored / game

Based on 14 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Sunderland

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

66.7%

76-90+'

0%

Portsmouth

0-15'

50%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

42%Possession58%

—Expected goals (xG)—

2Shots on target1

5Total shots6

1Shots off target4

2Blocked shots1

4Shots inside the box5

1Shots outside the box1

2Corners5

0Offsides1

17Fouls12

2Yellow cards1

—Red cards—

1Goalkeeper saves0

344Total passes452

218Accurate passes337

63%Pass accuracy75%

Player ratings

1M. HarnessPortsmouth⚽ 17.7
2Jordan WillisSunderland⚽ 17.7
3G. LeadbitterSunderland🅰️ 17.6
4Ben ClosePortsmouth7.1
5Ronan CurtisPortsmouth7.1
6Paul DowningPortsmouth7.0

Box score

Sunderland

1Jon McLaughlinG · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes28%

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2Connor McLaughlinD · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes57%

Tackles1

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19Aiden McGeadyM · 81'

🅰️ 1🟨6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes65%

Tackles2

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11Lynden GoochM · 90'

6.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles1

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6Max PowerM · 90'

6.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes74%

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7Chris MaguireM · 87'

⚽ 1🟨6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels—

23

23G. Leadbitter (C)M · 90'

🅰️ 17.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles5

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4Jordan WillisD · 90'

⚽ 17.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes51%

Tackles1

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13Luke O'NienD · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles1

Duels—

10

10M. McNultyF · 49'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

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5Alim ÖztürkD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes61%

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Bench (7)

8Dylan McGeouchM

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22

22W. GriggF · 9'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes0%

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9Charlie WykeF · 41'

6.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes69%

Tackles—

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16Lee BurgeG

—

12Tom FlanaganD

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18George DobsonM

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33Denver HumeD · 8'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes25%

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Portsmouth

6Christian BurgessD · 90'

🟨5.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

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33Ben CloseM · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes84%

Tackles2

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19

19M. HarnessF · 90'

⚽ 17.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes71%

Tackles1

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1Craig MacGillivrayG · 90'

5.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes48%

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4Tom Naylor (C)M · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes77%

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14Andy CannonM · 63'

6.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes94%

Tackles1

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11Ronan CurtisF · 62'

7.1

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes46%

Tackles2

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10John MarquisF · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes80%

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3Lee BrownD · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes68%

Tackles1

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5Paul DowningD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles1

Duels—

2

2A. WalkesD · 73'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles3

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Bench (7)

15Ross McCrorieD · 17'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

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38Brandon HaunstrupD

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20

20S. RaggettD

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22Ellis HarrisonF · 28'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

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35Alex BassG

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8Brett PitmanF

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26Gareth EvansM · 27'

6.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes75%

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Sunderland vs Portsmouth played?+

The match is played at Stadium of Light, Sunderland (capacity 49,000).

What time does Sunderland vs Portsmouth kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 17, 2019, 11:30 AM (your local time, based on your device).