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

Sunderland and Portsmouth will meet each other in a football match counting for Championship on January 05th, 2025, Sunday at 15:00h (UTC), in England, 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 is set to be played 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.

Where to follow the live game

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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 is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced Sheffield United in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 2-1. The eleven coached by R. Le Bris played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.00, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

his entire team has much to thank to Wilson Isidor. The player's performance was brilliant in the team's victory. With 1 goal scored in the match and great appearances over the 90 minutes, he was the highlight of the game.

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

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Championship, Sunderland was in 1st place while Portsmouth was in the 15th place. Sunderland opened with a 4-1-4-1 arrangement while Portsmouth charged with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

It was on 31-08-2024 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 1-3 win for Sunderland, was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the Championship.

M. Perry and M. Scholes will be assisting the referee T. Bramall in this football match.

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 compared to Sheffield United which is just above, in 3rd place.

Sunderland analysis

After round number 25 in Championship, Sunderland has 38 goals scored and 22 conceded.

Sunderland averaged 4.48 attempts toward the opponent's goal per match played, which may say a lot about the team's offensive skills and its ability to score.

With an average ball possession of 47.24% per game in the current league, Sunderland cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Portsmouth they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 4 draws shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 5 games won.

Sunderland has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 38 times with 2298 attacks, while Portsmouth has only scored 30 times with 2110 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Sunderland

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Wilson Isidor. Sunderland owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 7 goals in this season.

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 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.

Which means that in the 26th round, the team has, over Hull City team who is in the position 22, 1 point in advantage.

Portsmouth analysis

After 25 rounds, Portsmouth has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 40 goals so far and scored 30 times.

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.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this game, 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 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Portsmouth is Callum Lang, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 5.59 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

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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