Sunderland vs Preston Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st October 2022

The Championship clash at Stadium of Light on Saturday sees home team Sunderland battling it out for the win against Preston. The last time Sunderland faced off against Preston, Preston claimed a 2-0 win at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland approach the next Championship round as number five in the table, having claimed 15 points this season so far. With ten games behind them, Preston amassed 12 points, placing them as number 15 before their next fixture.

Sunderland are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Preston in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, payback for the home side looks a likely scenario.

Sunderland scored 16 while allowing 11 goals against in the past ten matches. They claimed three clean sheets on the way.

Preston scored three goals, conceded four and kept their opponents from scoring seven times in ten matches.

Sunderland vs Preston Prediction

Sunderland collected four points from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 1-0 against Middlesbrough. They retaliated in a 0-3 win against Reading, before drawing 2-2 with Watford. Sunderland managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded six goals.

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

Preston only managed to gain a single point in their past three games, which kicked off with a 0-1 defeat against Birmingham. A 1-1 draw with Burnley followed, before Sheffield United ran out 0-2 winners. In their last six Championship away matches, Preston have three wins, they've drawn two and lost one one. They scored five while also conceding four times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Hoping for a campaign without too much hazzle, recent performances suggests Preston could be dragged into a relegation-battle.

With Sunderland in relatively good shape these days, we aim for the home win, when they take on Preston. The value lies with the former, with form a little too dubious for the visitors.

Sunderland took four points from their last three encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Championship table. This amounts to one win after scoring twice and conceding two.

Sunderland vs Preston Team News

At the time of writing, Sunderland have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Preston this coming Saturday.

Dennis Cirkin, Ross Stewart and Daniel Ballard are missing from the squad, Sunderland will field against Prestonon Saturday.

Preston are juggling with three absent players on this coming Saturday when travelling to Sunderland. Ched Evans and Ched Evans can't be called upon by Preston, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Benjamin Woodburn is too injured to face Preston.

Sunderland vs Preston H2H

Sunderland last faced Preston on 17 março 2018 at Stadium of Light, when Preston scored a 2-0 win. Neither side have been the dominant force in recent meetings between Sunderland and Preston, as Preston won five of the last nine Matches, while Sunderland won two matches of these nine encounters. The bookies have Preston to win this match at best price odds of 3.40.

Sunderland vs Preston Results

Of the last eight encounters between Sunderland Preston over 2.5 goals came out three times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 2.20 with bookies.

Sunderland vs Preston Betting Tips

Ross Stewart found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Jordan Storey just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Sunderland claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Preston won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing two in this series of matches. 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 three of the previous 10 league matches away for Preston.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last eight encounters between these two teams. Sunderland managed an average of 1.63 goals, with Preston averaging 2.01 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sunderland’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of the last ten matches Preston played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.