Sunderland vs Arsenal: result 2-0 and analysis
FA Cup5th RoundKick-off on February 18, 2012 at 05:15 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland
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What was the result of Sunderland vs Arsenal?
Sunderland won 2-0 on February 18, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 40′Kieran RichardsonSunderland
- 77′A. Oxlade-ChamberlainSunderland (o.g.)
Official lineup for Sunderland vs Arsenal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sunderland
- SS. Sessègnon
- CC. Gardner
- LL. Cattermole
- SS. Larsson
- JJ. Colback
- JJ. McClean
- JJ. O'Shea
- KKieran Richardson
- PPhil Bardsley
- MM. Turner
- SS. Mignolet
Arsenal
- RRobin van Persie
- YY. Gervinho
- MMikel Arteta Amatriain
- AAlexandre Dimitri Song-Billong
- FF. Coquelin
- AA. Ramsey
- AA. Oxlade-Chamberlain
- JJohan Danon Djourou-Gbadjere
- BB. Sagna
- TThomas Vermaelen
- ŁŁ. Fabiański
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Arsenal have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2012 | Arsenal(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Feb 8, 2012 | Middlesbrough(away) | 2-1 | FA Cup |
| Feb 4, 2012 | Stoke City(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Feb 1, 2012 | Norwich(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Jan 29, 2012 | Middlesbrough(home) | 1-1 | FA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2012 | AC Milan(away) | 0-4 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 11, 2012 | Sunderland(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 4, 2012 | Blackburn(home) | 7-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 1, 2012 | Bolton(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Jan 29, 2012 | Aston Villa(home) | 3-2 | FA Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Sunderland wins, 2 draws, 2 Arsenal wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2012 | Sunderland 1-2 Arsenal | Premier League |
| Oct 16, 2011 | Arsenal 2-1 Sunderland | Premier League |
| Mar 5, 2011 | Arsenal 0-0 Sunderland | Premier League |
| Sep 18, 2010 | Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Arsenal on Feb 11, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Sunderland score 1.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 1.7 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Arsenal | 1.7 | 1.4 | 4 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy