Sunderland vs Norwich City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 21st, 2024

Sunderland and Norwich City going to face each other on December 21st, 2024, Saturday at 15:00h (UTC), in a game counting for the Championship in England, check the Sunderland vs Norwich City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sunderland vs Norwich City will occur

The game takes place in the well-known Stadium of Light stadium, in the city of Sunderland, with a capacity for 49000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Sunderland vs Norwich City 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 2.46 goals per match played.

Sunderland last match

In the last match played, Sunderland met Swansea City, in a match valid for the Championship. The match ended in a win by 2-3. The coach R. Le Bris' on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.63, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

An eye-popping performance did not accompany the victory for Sunderland. Despite this, the good appearances of Eliezer Mayenda deserve mentioning. The athlete left the field as the main responsible for the positive result of the team.

Norwich City 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 Championship, Norwich City, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Burnley team with a final score of 1-2.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.60.

Sunderland vs Norwich City h2h

Norwich City was in 7th place when they last went head-to-head in Championship against Sunderland, who was in 10th place. Norwich City formed a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Sunderland took to the pitch with a 4-4-2 formation.

The two teams have not faced each other since 02-03-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the Championship, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for Norwich City.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

Sunderland

Championship leaderboard now

The Sunderland team with 40 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 11 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses.

In the 22nd round, Burnley, that is in the 3rd place, has a small advantage of 1 point.

Sunderland analysis

After 21 matches, Sunderland shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 32 goals and conceded 17.

Sunderland 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 47.62%. In the next match against Norwich City a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Sunderland will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Having won 5 games away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 4 draws prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

Best goalscorer from Sunderland

In this season, the individual highlight is Wilson Isidor that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 5 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Sunderland achieved in several matches.

Historical data Sunderland

With 5 titles in the history of the tournament, the Sunderland team is one of the leading names in the competition. The team's record can influence the final result of the match; it would not be the first time that the team managed to surprise with a victory at a time of worse results.

Norwich City

Championship leaderboard now

Norwich City arrives in this game with 26 points, and in 12th place in the Championship, having won 6 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 8 draws.

Norwich City analysis

After 21 rounds, Norwich City has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 36 goals for and 32 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, Norwich City is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.33 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Teams can usually exert control over their opponents with ball possession above 50%. Therefore, the Norwich City team typically seeks to control the game with an average ball possession of 58.19%.

Best goalscorer from Norwich City

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Borja Sainz. Norwich City owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 15 goals in this season.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sunderland is Wilson Isidor, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Norwich City is Borja Sainz, he has scored in 15 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.38 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 times this season, very different from Norwich City who only saw the red card once. 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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