Premier League: Sunderland vs Manchester United – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 36 match between Sunderland and Manchester United and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Sunderland welcome Manchester United this coming Saturday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 36 match.

While The Red Devils are now third in the Premier League table after collecting 64 points in 35 rounds, Sunderland trail them on 47 points. This leaves them as number 12 in the table after 35 rounds played.

Form: Sunderland vs Manchester United

Sunderland Form

In their last three matches, Sunderland lost 4-3 against Aston Villa, 0-5 against Nottingham Forest and drew 1-1 with Wolverhampton. Sunderland managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored five and conceded ten goals.

Manchester United Form

Manchester United look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Chelsea, who were defeated by 0-1. Then, Brentford got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Liverpool by 3-2. Manchester United managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding seven times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting facts for Sunderland and Manchester United

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

Players in form: Sunderland vs Manchester United

With two goals in six matches Nordi Mukiele has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Manchester United and their defence. The visitors hope Casemiro adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Popular markets: Sunderland vs Manchester United

Full-time result

Sunderland won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadium of Light. They drew two and lost four as well, while Manchester United won four of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost two.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sunderland only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Manchester United got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Sunderland managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Manchester United have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Sunderland when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sunderland, who scored an average of one goal along the way. In the last ten games for Manchester United, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Manchester United are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 23 matches.