Stoke City - Sunderland predictions

Stoke City have a big mountain to climb. The task ahead is difficult but not impossible but with 3.22 slapped on home win in this match, this one is for the risk-takers.

Sunderland are heading into what’s surely be a challenge. Stoke City are not to be taken lightly and an away victory would certainly be a big success for the visitors.

A Leeds United defeat from the last round is nothing Stoke should be proud of. They fell behind in the first half and went from bad to worse before the final whistle. Their Sunday clash is a chance to recover from this bad HT/FT beating.

The previous round was also an away game for Sunderland, and things did not look too good for them at halftime. They were playing from behind in a match that most Championship betting predictions expected them to lose. However, they secured the equalizer before the game ended and can be happy with the single point they earned.

The first step The Potters need to make to improve is to shore up their defences. With more than 5 goals conceded over the last 3 matches, it seems to be the main aspect of play holding them back.

The visiting team are doing rather well offensively – at least as far as their latest 3 matches can tell us. They’ve scored more than 5 times in total over the course of these games.

Sunderland won the home game they played against Sunderland earlier in the season. The victory was relatively narrow as well, but they’re still expected to win this clash on Sunday by most online bookmakers.

Enda Stevens, Jordan Thompson, Ben Pearson will not be able to play for the hosts this Sunday due to various injuries. This makes their chances of coming out on top as underdogs even smaller but is important to keep in mind when considering betting odds.

Over 2.5 Goals is easily the safest bet when it comes to this matchup. The best part is that it also maintains a decent betting value, especially if you use the 2.05 odds offered at Betway.