Stoke City vs Sunderland betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 29th, 2024

Stoke City and Sunderland will play on Sunday, December 29th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), in a Championship game to be held in England, check the Stoke City vs Sunderland betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Stoke City vs Sunderland will occur

The game takes place in the Bet365 Stadium stadium, in the city of Stoke, with a capacity for 30089 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Stoke City 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.

Stoke City last match

In the last match played, Stoke City met Sheffield Wednesday, in a match valid for the Championship. The match ended in a loss by 2-0. The coach N. Pèlach Nadal's on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 4.50 were the best proof of this.

A defense below expectations, with Ben Wilmot, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

Sunderland last match

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

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.85.

Stoke City vs Sunderland h2h

Sunderland was in 4th place in the Championship while Stoke City was in 14th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Sunderland team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Stoke City used in the match.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 07-12-2024. In a Championship 2024/2025 match, Sunderland came out on top and beat their rivals by 2-1.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The Sunderland team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Stoke City team, which has no wins recently.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

J. Bell will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by I. Cooper and M. McGrath.

Stoke City

Championship leaderboard now

comes into this game with 22 points, putting them in 19th place in the Championship. They are also encumbered with a negative balance, 10 losses, 5 wins, and 7 draws.

In the 24th round, Preston North End, that is in the 18th place, has a small advantage of 1 point.

Stoke City analysis

After 23 rounds, Stoke City has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 30 goals so far and scored 23 times.

Stoke City has been going through a rough patch in their recent matches, losing their last 4 matches and drawing the other. They will need to regroup and find a way to bounce back from this dip in form if they want to salvage their season.

Stoke City is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 49.14%. In the next match against Sunderland a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Stoke City will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Best goalscorer from Stoke City

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Thomas Cannon. The Attacker has scored 8 times in this competition and helped Stoke City avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Sunderland

Championship leaderboard now

The Sunderland team with 43 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 12 wins, 7 draws, and 3 losses.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 1 point against Burnley who occupies the position 3 in the 24th round.

Sunderland analysis

After 23 rounds, Sunderland has a positive goal difference, with 34 goals scored and only 18 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

Sunderland is in that enviable position as the favorite after they had 2 wins in the Championship.

As we approach the Regular Season, Sunderland is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.23 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Championship.

Playing away Sunderland usually leaves little room for opponents to win against them, with a balance of 5 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws in the Championship.

Sunderland is a more offensive team than Stoke City, having 2033 attacks vs. 1919 from Stoke City, having scored 34 times, in comparison, Stoke City converted into goal 23 times.

Best goalscorer from Sunderland

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Wilson Isidor. He has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Sunderland come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Historical data: Sunderland

The Sunderland team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 5 titles won in the history of the tournament. 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 its opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Stoke City is Thomas Cannon, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sunderland is Wilson Isidor, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Stoke City 1.55 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Sunderland 1.36 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 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.25 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 4.26 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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

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