Ace Football previews the Championship game between Plymouth and Sunderland who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Round 5 of the new Championship campaign sees Sunderland visit Plymouth on Saturday. The visitors hope to get a result at Home Park to boost their chances of avoiding another relegation battle.
A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is ten points and 21 places.
Team form: Plymouth vs Sunderland
Plymouth Form
In their previous three outings, Plymouth drew 1-1 with Queens Park Rangers, before losing 2-0 against Watford and 0-1 against Stoke. Plymouth managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored four and conceded four goals.
Sunderland Form
In their last three matches, Sunderland first beat Sheffield Wednesday 4-0, then Burnley by 1-0 and finally Portsmouth by 1-3. Sunderland claimed 13 points in their last six Championship matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded two and scored eight goals themselves.
Betting stats for Plymouth 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 Plymouth and Sunderland played across all tournaments.
- In 18 of the last 19 Plymouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Plymouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Plymouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Plymouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Plymouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Sunderland away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Sunderland matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Sunderland have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Championship without conceding a goal
- Sunderland have scored in 11 of the last 12 matches
- Sunderland have won the last 4 matches in a row in the Championship
In-form players: Plymouth vs Sunderland
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Joe Edwards will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sunderland hope Luke O’Nien can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Plymouth vs Sunderland
Full-time result
Plymouth claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Sunderland won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. Sunderland won their last 4 matches.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Plymouth only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Sunderland got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Plymouth managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Plymouth saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Sunderland played across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 times on average in the process.
Betting prediction: Plymouth vs Sunderland
To sum up, the upcoming match between Plymouth and Sunderland seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.
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