Premier League: Sunderland vs Liverpool – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 26 match between Sunderland and Liverpool and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Sunderland enjoy home advantage, when visitors Liverpool swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Sunderland vs Liverpool

Sunderland Form

Sunderland are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against West Ham by a 3-1 score, before winning 3-0 against Burnley. They were back on the losing side in a 3-0 defeat against Arsenal. Sunderland put four wins on the board in their previous six Premier League matches at the Stadium of Light. They drew twice while losing none, scored ten goals while conceding four.

Liverpool Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Liverpool. They first took out Qarabag FK by 6-0 before downing Newcastle by 4-1. The winning streak came to an end against Manchester City, who ran out 1-2 winners. Liverpool claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Sunderland and Liverpool

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sunderland and Liverpool. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Sunderland vs Liverpool

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Florian Wirtz has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Wednesday, it is because Liverpool bank on him to build on these numbers against Sunderland. The latter relies on Brian Brobbey, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Sunderland won five of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing five in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Liverpool won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing three and losing three. Sunderland are on a fantastic streak of no less than 12 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Liverpool have not lost to Sunderland in 11 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sunderland only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Liverpool got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Liverpool games. Liverpool managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Liverpool have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Sunderland when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Sunderland saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Liverpool, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves. Sunderland’s last 5 matches had more than three goals. Liverpool’s last 3 matches had more than three goals.