Lech Poznan v Sunderland: Europa League preview, predicted line-ups & team news
Lech Poznan have shipped eight goals in their last two European outings and face a Sunderland side on six points from two. Team news, line-ups and tips.
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Lech Poznan v Sunderland: Preview
Lech Poznan need a response in the Europa League, and they need it fast. The Polish side lost 4-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen on 15 October, a week after the same scoreline went against them at Crystal Palace on 17 September.
Sunderland arrive in Poznan with a perfect record. Two wins from two leave them ninth in the league-phase table on six points, inside the places that book a spot in the play-offs.
This is matchday three. A third straight defeat would leave Lech with a mountain to climb.
Lech Poznan
SunderlandHow they got here
Lech reached the league phase by beating KI Klaksvik 1-0 at home and 5-0 away, then FC Thun 7-0 at home and 2-2 away. That is 15 goals in six European games. They have also conceded 10, and eight of those came in the two defeats.
Sunderland won 1-0 at home to AZ Alkmaar on 16 September. They followed it with a 2-1 win at Torreense on 15 October. They have scored three and conceded one, and they average 21 shots a game across the two matches.
Rotation and selection
Neither side has much room to rotate. Lech are short of defenders, with several unavailable, and a back four is close to picked for them. Sunderland have nine players listed as missing, so the selection looks forced rather than chosen.
Sunderland's bigger concern is up front. Isidor, Mundle and Talbi are all listed as unavailable and Brobbey is a doubt. That leaves Fofana as the most obvious option to lead the line.
Lech PoznanSunderland
Line-ups
Lech Poznan4-2-3-1- 1GM. Lis
- 2DJoel Pereira
- 72DM. Skrzypczak
- 59DT. Yegbe
- 15DM. Gurgul
- 43MA. Kozubal
- 22MR. Murawski
- 10MP. Wålemark
- 21MPablo Rodríguez
- 11MD. Håkans
- 9FM. Ishak
Sunderland4-2-3-1- 22GR. Roefs
- 20DN. Mukiele
- 4DK. Danso
- 13DL. O'Nien
- 6DD. Methalie
- 34MG. Xhaka
- 29MJules Ahoka
- 39MM. Fofana
- 19MH. Diarra
- 10MN. Angulo
- 57FTimur Tuterov
Where to watch Lech Poznan v Sunderland: TV and online streams
The game kicks off at 17:45 BST on Thursday 22 October at Stadion Poznan. A UK broadcaster has not been confirmed for this fixture, and this page will be updated closer to kick-off.
If level after 90 minutes in a league-phase game, the match ends as a draw. There is no extra time or penalty shootout at this stage.
Stats for Lech Poznan v Sunderland
- Lech Poznan have scored 15 goals in six European games this season, an average of 2.5 per match, but have conceded 10.
- Lech have lost 4-0 in both of their league-phase games, at Crystal Palace on 17 September and at home to Bayer Leverkusen on 15 October.
- Sunderland have won both league-phase games, 1-0 against AZ Alkmaar and 2-1 at Torreense, and average 10.5 corners per game.
- Sunderland have conceded one goal in two games and kept one clean sheet.
Match Result: Sunderland to win
Lech have conceded four goals in each of their two league-phase games, and Sunderland have shown a better shape defensively and are winning the shot count comfortably. Sunderland's forward options are thin, which keeps this tighter than the 7/10 price suggests, but they should have enough to edge a tight contest in Poznan.