Sunderland(England)

Sunderland have been picking up points steadily: two wins, two draws and a defeat from their last five games.

Sunderland beat Brentford 3-2 at home in a League Cup game on 28 October. Across their last eight games they average 1.3 goals scored and 1.6 conceded. In goal-market terms, four of those eight games saw both teams score and three went over 2.5 goals.

Sunderland are 20th in the Premier League table with 5 points from 8 games, 16 points behind leaders Manchester City. Sunderland sit 9th in the UEFA Europa League table on 7 points from 3 games, two points behind leaders Benfica.

The next match takes Sunderland to Coventry on Saturday 31 October, in a Premier League game. For the head-to-head and our tips on that one, see the Coventry vs Sunderland prediction page.