Sunderland vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 05th, 2025

A football match between Sunderland and Portsmouth of the Championship will take place in England on Sunday, January 05th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Sunderland vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sunderland vs Portsmouth will occur

The game will be played in the great 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 Portsmouth 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 2.49 goals per match played.

Sunderland last match

Sunderland comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Sheffield United, in a match valid for Championship, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 2-1. On the field, R. Le Bris' team lined up with a 4-2-3-1.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.00, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Much of this positive result from Sunderland is due to Wilson Isidor. The athlete was a great highlight of the team in the match. Besides, to score 1 goal, he shined in several other decisive plays during the encounter.

Portsmouth 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, Portsmouth, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Swansea City team with a final score of 4-0.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 3.20, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Sunderland vs Portsmouth h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Portsmouth occupied 15th place in Championship and, team Sunderland the 1st place. Portsmouth entered the field with the tactic 4-2-3-1, while Sunderland arranged their formation in a 4-1-4-1.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024/2025 Championship season. The match, played on 31-08-2024, recorded the 1-3 win for Sunderland.

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

In this game, M. Perry and M. Scholes will support T. Bramall who will be in charge of the game on the football field.

Sunderland

Championship leaderboard now

The Sunderland team with 47 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 13 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses.

In the 26th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 2 points as opposed to Sheffield United who places just above in 3rd place.

Sunderland analysis

At the end of round 25 in Championship, Sunderland scored 38 goals and conceded 22 goals.

With an average of 4.48 shots on goal per match, Sunderland certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

Sunderland, with a ball possession of 47.24% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Portsmouth of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 5 games as the visiting team, compared to their record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 4 draws playing in their home base.

In comparison to Portsmouth 2110 attacks and 30 goals, Sunderland has had 2298 attacks and 38 goals.

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 7 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, one of the leading names in the competition is the Sunderland team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in poor form.

Portsmouth

Championship leaderboard now

Portsmouth arrives in this game with 23 points, and in 21st place in the Championship, having won 5 games in total and lost 10 times, making a total of 8 draws.

This means that Hull City team, in 22nd place, is close behind in the 26th round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Portsmouth analysis

Currently, in the Championship, Portsmouth sums 30 goals for and a total of 40 goals against, after 25 rounds played.

Best goalscorer from Portsmouth

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Callum Lang. He has scored 9 times in the current season and has helped Portsmouth come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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

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 Sunderland is Wilson Isidor, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Portsmouth is Callum Lang, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5.59 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.56 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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