Sunderland vs Norwich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th August 2022

Norwich visit Stadium of Light on Saturday for a Championship fixture with home side Sunderland. The match ended in a 1-1 draw in the previous outing between Sunderland and Norwich and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 3.40.

Sunderland are placed fifth with eight points after five matches. Norwich occupy a position as eighth in the league on seven points.

Although outsiders on Saturday, Sunderland will be highly motivated to keep their current gap in the Championship table to visitors Norwich. Simultaneously, the latter will not be short on motivation when trying to close the distance.

Sunderland presents an average of just 1.6 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 16times, while also conceding 14. This amounts to an average of 1.4 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in two matches.

Norwich travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 13 goals against. An average of 1.3 goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheet in this streak.

Sunderland vs Norwich Prediction

Sunderland delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches added four points to their tally. An encounter with Queens P.R. brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sheffield United. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Stoke by 0-1. Sunderland only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stadium of Light in the Championship. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded nine goals.

A top half finish seem very possibe for Sunderland who have been a surprise package with a string of good performances.

Norwich claimed seven points from their last nine available, as the won by 2-1 and 2-0 against Huddersfield and Millwall, respectively. Last time out, Bournemouth ended up stealing a point in a 2-2 draw. Norwich claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and eight scored.

Ambitions are high for Norwich, and winning the title is still very much a possibility.

It seems both Norwich and Sunderland have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues on Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

Sunderland vs Norwich Stats

Sunderland vs Norwich Team News

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

Carl Winchester, Daniel Ballard and Leon Dajaku nurses various injuries and won't take part for Sunderland against Norwich at Stadium of Light.

Norwich are looking at six players missing out on their match this coming Saturday at Stadium of Light. For instance, Norwich won't be able to field Grant Hanley as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Sam McCallum, Jacob Lungi Soerensen, Isaac Hayden, Dimitrios Giannoulis and Sam Byram all face a spell on the sidelines for Norwich due to various injuries.

Sunderland vs Norwich H2H

Sunderland and Norwich had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.40. Looking back over their last ten encounters serves to emphasize how equally paired the two teams usually are. Visitors Norwich claimed a win in four of the previous ten matches. Hosting side Sunderland won three of these, as the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3.20.

Sunderland vs Norwich Results

Sunderland vs Norwich Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Joshua Sargent has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Norwich bank on him to build on these numbers against Sunderland. The latter relies on Ross Stewart, who found the target three times in six games.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Stadium of Light, Sunderland won seven and drew three. Norwich won four of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost four. Over 2.5 goals paid out with the bookmakers six times in the previous 10 Sunderland matches at Stadium of Light. It paid out in five of the previous 10 league matches away for Norwich.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past six encounters between Sunderland and Norwich, with Sunderland scoring 1.01 goals on average per game. Norwich averaged 0.68 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Sunderland’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored two times in those matches.