Sunderland vs Birmingham – Sunderland will hope to build on their previous performance, a 0-1 Championship victory against Cardiff City.
Sunderland possessed 67% of the possession in that game and 4 of their 18 efforts on goal were successful. Dennis Cirkin scored the goal for Sunderland (60′).
Cardiff City, their adversaries, had 17 shots on goal with 4 of them being successful. Sunderland, led by Tony Mowbray, has scored eight goals in total in their previous six games, at an average of 1.33 goals per game.
Sunderland has not lost in either of their last two home league games, according to pregame statistics. For the previous five league games, they have not won at home. Soon, something must alter.
Birmingham City and Stoke City drew 0-0 in their previous match in the Championship. Birmingham City enjoyed 33% of the game’s possession and 2 of its 7 shots on goal were successful. With 8 shots on goal, only one was successful for Stoke City.
In recent matches involving Birmingham City, there has been a trend of at least one team going scoreless. Their most recent six outings reveal that this has happened five times. In those matches, Birmingham City scored five goals, while the opposing teams combined for four goals.
Birmingham City’s prior performance against Sunderland in four league games played away from home reveals that they have never beaten them.
Not the finest of away records, and Sunderland has not lost to them in two league games when they have faced them away from home. In their previous two league road games, they have not lost.
Sunderland vs Birmingham – Betting Analysis
According to the data for their head-to-head matches dating back to August 14, 2010, both teams have shared the victories, with Sunderland winning two of them, Birmingham City winning two, and two ending in regulation time draws.
Throughout those games, they combined to score 18 goals, with 9 goals coming from The Black Cats and 9 from The Blues. That equals an average of three goals scored per contest.
The previous league match between these teams took place on Championship Match Day 21 on November 11, 2022, and was won by Birmingham City 1-2 over Sunderland.
Birmingham City had 59% of the possession in that game and 6 of their 22 shots on goal were successful. Lukas Jutkiewicz was their lone scorer (78′).
Sunderland, on the other hand, had 6 shots total, with 4 of them finding the back of the net. Amad Diallo (49′) and Ellis Simms (25′) both scored. Andrew Madley served as the umpire.
Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray is without Ross Stewart (Achilles tendon surgery), Jewison Bennette (sprain), Elliot Embleton (torn ankle ligament), and Corry Evans (cruciate ligament injury).
John Eustace, the manager of Birmingham City, has no reservations about his team’s fitness going into this match because they are all available and healthy. Birmingham City can score in this game against this Sunderland team, albeit it might not be as many as they give up.
What are the best odds for the game?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the 90-minute result market, a win for Sunderland can be had for 1.97, betting on a drawn result is 3.5 and putting your money on a win for Birmingham City will get you 4.15. Those are the most competitive prices that can be secured at present.
Sunderland vs Birmingham – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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