Sunderland vs Stoke Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th January 2025

This will be the first time that Sunderland face Stoke lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday as both Sunderland and Stoke are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Sunderland are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net seven times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.7 goals per game, as they conceded 14 goals. They managed zero clean sheets in these matches.

Stoke are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while Stoke claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Sunderland comes up against Stoke in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Sunderland vs Stoke Prediction

Sunderland Form

In the previous three matches, Sunderland lost 1-0 against Stoke, beat Sheffield United by 2-1 and won 1-0 against Portsmouth. Sunderland did not win any of their last six FA Cup matches at the Stadium of Light. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and zero defeats, in which they conceded four and scored eight goals.

Stoke Form

Stoke currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Sunderland with a 1-0 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 0-0 game against Burnley. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 0-0 against Plymouth. Stoke claimed just one win from the last six away games in the FA Cup. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by seven goals to six.

Sunderland are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Stadium of Light against visitors Stoke.

Sunderland vs Stoke Squads

Sunderland Squad

Regis Le Bris will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Stoke from the following players:

Patterson, Nna Noukeu, Moore, Alese, Mepham, Ballard, Cirkin, Seelt, Anderson, Hjelde, O'Nien, Huggins, Hume, Johnson, Ba, Aouchiche, Browne, Rigg, Neil, Jones, Bellingham, Aleksic, Roberts, Samed, Connolly, Abdullahi, Mayenda, Poveda, Bennette, Rusyn, Mundle, Watson, Isidor.

Stoke Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Stoke players that the manager Mark Robins will choose from for the upcoming game:

Fielding, Bonham, Morris, Johansson, Phillips, Gibson, Wilmot, Stevens, Bocat, Tchamadeu, Gooch, Rose, Vidigal, Moran, Pearson, Lawal, Bae, Thompson, Koumas, Sidibe, Seko, Gromek, Burger, Tezgel, Manhoef, Ennis, Jeffers, Gallagher, Verlinden, Cannon.

Sunderland vs Stoke Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Sunderland, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. For their upcoming match in round 3, Sunderland are unable to call upon Salis Abdul Samed, who is suspended.

Daniel Ballard sit this one out for Sunderland due to an injury.

Sunderland vs Stoke Lineups

Sunderland vs Stoke H2H

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Sunderland comes up against Stoke in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Sunderland picked up four wins in their previous ten matches against Stoke, while the latter claimed five wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3/1.

Sunderland vs Stoke Results

Sunderland vs Stoke Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the FA Cup, Luke O'Nien will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Stoke hope Lewis Baker can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two FA Cup goals in his last six FA Cup games.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Stadium of Light, Sunderland won six and drew four. Stoke won one of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost six. Goals are flowing freely for Sunderland on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Stoke''s last 10 league games away from home.

Sunderland saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Stoke, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches.