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The first of our best Feb 16 League One betting tips is for Sunderland v Accrington. Another exciting round of League One fixtures get started on Friday night when Sunderland aim to get the jump on their promotion rivals when welcoming Accrington Stanley to the Stadium of Light for a 7.45pm kick-off that’ll attract a bigger audience than usual. The home side went into the week in fourth place, five points behind Barnsley and the top-two automatic promotion spots. The table has changed dramatically recently with Luton and Barnsley now in control, leaving Portsmouth and Sunderland staring at a play-off finish, something both will be eager to avoid.
A run of draws has hampered The Black Cats’ progress of late and they have taken seven points from the last 15 available, that run made up of four draws and a win. Fans could look at it as an unbeaten run at a crucial stage of the season; however, many more will view that form as a failure to finish teams off that could cost them dear come the end of the season. They must get back to winning ways and they must do it as soon as possible. In front of their own support would be the perfect time to get things moving in the right direction again. The home win is favourite with bookies who offer 7/10 (Unibet) on a local cheer.
Traders have been quick to put a line through the chances of Accrington and price them as outsiders of three in the match betting. The visitors haven’t been as impressive as they were last season; however, it’s always dangerous to write them off without a second thought as they are an ambitious side who, on their day, are capable of taking points off any opponent at this level. They won’t feature in the promotion race this term but can have a say in who does between now and the flag.
Accy started the week down in 16th with stats of 9-9-11 leaving them on 36 points, just three better than the relegation zone. It would rate as a major surprise if they were to finish in the bottom four, but stranger things have happened in English football, that’s for sure. The visitors have lost three and drawn two of their last five and were beaten again last weekend. There’s not a lot to inspire us into a bet on the away win, even with Bet365 handing out a bulky 9/2. That’s market best price, but we’d prefer to have Sunderland in our accumulators.