Sunderland v Rochdale result

Full-time · Sunderland 2–0 Rochdale

League One · Sat, 06 Mar 2021 15:00 GMT · Stadium of Light

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sunderland · Rochdale · Head-to-head

Sunderland 2–0 Rochdale — Sunderland won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sunderland beat Rochdale 2–0 at Stadium of Light in League One on Saturday 6 March. Sunderland have scored in 14 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sunderland led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Sunderland: Dion Sanderson (7’, assisted by A. McGeady) and C. Wyke (35’, assisted by Jordan Jones).

Discipline

R. Joyce showed five yellow cards — against 4.0 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sunderland: C. McFadzean (14’) and Jordan Jones (45’); Rochdale: R. McLaughlin (6’), Kwadwo Baah (58’) and Alexander Newby (90’).

What it changes

Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions. Rochdale are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions. Rochdale have failed to score in their last six matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, C. Wyke (Sunderland) 7.4, Dion Sanderson (Sunderland) 6.2 and A. McGeady (Sunderland) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 October 2026.

Rochdale next host Grimsby on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Rochdale: Rochdale v Grimsby, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sunderland 2–0 Rochdale · League One
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: R. Joyce
Head-to-head (last 5): Sunderland 4 · draws 1 · Rochdale 0 · 3.6 goals/game
Recent form: Sunderland 4W 1D 0L · Rochdale 0W 2D 3L

Sunderland 2–0 Rochdale (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.13 / 0.38

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 4

Corners

against 3.5 / 5.4 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5.5 / 2.2

Shots on target

against 3.25 / 5 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.5 / 1.4

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.4 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

4 yellows

Referee · R. Joyce

1.67 home / 2.33 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 March 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 March 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sunderland for / against	Line	Rochdale for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 5.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13.75 for · 9.5 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	7.8 for · 13.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	2.2 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.5 for · 13 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	12.2 for · 12.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: R. Joyce — 4 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 26.33 fouls over 6 matches (1.67 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 1.67Away 2.33

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. O'Nien n 8	67.1	2.3 5/3	1 5/1	S. Humphrys
J. Scowen n 8	72	2 7/3	1.9 6/3	—
J. Diamond n 8	35.5	1.9 4/1	1.6 4/1	—
C. Maguire n 8	17.9	1.9 2/1	2.5 4/0	—
C. Wyke n 8	88.1	1.8 6/4	1.9 8/4	K. Baah

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Maguire n 8	17.9	3.1 4/1	2.5 4/0
Jordan Jones n 8	29.5	2.7 6/1	2.3 5/1
C. Wyke n 8	88.1	2.4 7/7	1.3 5/2
A. McGeady n 8	79.3	2 6/4	1.4 5/3
L. Gooch n 8	61.9	1.8 6/4	1.6 6/3

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Maguire n 8	17.9	0.6 1/0	1.3 2/0
A. McGeady n 8	79.3	0.1 1/0	1.1 4/2
C. Wyke n 8	88.1	0.9 4/1	0.3 2/0
Jordan Jones n 8	29.5	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
C. McFadzean n 8	83.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Leadbitter n 8	68.8	3.3 7/6
J. Scowen n 8	72	3.1 7/5
C. McLaughlin n 8	79.1	2.4 7/5
M. Power n 8	87.5	2.3 6/6
J. Diamond n 8	35.5	2.2 5/2

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Burge n 8	90	3 7/7
R. Matthews n 8	84.4	1.9 5/1

Rochdale

Rochdale — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Baah n 8	47.1	2.6 6/3	2.9 7/4	C. Wyke
J. Vale n 3	11.7	2.6 1/0	2.6 1/0	—
S. Humphrys n 8	86.9	1.9 7/4	1 5/2	L. O'Nien
O. Rathbone n 8	85.6	1.8 7/4	2.5 7/5	—
M. Lund n 8	80.4	1.7 6/4	1 5/1	—

Rochdale — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Vale n 3	11.7	2.6 1/0	0 0/0
S. Humphrys n 8	86.9	2.1 7/6	0.6 3/2
M. Lund n 8	80.4	1.1 5/2	0.4 2/1
K. Baah n 8	47.1	1 4/0	0.2 1/0
A. Newby n 8	79.6	0.7 4/1	0.6 3/1

Rochdale — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Lund n 8	80.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
A. Newby n 8	79.6	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
Stephen Dooley n 8	62	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
Matthew Done n 8	57.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
S. Humphrys n 8	86.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Rochdale — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Vale n 3	11.7	5.1 2/0
O. Rathbone n 8	85.6	3.3 8/6
K. Baah n 8	47.1	3.3 6/3
M. Lund n 8	80.4	2 6/5
A. Morley n 8	84.5	1.7 5/3

Rochdale — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Gavin Bazunu n 8	90	3.8 8/7

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sunderland		Rochdale
53%	Possession	47%
7	Shots	8
2	Shots on target	4
3	Shots off target	2
2	Blocked shots	2
5	Shots inside the box	5
4	Corners	5
1	Offsides	0
15	Fouls	17
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	0
487	Passes	433
86%	Pass accuracy	84%

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Burge	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
D. Sanderson	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.6
L. O'Nien	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.9
C. McFadzean	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
M. Power	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Wyke	90	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.6
A. O'Brien	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	7
A. McGeady	89	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7.5
Jordan Jones	78	0	1	0	0	2	0	Y	6.9
O. Younger	52	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Carl Winchester	52	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Scowen sub	38	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.2
C. Maguire sub	38	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
J. Diamond sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Dan Neil sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Rochdale player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Gavin Bazunu	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
P. McShane	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
Jimmy Keohane	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.2
K. Baah	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
C. Shaughnessy	90	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
E. O'Connell	90	1	1	0	0	0	5.6
A. Morley	90	0	0	4	2	0	7.3
C. Grant	90	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
S. Humphrys	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.5
R. McLaughlin	87	0	0	1	1	Y	6.5
G. Osho	68	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Newby sub	22	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
Matthew Done sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sunderland v Rochdale — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SunderlandWWWDW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

RochdaleLDDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Sunderland 4 · 1 draw · Rochdale 0 · 3.6 goals/game

2020-10-27 Rochdale 2–2 Sunderland
2020-02-11 Sunderland 3–0 Rochdale
2019-08-20 Rochdale 1–2 Sunderland
2019-04-06 Rochdale 1–2 Sunderland
2018-09-22 Sunderland 4–1 Rochdale

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sunderland#4 pos77 pts46 pl+28 GD

Rochdale#21 pos47 pts46 pl-17 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.52

Rochdale scored1.33

Sunderland conceded0.91

Rochdale conceded1.7

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What is the head-to-head record between Sunderland and Rochdale?: In their last 5 meetings, Sunderland won 4, Rochdale won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.6 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sunderland and Rochdale?: Recent form — Sunderland 4W 1D 0L; Rochdale 0W 2D 3L.

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