Everton vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th May 2026

Everton welcome Sunderland at Hill Dickinson Stadium this coming Sunday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Premier League season.

Everton have their eyes set on a good performance and, more importantly, three points, when facing Sunderland. On home soil, the former should have the upper hand, as they aim to move inside the top six.

When it comes to goal-scoring Everton could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded 16 times. This is an average of 1.6 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two games.

Sunderland are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net ten times in ten matches. This is an average of just one goals a game in which they conceded 16 times, an average of 1.6 per game. They managed three clean sheets in these.

It finished all square on when Everton last faced Sunderland. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4.

Everton vs Sunderland Prediction

Everton Form

In their last three matches, Everton lost 2-1 against West Ham, drew 3-3 with Manchester City and recorded a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace. Everton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Most people had Everton down among favourites for relegation, but they have surpassed all expectations. With the season coming to an end, they look destined for another season in the Premier League.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 0-5 at the hands of Nottingham Forest, before drawing 1-1 with Wolverhampton. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Manchester United resulting 0-0. Sunderland won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Most people had Sunderland down among favourites for relegation, but they have surpassed all expectations. With the season coming to an end, they look destined for another season in the Premier League.

Both Everton and Sunderland seem a little too focused on not losing than actually chasing a win, and as such, the draw is a tasty value bet from our perspective.

Everton took 30 points from their last 18 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to eight wins after scoring 27 times and conceding 22. Sunderland scored 16 goals and conceded 27 in their last 18 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. This lead to three wins and 17 points. Everton are looking at a record of 13 wins, ten draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League this season. Sunderland have a record of 12 wins, 12 draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Everton vs Sunderland Squads

Everton Squad

Moyes will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Sunderland from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Jordan Pickford (0/36), Mark Travers (0/0), Tom King (0/0), Adam Aznou (0/0), Jake O'Brien (1/35), James Tarkowski (2/35), Jarrad Branthwaite (1/10), Michael Keane (3/31), Nathan Patterson (0/7), Reece Welch (0/0), Seamus Coleman (0/3), Vitaliy Mykolenko (0/31), Amadou Onana (2/24), Carlos Alcaraz (0/19), Harrison Armstrong (0/12), Idrissa Gana Gueye (2/25), Jack Grealish (2/20), James Garner (2/36), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (8/29), Merlin Roehl (0/14), Tim Iroegbunam (0/27), Beto (9/35), Dwight McNeil (0/21), Iliman Ndiaye (6/30), Thierno Barry (8/36), Tyler Dibling (0/14), Tyrique George (0/13).

Sunderland Squad

Here is the full team squad of Sunderland. The 50 year-old Regis Le Bris will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Melker Ellborg (0/3), Robin Roefs (0/33), Simon Moore (0/0), Daniel Ballard (2/29), Dennis Cirkin (0/8), Luke O'Nien (0/10), Lutsharel Geertruida (0/26), Nordi Mukiele (3/30), Omar Alderete (1/32), Reinildo (0/23), Trai Hume (1/36), Abdoullah Ba (0/0), Chris Rigg (1/16), Enzo Le Fee (4/34), Granit Xhaka (1/32), Habib Diarra (2/18), Milan Aleksic (0/0), Noah Sadiki (0/31), Ahmed Abdullahi (0/0), Bertrand Traore (1/12), Brian Brobbey (6/29), Chemsdine Talbi (4/27), Eliezer Mayenda (2/20), Jocelin Ta Bi (0/1), Nilson Angulo (0/6), Romaine Mundle (0/14), Wilson Isidor (5/30).

Everton vs Sunderland Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Everton, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Carlos Alcaraz and Iliman Ndiaye can't be called up by the Everton-manager, with both serving a ban.

Sunderland just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Daniel Ballard won't be travelling with Sunderland this time, as he nurses an injury.

Everton vs Sunderland Lineups

Everton vs Sunderland H2H

Everton and Sunderland had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4. Everton go into their upcoming match against Sunderland with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-2-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Everton vs Sunderland Results

Recent meetings between Everton and visiting side Sunderland might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 10/11 with the bookies.

Everton vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Nordi Mukiele shows decent form right now for Sunderland, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Everton, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Beto also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Everton claimed two wins, drew four and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Sunderland won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Everton on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target six times in Sunderland''s last 10 league games away from home.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times. Everton managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Sunderland averaging 1.1 goals. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Everton, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Sunderland, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.