Premier League: Sunderland vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 38 match between Sunderland and Chelsea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Sunderland enjoy home advantage, when visitors Chelsea swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Sunderland vs Chelsea

Sunderland Form

In their last three matches, Sunderland drew 1-1 with Wolverhampton before recording another draw with Manchester United in a 0-0 match and beat Everton with a 1-3 scoreline. Sunderland only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stadium of Light in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded ten goals.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea got a mix of results in their last three matches. An encounter with Liverpool brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Tottenham by a 2-1 scoreline. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Chelsea won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Sunderland and Chelsea

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sunderland and Chelsea. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Sunderland vs Chelsea

Enzo Fernandez scored just two goals in his last six games, but did manage ten goals during the season so far. He will be eager to add to his total, when Chelsea take aim at Sunderland. This could be a good opportunity for him to improve his tally, and siding with him in the betting market look a decent prospect.

Popular betting markets: Sunderland vs Chelsea

Full-time result

Sunderland won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadium of Light. They drew three and lost four as well, while Chelsea won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. Amazingly, Chelsea failed to keep a clean sheet in their 15 last matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Sunderland scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Chelsea scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Sunderland managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

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 1.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Chelsea, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.