Stoke vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th August 2022

Sunderland head to Bet365 Stadium as the clear underdogs for a Championship round five match with Stoke this coming Saturday. Given how the odds are stacked against them, anything apart from a defeat will be a surprise. The most recent outing between Stoke and Sunderland failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 2-2 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.40.

Sunderland are currently ahead of Stoke by one point in the Championship table. While the visitors are number 11 with five points, the hosts have one point less at number 18.

Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for Stoke in their upcoming Championship clash will see them swap positions with Sunderland. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at Bet365 Stadium.

Stoke are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 13 goals, or an average of 1.3 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

When it comes to goal-scoring Sunderland are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 16 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.6 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals for an average of 1.5 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one of these matches.

Stoke vs Sunderland Prediction

They came away from their last three matches with four points, as Stoke beat Blackpool 2-0, followed by a 0-0 draw against Morecambe. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 3-1 defeat against Huddersfield. Stoke won three of their previous six matches at Bet365 Stadium in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring seven goals to four against.

Sunderland added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Bristol City 2-3. A 2-0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday followed, before sharing the points with Queens P.R. in a 2-2 draw. Sunderland won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and 12 scored.

You don't look for Stoke or Sunderland, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals on Saturday.

Stoke vs Sunderland Stats

Stoke vs Sunderland Team News

Stoke could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Sunderland.

Josh Laurent, Josh Tymon, Harry Clarke, Nick Powell and Harry Souttar are all absent from the Stoke squad that faces Sunderland at Bet365 Stadium.

Sunderland are looking at six players missing out on their match this coming Saturday at Bet365 Stadium. Daniel Neil is suspended from the Sunderland squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Sunderland need to do without Carl Winchester, Corry Evans, Danny Batth, Daniel Ballard and Leon Dajaku, who are not fit enough to travel to Bet365 Stadium.

Stoke vs Sunderland H2H

It was an enormously entertaining 2-2 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well this coming Saturday. A very equal encounter seems to be on the cards here, with a draw being the high-value bet. Each side claimed just four wins in their last ten encounters, while no less than three games ended in a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3.40.

Stoke vs Sunderland Results

Both teams scored four times in the previous six matches between home side Stoke and Sunderland. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.80.

Stoke vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Sam Clucas will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sunderland hope Ellis Simms can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

Bet365 Stadium witnessed Stoke winning four of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew three and lost three in this run. Sunderland won three of their previous 10 games away, drew two and lost five. Stoke managed four wins without conceding a single goal in the previous 10 matches at home.

Over 2.5 goals came up three times in the previous six encounters between Stoke and Sunderland, as Stoke scored 1.33 goals on average per game and Sunderland averaging 1.18 goals. Both teams scored in four times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Stoke’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of the last ten matches Sunderland played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.