We're in for a colourful fight! Sunderland vs Burnley prediction
One of the fights within the third round of the Championships will take place on Saturday night at the Stadium of Light, where the local Sunderland will take Burnley. We offer a prediction for this match from a team of Dailysports experts.
Sunderland
Last season for Sunderland was full of hopes of getting into the playoffs, where the team was long considered one of the main contenders for a place in the top-6. However, a series of injuries in the second half of the season prevented the Black Cats from finishing the campaign among the strongest. In the off-season, the club avoided significant losses by keeping Bellingham, who was of interest to other clubs.
Moreover, the management conducted several spot transfers, strengthening the squad and setting the goal of reaching the Premier League. Despite the failure in the League Cup, where the team crashed out at an early stage, Sunderland impressed in the championship, winning two major victories with a total score of 6:0. Thus, in the first round away was defeated Cardiff (2:0), and last weekend at home walls Sheffield Wansday - 4:0.
Burnley
Burnley were still recently in the Premier League, where they desperately fought for survival, but ultimately failed. In the summer, Vincent Kompany left the team after accepting an offer to manage Bayern Munich and Scott Parker took his place. Nevertheless, the decrease in the quality of the game is not noticeable.
The Bordeaux retained key players, strengthened the squad and started the season with powerful victories. In the first round Burnley defeated Luton Town away with a score of 4-1, and in the second round at home left no chance to Cardiff City, sending five unanswered goals into the opponent's goal.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- In three matches out of the last five between these teams, the ‘Both Score’ bet has not been played
- Only in two matches out of five previous matches the betting option ‘Total over 2.5’ has been played.
- Sunderland can not beat Burnley at home in three matches in a row
Sunderland vs Burnley prediction
Expect open football and scoring in this match, and in the performance of both teams. In the first rounds, the teams were happy in attack and our bet here is ‘Total over 2.5’ with odds of 1.90.
