Premier League: Sunderland vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 10 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.

Sunderland are number 20 in the table on five points after nine matches. Chelsea rank as number 4 with 16 points after nine matches played.

Team form: Sunderland vs Chelsea

Sunderland Form

Sunderland managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 3-2 victory against Brentford. They went on to lose 3-1 against Coventry, before getting dumped in a 0-2 defeat against Dinamo Zagreb. Sunderland claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost two, scored three goals and conceded five.

Chelsea Form

In their past three matches, Chelsea lost 0-2 against Tottenham, drew 1-1 with Liverpool and won 2-0 against Manchester United. Chelsea won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Sunderland and Chelsea

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 Chelsea played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Sunderland vs Chelsea

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Morgan Rogers has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Sunday, it is because Chelsea bank on him to build on these numbers against Sunderland. The latter relies on Brian Brobbey, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Sunderland won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadium of Light. They drew one and lost three as well, while Chelsea won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sunderland only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Chelsea scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Chelsea should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Sunday, as Sunderland only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Chelsea claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Chelsea have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Sunderland when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Sunderland saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Chelsea, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves.