Sunderland vs Newcastle Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th December 2025

Sunderland and The Magpies face off in round 16 at Stadium of Light, and it has the look of a tight Premier League match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.

Placed nineth in the table Sunderland have amassed 23 points after 15 matches. On 22 points, Newcastle rank 12th with 15 matches played this season.

Going into their upcoming encounter this coming Sunday, The Magpies are looking to finish the day ahead of Sunderland in the Premier League standings.

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

When it comes to goal-scoring The Magpies are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals for an average of 1.6 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one of these matches.

It finished all square on when Sunderland last faced Newcastle. 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 9/4.

Sunderland vs Newcastle Prediction

Sunderland Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Sunderland at the moment. Against Bournemouth, they came out on top in a 3-2 win, before drawing 1-1 against Liverpool. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 3-0 defeat against Manchester City. Sunderland claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Premier League, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 11 and conceded seven goals.

Sunderland were spoken of as contenders for a title, but current form has them running a little behind in the Premier League.

Newcastle Form

Newcastle are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Tottenham. Then, they took out Burnley 2-1, followed by a 2-2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen. Newcastle 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 nine goals to seven.

They had their sights set on gold, but Newcastle could soon be forced to readjust the target to qualifying for Europe.

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

Sunderland took 15 points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to five wins after scoring 11 times and conceding six. Newcastle claimed two wins and seven points from their last six encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League, while scoring ten goals to nine against. Sunderland claimed six wins, five draws as well as four defeats in the Premier League this season. Newcastle have a record of six wins, four draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Sunderland vs Newcastle Squads

Sunderland Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Regis Le Bris, will select the lineup against Newcastle from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Anthony Patterson (0/0), Blondy Nna Noukeu (0/0), Robin Roefs (0/15), Simon Moore (0/0), Ajibola Alese (0/0), Arthur Masuaku (0/3), Daniel Ballard (2/13), Dennis Cirkin (0/0), Joseph Anderson (0/0), Leo Hjelde (0/0), Luke O'Nien (0/2), Lutsharel Geertruida (0/12), Nordi Mukiele (1/13), Omar Alderete (1/11), Reinildo (0/11), Timothee Pembele (0/0), Trai Hume (0/15), Abdoullah Ba (0/0), Chris Rigg (0/6), Daniel Neil (0/0), Enzo Le Fee (2/14), Granit Xhaka (1/15), Habib Diarra (0/4), Jay Matete (0/0), Noah Sadiki (0/15), Ahmed Abdullahi (0/0), Bertrand Traore (1/9), Brian Brobbey (2/10), Chemsdine Talbi (2/15), Eliezer Mayenda (1/8), Ian Poveda (0/0), Romaine Mundle (0/2), Simon Adingra (0/9), Wilson Isidor (4/15).

Newcastle Squad

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

Aaron Ramsdale (0/4), John Ruddy (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Max Thompson (0/0), Nick Pope (0/12), Alex Murphy (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/14), Emil Krafth (0/1), Fabian Schaer (0/10), Harrison Ashby (0/0), Jamaal Lascelles (0/2), Kieran Trippier (0/9), Lewis Hall (0/8), Malick Thiaw (2/12), Sven Botman (0/10), Valentino Livramento (0/10), Alfie Harrison (0/0), Bruno Guimaraes (5/14), Jacob Murphy (2/12), Jacob Ramsey (0/7), Joelinton (0/13), Joseph Willock (0/6), Lewis Miley (1/11), Sandro Tonali (0/15), Anthony Elanga (0/15), Anthony Gordon (2/10), Harvey Barnes (3/14), Nick Woltemade (5/12), William Osula (1/10), Yoane Wissa (0/1).

Sunderland vs Newcastle Team News

Sunderland have an almost full squad available against Newcastle at Stadium of Light with only one player possibly missing.

Sunderland are unable to field Daniel Ballard on Sunday against Newcastle, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Newcastle face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Sunderland. Anthony Gordon and Malick Thiaw racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Newcastle travelling party for their next match.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman all face a spell on the sidelines for Newcastle due to various injuries.

Sunderland vs Newcastle Lineups

Sunderland vs Newcastle H2H

It finished all square on when Sunderland last faced Newcastle. 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 9/4. Sunderland seem to have a great read on Newcastle, winning six times of the previous ten matches in the Premier League. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 11/5.

Sunderland vs Newcastle Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last ten matches between Newcastle and Sunderland. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 21/20 with the bookies.

Sunderland vs Newcastle Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Brian Brobbey, who is performing well for Sunderland. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Newcastle.The visitors will be looking to Harvey Barnes to find the net once again, after managing three Premier League goals for Newcastle in recent matches.

Sunderland claimed four wins, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Newcastle won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Sunderland on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Newcastle in their last 10 league games away from home.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Sunderland managed an average of 1.6 goals, with Newcastle averaging 0.5 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Sunderland’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Newcastle played across all tournaments. They scored 1.9 times on average in the process.