Stoke vs Sunderland Prediction and Football Tips
Premier League football tips – Stoke vs Sunderland prediction
Stoke picked up their first win in five at home to Southampton last week and will expect to continue that winning form as they face Dick Advocaat’s struggling Sunderland at the Brittania stadium.
Sunderland meanwhile have yet to play since their poor showing at home against Crystal Palace and will be looking to step up their performance levels in the remaining weeks of the Premier League season.
Probable lineups
Stoke (4-2-3-1) Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Pieters; Whelan, N’Zonzi; Walters, Adam, Arnautovic; Diouf
Sunderland (4-3-3) Pantilimon; Jones, Vergini, O’Shea, Van Aanholt; Rodwell, Cattermole, Gomez; Defoe, Fletcher, Wickham
- Stoke have won four, drawn one and lost five of their last 10 games
- Sunderland have won one, drawn three and lost six of their last 10 games
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Stoke have scored an average of 1.2 goals and conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Sunderland have scored an average of 0.4 goals and conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in six of Stoke’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in two Sunderland’s previous 10 matches
- The last time these teams met, Sunderland won 3-1 at the Stadium of Light, with Steven Fletcher being the star of the show.
Stoke have been in poor form recently but with the win against Southampton last week, they will be confident and willing to attack Sunderland’s defence which is not fantastic.
Sunderland struggle to score goals despite having the likes of Jermaine Defoe in their side and with Stoke’s tough defence, it’ll be made even harder for the North East strugglers to hit the back of the net.
We say: Stoke to win and keep a clean sheet at 15/8 with Bet365
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