Championship: Sunderland vs Swansea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 42 match between Sunderland and Swansea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Sunderland are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 42 of the Championship on Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Swansea, whom they welcome on home soil at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland approach round 42 as number 4 in the Championship table with 76 points on their account so far. With 41 rounds behind them, Swansea have amassed 51 points, placing them as number 14 in the standings.

Team form: Sunderland vs Swansea

Sunderland Form

Sunderland collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 1-0 and 0-1 winners against Millwall and West Bromwich, respectively. Against Norwich, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 0-0 scoreline. Sunderland won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored eight and conceded five goals.

Swansea Form

Swansea look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 2-2 with Leeds, before downing first Derby by 1-0, then Plymouth in a 3-0 win. Swansea managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in five.

Betting stats for Sunderland and Swansea

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sunderland and Swansea. 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 Swansea

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Trai Hume, who is performing well for Sunderland. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Swansea.The visitors will be looking to Harry Darling to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Swansea in recent matches.

Betting markets: Sunderland vs Swansea

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stadium of Light across all tournaments Sunderland won five times, drew three and lost two times. Swansea claimed one wins, two draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Swansea have not lost to Sunderland in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Sunderland scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Swansea only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Sunderland have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Swansea have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Sunderland have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games. Swansea have scored in 4 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. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Swansea, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Sunderland’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.