Brighton vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th December 2025

Sunderland go up against Brighton this coming Saturday for a Premier League meeting at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton are number 10 in the table on 23 points after 16 matches. Sunderland rank as number 7 with 26 points after 16 matches played.

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

When it comes to goal-scoring The Seagulls could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 14 times. This is an average of 1.4 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three games.

Sunderland managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.3 goals an average per game.

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

Brighton vs Sunderland Prediction

Brighton Form

In their last three matches, Brighton lost 3-4 against Aston Villa, drew 1-1 with West Ham, before losing to Liverpool by 2-0. Brighton won three of their previous six matches at The American Express Community Stadium in the Premier League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 13 goals to nine against.

Brighton have already squandered enough points to put themselves under pressure, if they are to challenge for the title seriously in the Premier League this season.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw against Liverpool. Afterwards, a 3-0 defeat against Manchester City followed, before beating Newcastle 1-0. Sunderland 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 eight goals conceded and four scored.

Sunderland were spoken of as contenders for a title, but current form has them running a little behind in the Premier League.

Sunderland and Brighton seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues on Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Sunderland won one of their last eight matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring seven and conceding 11 goals. They collected eight points from these. Brighton claimed six wins, five draws as well as five defeats in the Premier League this season. Sunderland have a record of seven wins, five draws and four defeats in the Premier League.

Brighton vs Sunderland Squads

Brighton Squad

The 32-year-old coach of the home team, Fabian Hurzeler, will select the lineup against Sunderland from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Bart Verbruggen (0/16), Jason Steele (0/0), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/0), Diego Coppola (0/3), Jan Paul van Hecke (3/16), Joel Veltman (0/8), Lewis Dunk (0/16), Olivier Boscagli (0/2), Carlos Baleba (0/16), Diego Gomez (2/15), Ferdi Kadioglu (0/15), Harry Howell (0/0), Jack Hinshelwood (1/8), James Milner (1/8), Kaoru Mitoma (1/7), Mats Wieffer (0/14), Maxim De Cuyper (2/13), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (1/14), Brajan Gruda (1/12), Charalampos Kostoulas (1/7), Danny Welbeck (7/16), Georginio Rutter (1/14), Stefanos Tzimas (1/9), Tom Watson (0/2), Yankuba Minteh (1/16).

Sunderland Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Sunderland players that the manager Regis Le Bris will choose from for the upcoming game:

Anthony Patterson (0/0), Blondy Nna Noukeu (0/0), Robin Roefs (0/16), Simon Moore (0/0), Ajibola Alese (0/0), Arthur Masuaku (0/3), Daniel Ballard (2/14), Dennis Cirkin (0/0), Joseph Anderson (0/0), Leo Hjelde (0/0), Luke O'Nien (0/2), Lutsharel Geertruida (0/12), Nordi Mukiele (1/14), Omar Alderete (1/12), Reinildo (0/12), Timothee Pembele (0/0), Trai Hume (0/16), Abdoullah Ba (0/0), Chris Rigg (0/6), Daniel Neil (0/0), Enzo Le Fee (2/15), Granit Xhaka (1/16), Habib Diarra (0/4), Jay Matete (0/0), Noah Sadiki (0/16), Ahmed Abdullahi (0/0), Bertrand Traore (1/10), Brian Brobbey (2/11), Chemsdine Talbi (2/16), Eliezer Mayenda (1/8), Ian Poveda (0/0), Romaine Mundle (0/3), Simon Adingra (0/9), Wilson Isidor (4/16).

Brighton vs Sunderland Team News

Brighton just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Sunderland at The American Express Community Stadium.

Solly March sit this one out for Brighton due to an injury.

Sunderland seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to The American Express Community Stadium to face Brighton.

Daniel Ballard nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Sunderland.

Brighton vs Sunderland Lineups

Brighton vs Sunderland H2H

This is the first time Brighton squares up against Sunderland in the Premier League in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. The Seagulls picked up two wins in their previous four matches against Sunderland, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/4.

Brighton vs Sunderland Results

Brighton vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jan Paul van Hecke, who is performing well for The Seagulls. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Sunderland.The visitors will be looking to Brian Brobbey to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for Sunderland in recent matches.

Brighton won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The American Express Community Stadium. They drew three and lost one as well, while Sunderland won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Goals are flowing freely for Brighton on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target three times in Sunderland''s last 10 league games away from home.

Brighton saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Sunderland, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.