Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th October 2023

The spotlight is on both Sunderland and Middlesbrough, as the rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other this coming Saturday in the Championship at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland are fourth in the rankings with 19 points after ten matches played , whereas Middlesbrough rank 17th in the Championship on 11 points.

Both Sunderland and Middlesbrough go into the match on the back of decent results recently. Both will be eager to continue their good run, but with the advantage of playing on home soil, Sunderland could prove too tough a task for Middlesbrough.

Sunderland step into their next home match on Saturday having scored a nice average of two goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 20 goals, while also allowing eight goals against. That is an average of 0.8 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet four times in those matches.

Middlesbrough managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 17 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheet, they conceded 1.7 goals an average per game.

The most recent meeting between the two sides ended in a 2-0 triumph for Sunderland, who are looking to stay on top on Saturday at Stadium of Light. No doubt, Middlesbrough are planning a comeback, though.

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Prediction

Sunderland Form

In the previous three matches, Sunderland lost 0-1 against Cardiff, beat Sheffield Wednesday by 0-3 and won 2-0 against Watford. In their last six Championship home matches, Sunderland have four wins, no draws and two defeats. They scored 12 and conceded five goals.

Middlesbrough Form

In their last three matches, Middlesbrough first beat Bradford 0-2, then Watford by 2-3 and finally Cardiff by 2-0. Middlesbrough claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to seven.

Middlesbrough will be looking for a good result at Stadium of Light, but backing Sunderland in current form looks the value bet this coming Saturday.

Sunderland scored 13 goals and conceded three in their last six games against teams from the bottom half of the Championship table. They collected 16 points and five victories. Sunderland show off a record of six wins, one draw and three defeats in the Championship this season. Middlesbrough so far pulled off three wins, two draws and five defeats in the Championship.

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Squads

Sunderland Squad

The 59-year-old Sunderland manager, Tony Mowbray, will select the lineup against Middlesbrough from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Championship this season):

Anthony Patterson (0/10), Nathan Bishop (0/0), Ajibola Alese (0/0), Daniel Ballard (2/10), Dennis Cirkin (0/5), Jenson Seelt (0/1), Mason Burstow (0/0), Nectarios Triantis (0/0), Pierre Ekwah (2/6), Timothee Pembele (0/0), Trai Hume (0/10), Adil Aouchiche (0/0), Alex Pritchard (0/9), Bradley Dack (1/4), Chris Rigg (1/3), Corry Evans (0/0), Daniel Neil (2/10), Ellis Taylor (0/0), Jay Matete (0/0), Jobe Bellingham (2/10), Luke O'Nien (0/10), Patrick Roberts (0/8), Abdoullah Ba (2/9), Eliezer Mayenda (0/0), Jack Clarke (7/10), Jack Diamond (0/0), Jewison Bennette (0/1), Luis Semedo (0/8), Nazariy Rusyn (0/0), Niall Huggins (1/7).

Middlesbrough Squad

Below is the full team squad of Middlesbrough. The manager Carrick will pick his starting XI against Sunderland from these players:

Jamie Jones (0/0), Seny Dieng (0/10), Thomas Glover (0/0), Dael Fry (0/10), Hayden Coulson (0/2), Matthew Clarke (0/0), Patrick McNair (0/6), Rav van den Berg (0/6), Tommy Smith (0/4), Abella Perez Damia (0/0), Anfernee Dijksteel (0/0), Daniel Barlaser (0/3), Darragh Lenihan (1/8), Hayden Hackney (1/10), Jonathan Howson (1/8), Lewis O'Brien (0/0), Lukas Engel (0/5), Matt Crooks (1/9), Riley McGree (3/10), Alex Bangura (0/0), Alex Gilbert (0/0), Cristhian Stuani (0/0), Emmanuel Latte Lath (2/5), Isaiah Jones (1/9), Josh Coburn (1/7), Marcus Forss (1/7), Morgan Rogers (0/8), Sam Greenwood (0/0), Samuel Silvera (0/8).

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Team News

Sunderland are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Due to various ailments Bradley Dack, Dennis Cirkin, Pierre Ekwah, Jay Matete, Ajibola Alese and Corry Evans will be absent from the squad, Sunderland are able to field against Middlesbrough this coming Saturday.

Middlesbrough have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Sunderland at Stadium of Light.

Lewis O'Brien is too injured to face Middlesbrough.

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Lineups

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough H2H

Sunderland ran out 2-0 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are in pursuit of yet another three points on Saturday. Rest assured, the latter have their target aimed at getting one back. Sunderland picked up two wins in their previous ten matches against Middlesbrough, while the latter claimed six wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 23/10.

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Results

In one of the previous four matches between Sunderland and Middlesbrough both teams scored.

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips

Jack Clarke look like value in the goal scoring market with six strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Riley McGree adds to his three Championship goals come on Saturday.

Of their 10 most recent games at Stadium of Light across all tournaments, Sunderland won four times, drew four and lost two. Middlesbrough won four of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing three and losing three. A modest four times Sunderland scored the opening goal of the game at Stadium of Light, in their last 10 matches here.Middlesbrough opened the scoring in three of their last 10 away games.

In the past four encounters between Sunderland and Middlesbrough over 2.5 goals came out one time, with Sunderland scoring an average of 1.25 goals per game. Middlesbrough averaged 1.25 goals, while both teams scored one time. In the past ten matches for Sunderland across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in six times of them with an average of two goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Middlesbrough's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.