West Ham vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th January 2026

West Ham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sunderland swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 18th in the table West Ham have amassed 17 points after 22 matches. On 33 points, Sunderland rank eightth with 22 matches played this season.

Results have been under par for The Irons while Sunderland are working above expectations for the season. The former will be eager to show their potential on Saturday at London Stadium, where a win could help them get back on track.

West Ham scored nine times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.9 goals a game. They conceded 19 and managed zero clean sheets.

Sunderland are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded 12 times, an average of 1.2 per game. They managed three clean sheets in these.

The last time the pair played each other Sunderland came away as 3-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Saturday.

West Ham vs Sunderland Prediction

West Ham Form

West Ham recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 1-2 against Nottingham Forest, before drawing 1-1 with Queens Park Rangers. They won their most recent game 1-2 against Tottenham. West Ham only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at London Stadium in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 3-0 against Brentford. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Everton, before winning 2-1 against Crystal Palace. Sunderland came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by nine goals to two.

West Ham find it tough these days to get a goal in, but Sunderland are equally lacklustre in front of goal currently, and going with under 2.5 goals in the betting market is the obvious choice.

Sunderland recorded 13 points following four wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored ten goals, but also conceded five. West Ham are looking at a record of four wins, five draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League this season. Sunderland enjoy a record of eight wins, nine draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

West Ham vs Sunderland Squads

West Ham Squad

The 51-year-old coach of the home team, Nuno Espirito Santo, will select the lineup against Sunderland from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Alphonse Areola (0/18), Krisztian Hegyi (0/0), Lukasz Fabianski (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/4), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/13), Ezra Mayers (0/5), Igor Julio (0/4), Jean-Clair Todibo (0/16), Konstantinos Mavropanos (0/15), Kyle Walker-Peters (1/16), Max Kilman (0/19), Soungoutou Magassa (1/14), Andy Irving (0/7), Crysencio Summerville (1/17), Freddie Potts (0/16), Guido Rodriguez (0/6), James Ward-Prowse (0/5), Lucas Paqueta (4/18), Malick Diouf (0/16), Mateus Fernandes (2/20), Mohamadou Kante (0/3), Oliver Scarles (0/8), Tomas Soucek (2/19), Callum Wilson (5/18), Jarrod Bowen (6/22), Pablo (0/2), Valentin Castellanos (0/2).

Sunderland Squad

Below is the full team squad of Sunderland. The manager Le Bris will pick his starting XI against West Ham from these players:

Anthony Patterson (0/0), Robin Roefs (0/22), Simon Moore (0/0), Ajibola Alese (0/0), Arthur Masuaku (0/3), Daniel Ballard (2/18), Dennis Cirkin (0/5), Joseph Anderson (0/0), Leo Hjelde (0/0), Luke O'Nien (0/3), Lutsharel Geertruida (0/17), Nordi Mukiele (1/20), Omar Alderete (1/18), Reinildo (0/13), Trai Hume (0/22), Abdoullah Ba (0/0), Chris Rigg (0/10), Daniel Neil (0/3), Enzo Le Fee (3/21), Granit Xhaka (1/22), Habib Diarra (0/5), Noah Sadiki (0/17), Ahmed Abdullahi (0/0), Bertrand Traore (1/10), Brian Brobbey (4/17), Chemsdine Talbi (2/16), Eliezer Mayenda (1/13), Ian Poveda (0/0), Jocelin Ta Bi (0/0), Romaine Mundle (0/9), Simon Adingra (1/14), Wilson Isidor (4/19).

West Ham vs Sunderland Team News

Sunderland have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting West Ham at London Stadium.

Daniel Ballard is too injured to face Sunderland.

West Ham vs Sunderland Lineups

West Ham vs Sunderland H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Sunderland came away as 3-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday. West Ham have a 40% win rate against Sunderland, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 4-4-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

West Ham vs Sunderland Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between West Ham and Sunderland. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

West Ham vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Callum Wilson will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sunderland hope Brian Brobbey can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

West Ham won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at London Stadium. They drew one and lost six as well, while Sunderland won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four. Goals are usually flowing for West Ham on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened four times for Sunderland in their last 10 league games away from home.

West Ham managed an average of one goal in the past ten encounters against Sunderland, who scored 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for West Ham, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Sunderland's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.