On the 8th of March, in this week 26 match, Fleetwood Town and Sunderland will play a match in Sunderland in a clash of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 6th placed Sunderland is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Wigan Athletic. Bailey Wright struck first for Sunderland in the 2nd minute, then Ross Stewart added another in the 38th minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wigan Athletic couldn’t manage to score, and Sunderland took the shutout win. Sunderland looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 19th placed Fleetwood Town is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Wigan Athletic. Will Keane scored the first goal for Wigan Athletic in the 37th minute on a penalty, then James McClean added another in the 42nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Fleetwood Town couldn’t manage to score, and Wigan Athletic took the shutout win. Fleetwood Town is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood Town and Sunderland battled to a 2-2 draw. Ross Stewart scored the first goal for Sunderland in the 19th minute, then Aiden McGeady added another in the 76th minute from the penalty spot .
For Fleetwood Town, their top scorers are Patrick Lane and Anthony Pilkington, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Sunderland is glad to have Ross Stewart in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.