Sunderland vs Stoke City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the FA Cup match on January 11th, 2025

Sunderland and Stoke City are scheduled to play against each other on January 11th, 2025, Saturday, in a FA Cup match to be held in England, check the Sunderland vs Stoke City betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are now in the third round of the tournament, with 32 fixtures being played. With 44 new entries at this stage, we get 20 Premier League teams and 24 EFL Championship joining the fight for the title.

The game is set to be played in the mythical 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.

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Sunderland vs Stoke City betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams from the national lower division will be playing in this match, which guarantees a competitive game, disputed until the last minute. The home factor in these qualifiers also influences and allows the home team to dream of advancing to the next phase.

It is impossible to analyze the past path of each team in this FA Cup season, as this is the first game of both sides in the tournament.

The last time these teams met was for a Championship match, on 29-12-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, which ended with a victory of the Stoke City team by 1-0.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Sunderland has in its curriculum 2 wins of the FA Cup while Stoke City have never won the competition.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that after five games, the Sunderland team achieved more level results, accumulating 3 wins when compared to Stoke City, which won 1 game.

Sunderland

Trying to make the home advantage count in this game, the team coached by Régis Le Bris should adopt an offensive stance in the match. After all, we know how much difference playing at home can make in a Cup match. Therefore, the tendency is to see the team in the offensive sector most of the time, thus causing a higher number of corners and shots.

Currently, in the Championship, the Sunderland team has 14 wins, 4 defeats and 8 draws, thus obtaining a total of 50 points after 26 rounds, ranking them in 4th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Sunderland team goes with a total of 39 goals scored and 22 goals conceded.

Sunderland come from a victory in the last match. The game against Portsmouth, valid for the Championship, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by R. Le Bris lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Stoke City

In away games, Stoke City might prefer to adopt a slightly defensive strategy to secure a draw against their adversary. Scoring goals in away matches can be quite challenging, especially in Cup games, where the hosts are highly motivated to use the home advantage. Therefore, the visitors are likely to score fewer goals.

At the moment, in the Championship, the Stoke City team has 6 wins, 11 defeats and 9 draws, making a total of 27 points after 26 rounds, ranking them in 19th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Stoke City team goes with a total of 24 goals scored and 32 goals conceded.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Stoke City, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Plymouth Argyle team with a final score of 0-0.

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