Sunderland vs Cardiff Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th September 2023

Cardiff travel to face Sunderland in a Championship encounter at Stadium of Light this coming Sunday.

Sunderland are fourth in the rankings with 13 points after seven matches played , whereas Cardiff rank ten in the Championship on ten points.

Sunderland are gunning for an equally successful outing against Cardiff this coming Sunday, following their dominant performance in their latest encounter with their opponents.

Sunderland scored 20 goals, conceded ten, and pulled off three clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Cardiff scored an average of 1.6 goals a game in the past ten matches. They scored 16 goals, let in 18 for an average of 1.8 a game, and managed one clean sheet.

Sunderland ended up winning 0-1 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Stadium of Light., when they once again face Cardiff.

Sunderland vs Cardiff Prediction

Sunderland Form

In their last three outings, Sunderland won 5-0 against Southampton, beat Queens P.R. by 1-3 and hammered Blackburn 1-3. Sunderland won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 13 and conceded seven goals.

Cardiff Form

In their last three matches, Cardiff lost against Ipswich by 3-2, beat Swansea by 2-0 winning 3-2 against Coventry. Cardiff claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and ten scored.

Both Sunderland and Cardiff have been firing on all cylinders, while also conceding frequently. We should be in for a very entertaining match with goals aplenty.

Cardiff won zero and claimed zero points in their two most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored three conceded five goals. Sunderland only drew once so far this season after seven games played, in stead recording four wins and two defeats in the Championship. Cardiff have a record of three wins, one draw and three defeats in the Championship.

Sunderland vs Cardiff Squads

Sunderland Squad

The 59-year-old coach of the home team, Tony Mowbray, will select the lineup against Cardiff from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Anthony Patterson (0/7), Nathan Bishop (0/0), Ajibola Alese (0/0), Daniel Ballard (1/7), Dennis Cirkin (0/5), Jenson Seelt (0/0), Mason Burstow (0/0), Nectarios Triantis (0/0), Pierre Ekwah (2/6), Timothee Pembele (0/0), Trai Hume (0/7), Adil Aouchiche (0/0), Alex Pritchard (0/7), Bradley Dack (1/4), Chris Rigg (1/1), Corry Evans (0/0), Daniel Neil (2/7), Ellis Taylor (0/0), Jay Matete (0/0), Jobe Bellingham (2/7), Luke O'Nien (0/7), Patrick Roberts (0/5), Abdoullah Ba (1/6), Eliezer Mayenda (0/0), Jack Clarke (5/7), Jack Diamond (0/0), Jewison Bennette (0/1), Luis Semedo (0/6), Nazariy Rusyn (0/0), Niall Huggins (0/4).

Cardiff Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Cardiff head coach Bulut will select from for his starting XI:

Jak Alnwick (0/6), Runar Alex Runarsson (0/1), Dimitrios Goutas (1/7), Jack Simpson (0/1), Jamilu Collins (0/6), Jonathan Panzo (0/0), Mahlon Romeo (0/2), Mark McGuinness (0/7), Perry Ng (0/6), Vontae Daley-Campbell (0/0), Aaron Ramsey (3/6), Andy Rinomhota (0/1), Callum O'Dowda (0/4), Ebou Adams (0/3), Joe Ralls (1/5), Josh Bowler (1/3), Kieron Evans (0/0), Manolis Siopis (0/5), Romaine Sawyers (0/0), Rubin Colwill (0/3), Yakou Meite (0/6), Callum Robinson (0/4), Ike Ugbo (3/7), Karlan Grant (1/7), Kion Etete (1/5), Ollie Tanner (1/5), Ryan Wintle (1/7).

Sunderland vs Cardiff Team News

Sunderland could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Cardiff this coming Sunday.

Nazariy Rusyn, Dennis Cirkin, Pierre Ekwah, Jay Matete, Ajibola Alese and Corry Evans are missing from the squad, Sunderland will field against Cardiffon Sunday.

It seems that Cardiff are limited to just two players being absent or injured as they prepare for their match on Sunday.

Callum O'Dowda and Josh Bowler all face a spell on the sidelines for Cardiff due to various injuries.

Sunderland vs Cardiff Lineups

Sunderland vs Cardiff H2H

Cardiff lost 1-0 against Sunderland in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Cardiff handed out in the match before. Cardiff seem to have a bit of a love affair with Sunderland, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Cardiff to win this match at best price odds of 10/3.

Sunderland vs Cardiff Results

In the previous ten matches between Sunderland and Cardiff, both teams found the back of the net three times.

Sunderland vs Cardiff Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Jack Clarke brings great form to the table, as he is now on five goals in six games. Surely, Sunderland will start him against Cardiff, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Aaron Ramsey, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Stadium of Light witnessed Sunderland winning four times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing five and losing one as well. Cardiff claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. One should probably look at the home side to get the first goal in, as Cardiff only scored the opener in four of their 10 previous away games. Sunderland scored the first goal in three of their last 10 outings at home.

Sunderland managed an average of 0.8 goals in the past ten encounters against Cardiff, who scored 1.4 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sunderland, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Cardiff, who managed to hit the net 1.8 times on average in these games.