Sunderland vs Southampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd September 2023

A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is six points and 14 places.

With ten points after four games, Southampton currently rank 4th in the Championship standings. Sunderland play catch-up as they recorded four points in four matches, putting them up as 18th before their upcoming clash.

Sunderland took down Southampton in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

Sunderland scored 14 goals, conceded 12 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Southampton scored an average of 2.3 goals in ten matches for a total of 23 goals. They also conceded 15 goals or an average of 1.5 per game, as they managed two clean sheets.

The most recent meeting between the two sides ended in a 1-2 triumph for Sunderland, who are looking to stay on top this coming Saturday at Stadium of Light. No doubt, The Saints are planning a comeback, though.

Sunderland vs Southampton Prediction

Sunderland Form

In their last three matches, Sunderland lost 2-1 against Preston, won 2-1 against Rotherham, before drawing 0-0 against Coventry. 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 ten and conceded eight goals.

Anything lower than at least a second place finish would probably be considered a disappointment for Southampton, as they look to build a title challenge.

Southampton Form

In their last three matches, Southampton drew 4-4 with Norwich, beat Plymouth by 1-2 and beat Queens P.R. by 2-1. Southampton performed a very admirable four wins in six Championship away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored ten times, while also conceding eight goals.

A runners-up spot is the absolute minimum Southampton should achieve for a season in which a tilt at league glory is their top priority.

Sunderland are scoring freely these days, Southampton are doing just fine in that department as well, and we expect a match with plenty of goalson Saturday.

Sunderland vs Southampton Squads

Sunderland Squad

Mowbray will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Southampton from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Anthony Patterson (0/4), Nathan Bishop (0/0), Ajibola Alese (0/0), Daniel Ballard (0/4), Danny Batth (0/0), Dennis Cirkin (0/4), Jenson Seelt (0/0), Nectarios Triantis (0/0), Pierre Ekwah (0/4), Trai Hume (0/4), Alex Pritchard (0/4), Bradley Dack (0/3), Chris Rigg (0/0), Corry Evans (0/0), Daniel Neil (1/4), Elliot Embleton (0/0), Ellis Taylor (0/0), Jay Matete (0/0), Jobe Bellingham (2/4), Luke O'Nien (0/4), Lynden Gooch (0/2), Patrick Roberts (0/3), Abdoullah Ba (0/3), Eliezer Mayenda (0/0), Jack Clarke (1/4), Jack Diamond (0/0), Jewison Bennette (0/0), Luis Semedo (0/4), Niall Huggins (0/2), Ross Stewart (0/0).

Southampton Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 37 year-old Southampton manager Martin will select his starting XI from these players:

Alex McCarthy (0/0), Gavin Bazunu (0/4), Joe Lumley (0/0), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Jack Stephens (0/4), Jan Bednarek (1/4), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (0/4), Mason Holgate (0/0), Shea Charles (0/3), Carlos Alcaraz (0/3), Flynn Downes (0/0), James Bree (0/0), Joe Aribo (0/3), Moussa Djenepo (0/0), Ryan Fraser (0/1), Ryan Manning (0/4), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (0/3), Stuart Armstrong (0/4), William Smallbone (0/2), Adam Armstrong (4/4), Che Adams (3/3), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/0), Paul Onuachu (0/0), Samuel Edozie (1/4), Sekou Mara (0/2).

Sunderland vs Southampton Team News

Sunderland might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Southampton.

Jay Matete, Ajibola Alese, Corry Evans and Ross Stewart are all absent from the Sunderland squad that faces Southampton at Stadium of Light.

Apparently, Southampton have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday.

William Smallbone and Juan Larios all face a spell on the sidelines for Southampton due to various injuries.

Sunderland vs Southampton Lineups

Sunderland vs Southampton H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Sunderland came away as 1-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Saturday. Sunderland go into their upcoming match against Southampton with a 50% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-1-0 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Sunderland vs Southampton Results

In two of the previous two matches between Sunderland and Southampton both teams scored.

Sunderland vs Southampton Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jobe Bellingham, who is performing well for Sunderland. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Southampton.The visitors will be looking to Adam Armstrong to find the net once again, after managing four Championship goals for Southampton in recent matches.

Stadium of Light witnessed Sunderland winning three of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew six and lost one in this run. Southampton won three of their previous 10 games away, drew two and lost five. Sunderland have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at Stadium of Light. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just zero wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past two encounters between Sunderland and Southampton, with Sunderland scoring 1.5 goals on average per game. Southampton averaged one goal, while both teams scored two times. Sunderland saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Southampton, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches.