The Black Cats are giving up a worrying number of shots per-game on average. Picture by FRANK REIDThe Black Cats are giving up a worrying number of shots per-game on average. Picture by FRANK REID
The Black Cats are giving up a worrying number of shots per-game on average. Picture by FRANK REID

The worrying stats behind the amount of shots conceded per game by Sunderland compared to League One rivals Rotherham United, Wigan Athletic, Ipswich Town and Portsmouth

Sunderland welcome Ipswich Town to the Stadium of Light this weekend in desperate need of turning their fortunes around following three straight defeats.

The Black Cats have suffered heavy defeats in each of their last two outings against Rotherham United and Sheffield Wednesday to spark some concern among supporters as to the number of goals being conceded by Lee Johnson’s side.

The Wearsiders have conceded 21 goals from their 15 League One games this season and find their goal difference some 13 behind the league’s top three teams.

So just why are Sunderland conceding more goals than their League One promotion rivals? Here at the Sunderland Echo we take a look into the stats behind each club by looking at the amount of shots being conceded by each team per game on average this season with the results likely to cause even further concern among Black Cats supporters.

All stats are courtesy of whoscored.com at the time of writing.

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