Sunderland - Plymouth Argyle predictions

Plymouth Argyle will have little to hope for against Sunderland. The home charges are bursting with confidence and it would take a small miracle for the away team to take anything from this game.

Though it may not be particularly attractive to punters, this match is at least easy to predict. Anything but a Home Win is probably wishful thinking for Plymouth Argyle, whose victory has been priced at a hefty 11.00.

The home team are coming off of a 0:1 victory in the away game from the previous round. They went into the game as close favourites, took the lead in the first half, and kept a hold of it until the bitter end.

Plymouth Argyle played against Burnley last round, so it’s hard to be surprised by the harsh 0:5 home loss. The 1.62 betting odds are a good indication of just how one-sided such a matchup is.

With zero concessions over their previous three Championship matches, Sunderland’s defence has a lot of reasons to feel confident. Likelwise, top bookmakers online are offering great odds on $Home winning to Nil.

It’s easy to spot a certain trend when looking over Plymouth Argyle’s recent history – and not in a good way. Their latest appearances were marked by a high concession rate. For example, their previous 3 matches featured more than 5 conceded goals.

Earlier in the season, Sunderland lost an away game against Plymouth Argyle, though it was with a relatively small goal difference. Most betting predictions agree that things will go differently this time, especially with the 1.33 odds for a home win in mind.

This match is notable for the number of injuries reported prior by both sides. On one hand, the hosts will have to make do without Niall Huggins, Ajibola-Joshua Alese, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Chris Mepham. On the other, the visitors will not be able to count on Conor Hazard, Joe Edwards, Brendon Galloway, Muhamed Tijani, Kornél Szűcs. Both are in a precarious state, but you should take the importance of these players to the respective strategies before putting down a stake.

Considering the teams’ respective records and histories, and Under 2.5 Goals bet here is a shoo-in. The returns are not exactly jaw-dropping, but that’s to be expected from a bet as safe as this one.