Ace Football previews the Championship round 24 match between Stoke and Sunderland and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Stoke enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sunderland swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Stoke vs Sunderland
Stoke Form
A single point is all Stoke can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 2-2 draw with Cardiff, before getting trounced 2-0 against Sheffield Wednesday while Leeds won 0-2. Stoke claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored five and conceded eight goals.
Sunderland Form
In their three most recent outings, Sunderland won 2-3 and 2-1 against Swansea and Norwich, before drawing 2-2 against Blackburn. Sunderland claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew four and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by six goals to six.
Betting stats for Stoke and Sunderland
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Stoke and Sunderland played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Stoke have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Stoke have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Stoke have lost 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Sunderland matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Sunderland away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Sunderland away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Sunderland away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Stoke vs Sunderland
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Ben Gibson will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sunderland hope Daniel Ballard can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Bet365 Stadium across all tournaments Stoke won two times, drew five and lost three times. Sunderland claimed three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Sunderland remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Stoke scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Sunderland scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Sunderland games. Sunderland will feel optimistic about scoring on Sunday with Stoke managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Stoke have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Sunderland.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Stoke’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Sunderland’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. Stoke conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Sunderland conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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