Championship: Sunderland vs Norwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 22 match between Sunderland and Norwich and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Norwich go up against Sunderland this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Stadium of Light.

Ranked as number 4 in the Championship standings, Sunderland, have so far collected 40 points this season, while Norwich collected 26 points. This puts them up as number 12 after 21 rounds.

Form: Sunderland vs Norwich

Sunderland Form

Sunderland look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Stoke by 2-1, before drawing 1-1 with Bristol City. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Swansea 2-3. Sunderland claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew four and lost zero, scored nine goals and conceded six.

Norwich Form

Norwich were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 3-0 defeat against Queens Park Rangers before drawing 0-0 with Portsmouth. They were defeated once again, when Burnley ran out 1-2 winners. Norwich came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for Sunderland and Norwich

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

Players in form: Sunderland vs Norwich

It’s been a great season for Borja Sainz so far with 15 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target four times in his last six games, and no doubt Norwich want him to continue this productive spell against Sunderlandthis coming Saturday.

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Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Stadium of Light, Sunderland won six and drew four. Norwich won two of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew four and lost four. Sunderland are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat at home.

Both teams to score

Sunderland scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Norwich got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Norwich managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Sunderland were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Norwich have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Sunderland when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three 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 Norwich, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game.