English Championship
21/09/24 11:30
Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips & Predictions | Football Park

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Predictions

Sunderland look to bounce back following a tough defeat to Plymouth Argyle last weekend as they take on Middlesbrough in the EFL Championship.

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Key Stats

  • Sunderland have scored 12 goals in 6 games
  • Middlesbrough have lost just 1 of the last 4 games
  • Sunderland have conceded 6 goals in 5 matches
  • Middlesbrough have scored 5 in 5

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Predictions

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Previous Meetings

This is set to be the 154th competitive meeting between Sunderland and Middlesbrough.

It is this weekend’s hosts that have the advantage having won 62 of those games. Middlesbrough have won just 52. 39 of the games have also ended in draws.

Despite this Sunderland have won just one of the last ten games against Middlesbrough. Can they turn that around here?

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Team News & Predicted Lineups

Sunderland are expected to miss just two players coming into this match. Jenson Seelt and Aji Alese will both miss out through injury.

Michael Carrick’s side on the other hand have quite a lot of issues coming into this game. Tommy Smith, Marcus Forss, Alex Bangura, Darragh Lenihan, Dael Fry and Jonny Howson are all expected to be missing.

Sunderland - Anthony Patterson, Dennis Cirkin, Dan Ballard, Luke O’Nien, Trai Hume, Chris Rigg, Dan Neil, Jobe Bellingham, Romaine Mundle, Eliezer Mayenda, Patrick Roberts

Middlesbrough - Seny Dieng, Neto Borges, Matt Clarke, George Edmundson, Luke Ayling, Hayden Hackney, Aidan Morris, Finn Azaz, Tommy Conway, Ben Doak, Emmanuel Latte Lath

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Player To Watch - Eliezer Mayenda

Sunderland have started this season on unbelievable form and a big part of that has been Mayenda.

Mayenda has two goals and two assists in four EFL Championship games this season. This, an average of one goal involvement per game.

If anyone is to make an impact on this match it is sure to be him.

Sunderland vs Middlesbrough Prediction

This match is sure to be a close one. Both teams are in good form and have looked strong throughout this season so far. Expect this game to be an entertaining but very even contest.

Both teams do tend to score goals in games as well and plenty of them. So we would anticipate that both teams will get on the scoresheet as well.

That is why our experts are backing odds of 13/4 for a Draw and Both Teams To Score in this game. With these odds, £10 has the potential to return up to £42.50 making it our best value tip.

Where To Watch Sunderland vs Middlesbrough

This game gets underway at 12:30 pm on Saturday 21st September 2024. And you can check out all of the action in what is sure to be a great game live on Sky Sports Football.

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