Premier League: Sunderland vs Brighton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 6 match between Sunderland and Brighton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Brighton go up against Sunderland on Saturday for a Premier League meeting at Stadium of Light.

While The Seagulls are now third in the Premier League table after collecting ten points in five rounds, Sunderland trail them on four points. This leaves them as number 14 in the table after five rounds played.

Form: Sunderland vs Brighton

Sunderland Form

Showing inconsistent form, Sunderland lost two of their past three matches, going down 0-2 against Arsenal, before beating AZ Alkmaar 1-0. The joy was short-lived, as Manchester City proved too strong in a 5-3 defeat. Sunderland claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored four and conceded eight goals.

Brighton Form

Brighton look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Coventry, who were defeated by 0-5. Then, Manchester United got outclassed in a 2-3 win, before beating Arsenal by 3-0. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Brighton won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and 13 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Sunderland and Brighton

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 Sunderland and Brighton played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Sunderland vs Brighton

Brian Brobbey look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Pascal Gross adds to his three Premier League goals come on Saturday.

Betting markets: Sunderland vs Brighton

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stadium of Light across all tournaments Sunderland won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Brighton claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Brighton have not lost to Sunderland in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Sunderland scored first in six of their last ten home games. Brighton scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Sunderland were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.

Total goals

Sunderland saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Brighton, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.7 times goals per game.