Newcastle vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd March 2026

With both The Magpies and Sunderland sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off this coming Sunday at St James' Park. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this Premier League campaign.

Ranked as number 9 in the Premier League standings, Newcastle, have so far collected 42 points this season, while Sunderland collected 40 points. This puts them up as number 13 after 30 rounds.

Newcastle are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Sunderland and odds favour them to pull it off.

Newcastle go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 19. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Sunderland travel to their next Premier League match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 16 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Sunderland came away as 1-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Sunday.

Newcastle vs Sunderland Prediction

Newcastle Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Newcastle recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Barcelona. This was followed by a 0-1 win against Chelsea, before they lost 7-2 against Barcelona. Newcastle claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored 12 and conceded 12 goals.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 0-1 win against Leeds. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Port Vale, before suffering another loss in a 0-1 match against Brighton. Sunderland only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to four.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Newcastle welcome Sunderland on Sunday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Newcastle recorded 21 points following six wins from their last ten games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 17 goals, but also conceded 11. Sunderland claimed four wins and 18 points from their last 15 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League, while scoring 14 goals to 22 against. Newcastle claimed 12 wins, six draws as well as 12 defeats in the Premier League this season. Sunderland are looking at ten wins, ten draws and ten defeats in the Premier League.

Newcastle vs Sunderland Squads

Newcastle Squad

Eddie Howe will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Sunderland from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Aaron Ramsdale (0/9), John Ruddy (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Max Thompson (0/0), Nick Pope (0/22), Alex Murphy (0/1), Daniel Burn (0/22), Emil Krafth (0/1), Fabian Schaer (0/16), Kieran Trippier (0/17), Leo Shahar (0/0), Lewis Hall (1/23), Malick Thiaw (4/27), Sven Botman (1/17), Valentino Livramento (0/14), Alfie Harrison (0/0), Bruno Guimaraes (9/23), Jacob Murphy (3/25), Jacob Ramsey (2/20), Joelinton (2/23), Joseph Willock (0/19), Lewis Miley (1/19), Sandro Tonali (0/29), Sean Neave (0/0), Anthony Elanga (0/26), Anthony Gordon (5/24), Harvey Barnes (5/29), Nick Woltemade (7/26), William Osula (2/16), Yoane Wissa (1/12).

Sunderland Squad

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

Melker Ellborg (0/2), Robin Roefs (0/28), Simon Moore (0/0), Daniel Ballard (2/26), Dennis Cirkin (0/7), Luke O'Nien (0/7), Lutsharel Geertruida (0/24), Nordi Mukiele (1/25), Omar Alderete (1/26), Reinildo (0/17), Trai Hume (0/30), Abdoullah Ba (0/0), Chris Rigg (0/12), Enzo Le Fee (4/28), Granit Xhaka (1/26), Habib Diarra (2/13), Milan Aleksic (0/0), Noah Sadiki (0/25), Ahmed Abdullahi (0/0), Bertrand Traore (1/12), Brian Brobbey (5/23), Chemsdine Talbi (3/22), Eliezer Mayenda (2/18), Jocelin Ta Bi (0/1), Nilson Angulo (0/5), Romaine Mundle (0/14), Wilson Isidor (4/26).

Newcastle vs Sunderland Team News

At the time of writing, Newcastle have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Sunderland on Sunday. Newcastle have to alter their line-up, as both Anthony Gordon and Malick Thiaw get a day in the shade.

Sidelined with an injury, Newcastle can't field Sven Botman this coming Sunday against Sunderland.

Sunderland just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Newcastle at the St James' Park.

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

Newcastle vs Sunderland Lineups

Newcastle vs Sunderland H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Sunderland came away with a 1-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at St James' Park, but face stern opposition, of course. Sunderland will be excited about a meeting with Newcastle, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Sunderland go into the match with a 7-3-0 advantage. The bookies have Sunderland to win this match at best price odds of 4/1.

Newcastle vs Sunderland Results

Both teams to score only came out four times in the previous ten games between Sunderland and Newcastle. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 19/20 with the bookies.

Newcastle vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Anthony Gordon is showing good form for Newcastle, scoring zero goals in their last six matches. Enzo Le Fee scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Newcastle claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Sunderland won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Goals are flowing freely for Newcastle on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Sunderland''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Newcastle and Sunderland as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Newcastle scored an average of 0.4 goals a game, with Sunderland averaging 1.7 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Newcastle’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Sunderland's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.