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Sunderland v Stoke City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Dec, 12:30 BST, Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Saturday lunch time sees Régis Le Bris’s Sunderland and Steven Schumacher’s Stoke City go up against one another in a Championship clash at the Stadium of Light. For each and every Championship match preview, KickOff dives into the statistics for all of the biggest markets. Meaningful stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then published alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sunderland
54%
--
Draw
28%
--
Stoke
18%
--
Sunderland 1-0
18%
--
Draw 0-0
13%
--
Sunderland 2-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Stoke 1-0
9%
--
Sunderland 2-1
8%
--
Sunderland 3-0
6%
--
Stoke 2-1
4%
--
Sunderland 3-1
4%
--
Stoke 2-0
3%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Sunderland 4-0
2%
--
Sunderland 4-1
1%
--
Sunderland 3-2
1%
--
Stoke 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
67%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
36%
--
No 1st Goal
10%
--
BTTS - Yes
36%
--
BTTS - No
64%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
15%
--
BTTS - Away Win
6%
--
Home/draw
82%
--
Away/draw
46%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
60%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
40%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
--
Home DNB
74%
--
Away DNB
38%
--
Sunderland win to nil
39%
--
Stoke win to nil
12%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sunderland have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the Championship league table. Sunderland are unbeaten at home after 8 games and have kept 6 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 6 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Sunderland have outscored their opponents by 26 goals to 19 goals.

Home League Performance

Sunderland have played 8 games at home winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 14 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Stoke are in 13th position in the Championship on 21 points having played 17 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Stoke have conceded 13 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sunderland
Stoke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd1711421535 
Jan 1
Nov 29
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
2
Burnley179621533 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
Nov 30
Jan 1
3
Sunderland 179621433 
-
-
Dec 29
Dec 7
4
Leeds169521632 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 17
Dec 26
Apr 21
5
Watford17926229 
Feb 8
l
 
2-1A
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
6
M'Boro168351027 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 3
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
7
West Brom17692727 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
l
 
1-2A
Jan 18
8
Millwall16664524 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
9
Norwich17575622 
Dec 21
Apr 8
d
 
1-1F
Feb 22
10
Blackburn15645222 
Apr 21
Dec 26
Mar 11
w
 
0-2F
11
Bristol C17575-122 
Dec 10
Apr 18
d
 
2-2F
Feb 12
12
Sheff Wed17647-622 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 1
Apr 18
Dec 21
13
Stoke 17566-121 
Dec 7
Dec 29
-
-
14
Derby16556020 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 21
w
 
2-1F
May 3
15
Swansea16547019 
Apr 12
Dec 14
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
16
Luton16538-818 
Feb 12
w
 
1-2F
Apr 8
Dec 10
17
Coventry17458-317 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
18
Oxford Utd17458-817 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
19
Preston17386-817 
Mar 11
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
20
Plymouth17458-1617 
Jan 25
l
 
3-2F
Jan 4
w
 
0-1F
21
Cardiff16448-916 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
Dec 14
Apr 12
22
Hull17368-715 
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-3F
Feb 1
23
Portsmouth15267-1212 
Jan 5
w
 
1-3F
w
 
6-1F
Jan 22
24
QPR16187-1311 
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
8
Sunderland have not lost in 8 consecutive home league games
Sunderland 3RD
20 league games
Home
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Stoke 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sunderland since 1994
Sunderland
Stoke
Goals: Scored
28
15
Games: Scored
15 / 18
8 / 18
Clean sheets
10 / 18
3 / 18
SUN
10
D
5
STK
3
League games at Stoke since 1993
Stoke
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
21
13
Games: Scored
13 / 18
11 / 18
Clean sheets
7 / 18
5 / 18
SUN
5
D
3
STK
10
Goal Statistics
Sunderland 3rd Stoke 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
4+
There is a 60% probability that Sunderland will score no more than 1 goal
0
52%
1
34%
2
11%
3
4+
There is a 52% probability that Stoke will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-20
Sunderland have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
-23
Stoke have scored 23% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280315/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Sunderland
PG (predicted goals)
Stoke
1.4
0.7
Attack rating
26%
better
SUN
STK
view stats
Games scored14
11
Failed to score3
6
Scored first13
8
Goals scored26
19
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for18
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+26%
Defence rating
40%
better
SUN
STK
view stats
Games conceded7
12
Clean sheets10
5
Conceded first1
7
Goals conceded12
20
Avg. goals conceded0.7
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
9
Conversion rate against10%
11%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+40%

Sunderland v Stoke Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Sunderland Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17535
L O'NienW IsidorP RobertsP Roberts
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L O'Nien DEF1721
-
T Hume DEF161
4
-
P Roberts MID1613
5
-
C Rigg MID1631
4
-
D Neil MID163
2
1
D Cirkin DEF1521
1
-
R Mundle FWD1543
1
-
J Bellingham MID1422
4
1
W Isidor FWD145
2
-
A Patterson GLK13
1
-
C Mepham DEF12
4
-
A Browne MID121
-
E Mayenda FWD932
-
D Ballard DEF7
-
N Rusyn FWD6
1
-
A Alese  DEF5
1
-
S Moore GLK4
1
-
L Hjelde DEF3
-
I Poveda FWD2
-
A Aouchiche MID1
-
M. Aleksić FWD1
1
-
Stoke Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17756
V JohanssonT CannonJ. BaeW Burger
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Johansson GLK17
1
-
B Gibson DEF172
4
-
J. Bae MID165
2
-
L. Koumas FWD1621
2
-
M Manhoef FWD1632
1
-
J Tchamadeu DEF15
3
-
E Bocat DEF151
1
-
B Wilmot DEF151
4
-
W Burger MID15
6
-
A Moran MID1421
4
-
T Cannon FWD1371
1
-
J Thompson MID12
4
-
M Rose DEF9
1
-
A Vidigal FWD9
-
E Stevens DEF82
1
-
T Seko MID8
-
E Tezgel FWD7
1
-
N Ennis FWD7
-
S. Sidibe MID61
-
L Gooch FWD5
-
S Gallagher FWD311
1
-
R Mmaee FWD3
-