Newcastle vs Sunderland

Newcastle

1 - 1

Sunderland

🕒 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 13:30 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2015-2016 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Newcastle 18 · Sunderland 17

Referee Stats

Martin Atkinson

29 matches · 3.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.45
Reds avg	0.03
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	28%
Home wins	34%
Draws	34%
Away wins	31%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (17-14).
Newcastle controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 24

Avg: 1.68 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-10

Goals For / Against

25 / 42

Avg: 1.32 / 2.21

Points

Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47

PPG

0.79

1.68

1.32

1.26

2.21

53%

O2.5

63%

58%

BTTS

68%

53%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Newcastle rank18th

Sunderland rank17th

Newcastle points37

Sunderland points39

Newcastle: #18 · 37 pts · GD -21

34 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

Sunderland: #17 · 39 pts · GD -14

32 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle last 5 home

W W D W D

Points11/15

Weighted index82

Goals11-3

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sunderland last 5 away

D D W D D

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals8-5

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home79%

Newcastle clean sheet at home26%

Sunderland score away79%

Sunderland clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first53%

Newcastle win after scoring first60%

Sunderland score first42%

Sunderland win after scoring first38%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 63% · Sunderland 18%

Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 32.9' · Sunderland 42.5'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home1.68 vs 1.49

Newcastle concede at home1.26 vs 1.21

Sunderland score away1.32 vs 1.21

Sunderland concede away2.21 vs 1.49

Newcastle score 13% above league average, while Sunderland score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Newcastle are 5% above league average at home, and Sunderland are 48% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Newcastle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

76-90+ 9

61-75 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

Sunderland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

76-90+ 7

31-45 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

0-15 7

16-30 7

31-45 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

434

299

Passes Accurate

341

198

Passes %

79%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18'

18' J. Colback

36'

36' Daryl Janmaat

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Defoe

Normal Goal

52'

52' J. Shelvey

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Colback

1st substitution · For: S. de Jong

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Daryl Janmaat

2nd substitution · For: V. Anita

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Y. Kaboul

1st substitution · For: J. O'Shea

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ W. Khazri

2nd substitution · For: D. N'Doye

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ A. Townsend

3rd substitution · For: P. Cissé

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Mitrović

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Wijnaldum

84'

84' A. Mitrović

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Kirchhoff

3rd substitution · For: L. Cattermole

90'

90' V. Mannone

Newcastle vs Sunderland 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newcastle drew 1-1 with Sunderland on Sunday, 20 March 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Martin Atkinson. It was played at St. James' Park.

First half: J. Colback received a yellow card for Newcastle at 18'. Daryl Janmaat received a yellow card for Newcastle at 36'. Sunderland took the lead at 44' when J. Defoe scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: J. Shelvey received a yellow card for Newcastle at 52'. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 62', with J. Colback replacing S. de Jong. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Daryl Janmaat replacing V. Anita. Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 73', with Y. Kaboul replacing J. O'Shea. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 75', with W. Khazri replacing D. N'Doye. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 76', with A. Townsend replacing P. Cissé. Newcastle leveled the score at 83' when A. Mitrović scored, with the assist credited to G. Wijnaldum, making the score 1-1. A. Mitrović received a yellow card for Newcastle at 84'. Sunderland made their 3rd substitution at 84', with J. Kirchhoff replacing L. Cattermole. V. Mannone received a yellow card for Sunderland at 90'.

Newcastle used 3 substitutions while Sunderland used 3 substitutions. Newcastle got 4 yellow cards, while Sunderland got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (17-14).
Newcastle controlled possession (59%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Newcastle vs Sunderland Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

22 Mar 2026 Newcastle vs Sunderland 1 - 2 14 Dec 2025 Sunderland vs Newcastle 1 - 0

2015-2016 Season

20 Mar 2016 Newcastle vs Sunderland 1 - 1 25 Oct 2015 Sunderland vs Newcastle 3 - 0

2014-2015 Season

05 Apr 2015 Sunderland vs Newcastle 1 - 0 21 Dec 2014 Newcastle vs Sunderland 0 - 1