Sunderland v Stoke Betting Preview
The Black Cats are still nervously looking over their shoulders at the relegation zone. Wigan are just showing signs of survival and Sunderland can’t really afford any slip ups. Paolo Di Canio’s men need to show some fight following a 6-1 hammering from Aston Villa. Sunderland go into this game two points ahead of 18th placed Wigan, but like the Latics have a game in hand over teams above them, so could yet pull others into trouble. The Potters have finally discovered a bit of form though at the right time, pulling themselves away from the drop zone in 11th. But the margins are so thin, that a win for the Black Cats would put them level on points with the Potters.
Sunderland v Stoke Betting Odds at online bookmaker Ladbrokes
Sunderland 11/10, Draw 11/5, Stoke 11/4
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Sunderland v Stoke Recommended Bet:
A win at this stage of the season would be huge for the Black Cats. Putting the poor performance at Aston Villa aside, they have won two of the last three and will look for some solace on home soil. Their form at home hasn’t been terrific though, winning just one of their last six at the Stadium of Light. That victory did come in their last match played there though, a 1-0 win over Everton. Overall this season, Sunderland have only posted a W5 D6 L6 record on home soil in the Premier League and problems can seen in the fact that they have scored just 18 goals at home this season and conceded 17. They are in decent shape against the potters though, winning three and drawing one of the last four at home against Stoke in the Premier League. More impressively is that Sunderland have kept clean sheets in each of those four matches.
When the two sides met at the Britannia earlier in the season, Sunderland failed to get a single shot on target. They haven’t exactly been helping themselves along this season, because they have conceded more free kicks in their defensive third than any other side in the top flight this season. Defeat here and the Black Cats would be sweating badly and their survival fate would be slipping away from their own hands. Stoke have posted back to back wins in their last two outings, beating both QPR and Norwich and keeping clean sheets in both of them. The away form of the Potters hasn’t been much to write home about this season, recording just two wins, along with six draws and nine defeats. If Sunderland’s scoring at home has been bad, Stoke’s goalscoring form away has been worst, averaging just 0.65 goals per game on their travels.
The two wins that Stoke have posted is the longest winning streak in the Premier League at the moment. Stoke have won just one of their last nine away from home (the victory coming against QPR in their away fixture). Of those nine matches, Stoke have lost six of them, so Tony Pulis’ men haven’t been backable with too much conviction. Given the circumstances of both, looking beyond a draw may not be too bad of an option in this one. With two low scoring sides, a 0-0 Correct Score is looking a decent option at 6/1 with online bookmaker Ladbrokes.
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Form
Sunderland DLLWWL, Stoke DLLLWW
Stat Attack
Sunderland have lost none of their four EPL home matches against Stoke
Stoke have the worst shooting accuracy in the top flight this term
Stoke have scored at a rate of just 0.65 goals per game away from home
Sunderland have won one of the last six at the Stadium of Light
