Sunderland A.F.C vs Rochdale
Stadium of Light will be holding its League One party again this week. This time the host Sunderland will host Rochdale in the 31st week. They went back to aim for maximum points in order to maintain a position in the play-off zone.
Sunderland had just received a visit from Ipswich Town last Saturday (8/2) and managed to excel through Chris Maguire’s single goal (81 ‘). Although thin, but this score is enough to help them rank 6th, as well as converting home games this season to 8 wins, 6 draws, and only lost 1 time.
Rochdale himself painstakingly claimed the 1-1 draw at home to Doncaster Rovers. They appear on the same day and have to wait until the 81st minute ‘to be able to equalize through the efforts of Oliver Rathbone. The problem is, this draw can only help them rank 18, while converting away matches this season to 5 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats.
Rochdale has also fallen to 1-2 when entertaining Sunderland as hosts last August, while last season was beaten 4-1 at the Stadium of Light. These two facts are predicted to make their struggle even harder, opening the opportunity for the host to survive in zone 6 with a difference of three points from the three teams below.
Our Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
Odds: 2.00