Sunderland vs Stoke City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 07th, 2024

Sunderland and Stoke City are scheduled to play against each other on December 07th, 2024, Saturday at 12:30h (UTC), in a Championship match to be held in England, check the Sunderland vs Stoke City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sunderland vs Stoke City will occur

The game takes place in the mythical Stadium of Light stadium, in the city of Sunderland, with a capacity for 49000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Sunderland vs Stoke 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 2.47 goals per match played.

Sunderland last match

In the last match they played, Sunderland collected a defeat. The opposing team was Sheffield United, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-0 - was valid for Championship. Coach R. Le Bris' disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.00.

The whole defensive section of the team suffered a lot from the opponent's raids, but the most in trouble seemed to be Daniel Ballard. The player made many crucial mistakes during the match, and he will have to regain his lucidity as early as the next match in order to return useful to his team.

Stoke 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, Stoke City, who used a 3-5-2 formation, faced the Burnley team with a final score of 0-2.

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 2.25.

Sunderland vs Stoke City h2h

Stoke City was in 19th place when they last played Sunderland who was 10th place in Championship. Stoke City played using the 4-3-3 formation while Sunderland responded with a 4-1-4-1 arrangement.

The two teams have not faced each other since 27-01-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the Championship, and the match ended with a 3-1 win for Sunderland.

The Stoke City team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Sunderland its counterpart.

Sunderland

Championship leaderboard now

The Sunderland team with 33 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 9 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses.

In the 19th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 2 points compared to Leeds United which is just above, in 3rd place.

Sunderland analysis

At the end of round 18 in Championship, Sunderland scored 26 goals and conceded 13 goals.

An average of 3.89 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Sunderland, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

Over the course of the tournament, Sunderland recorded an average ball possession of 46.78%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Sunderland will play against Stoke City, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 3 draws shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 4 games won.

Sunderland has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 1610 attacks resulting in 26 goals. Stoke City, on the other hand, has only scored 19 times with 1503 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Sunderland

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Wilson Isidor. The Attacker has scored 5 times in this competition and helped Sunderland avoiding adverse outcomes 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 poor form.

Stoke City

Championship leaderboard now

Stoke City arrives in this game with 21 points, and in 14th place in the Championship, having won 5 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 6 draws.

Which means that the team is over Derby County team who is in the position 15 in the 19th round and has a 1 point disadvantage.

Stoke City analysis

We have reached matchday 18 in Championship and at the moment Stoke City has made 19 goals and conceded 22.

Best goalscorer from Stoke City

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Thomas Cannon. The Attacker scored 7 goals in the current season, helping Stoke City to achieve victory in several disputes.

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

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 Sunderland is Wilson Isidor, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Stoke City is Thomas Cannon, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Seeing that Stoke City has an average of 0.5 goals per match outside their domains, the option under 2.5 goals is an appealing one. This market makes much sense since the team usually doesn't concede goals playing as a visitor.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.22 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.39 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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