Burnley vs Sunderland betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 17th, 2025

Burnley and Sunderland will play on Friday, January 17th, 2025, at 20:00h (UTC), in a Championship game to be held in England, check the Burnley vs Sunderland betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Burnley vs Sunderland will occur

The game will be played in the small Turf Moor stadium, in the city of Burnley, with a capacity for 21944 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Burnley vs Sunderland betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.48 goals per match played.

Burnley last match

Burnley is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced Reading in a match valid for FA Cup, and the match ended 0-2. The eleven coached by S. Parker played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The game had to be decided in overtime, after a 1-1 draw at the end of 90 minutes.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.67, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Sunderland last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for FA Cup, Sunderland, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Stoke City team with a final score of 0-1.

The game had to be decided in overtime, after a 1-1 draw at the end of 90 minutes.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 3.50, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

Burnley vs Sunderland h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in Championship, where Sunderland was at 2nd place while Burnley occupied 1st place. Sunderland went in with a 4-2-3-1 formation while Burnley opened their game with a 4-4-2 tactic.

The two teams have not faced each other since 24-08-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the Championship, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for Sunderland.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The Burnley team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Sunderland team, which won only 2 games.

Burnley

Championship leaderboard now

The Burnley team with 52 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 14 wins, 10 draws and 2 losses.

Which means that, with the same score, the team is ahead the Sheffield United team closing in at the 3rd place in the 27th round.

Burnley analysis

At the end of round 26 in Championship, Burnley scored 31 goals and conceded 9 goals.

The Burnley team typically attempts to achieve an average ball possession of 55.96% to control the game. The reason for this is that teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Burnley

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Josh Brownhill. The Midfielder has scored 9 times in this competition and helped Burnley avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Sunderland

Championship leaderboard now

The Sunderland team with 50 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 14 wins, 8 draws, and 4 losses.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 2 points against Sheffield United who occupies the position 3 in the 27th round.

Sunderland analysis

After 26 rounds, Sunderland has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 39 goals for and 22 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, Sunderland is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.62 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Championship that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Best goalscorer from Sunderland

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Wilson Isidor so far in the competition. With 8 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Sunderland to achieve victorious results this season.

Historical data: Sunderland

With 5 titles won in the history of the tournament, the Sunderland team is one of the competition's leading names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Burnley is Josh Brownhill, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sunderland is Wilson Isidor, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Burnley 1.25 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Sunderland 1.31 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.53.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.4 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.23 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Sunderland side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Burnley who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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