Sunderland vs Portsmouth prediction 05.01.2025 | Championship

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Portsmouth

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  • Competition: Championship
  • Date: 5th January 2025
  • Kick-off: 15:00 UTC / 16:00 CET
  • Venue: Stadium of Light

Two English second division sides separated by 16 places and 24 points meet on Sunday afternoon as Sunderland play host to Portsmouth.

Sunderland hosted Sheffield United on New Year's Day with the aim of getting back to winning ways after losing to Stoke City without scoring a week earlier. The Black Cats Mackems' showed why they are one of the best home sides in the Championship this season with a 2-1 win and will be looking to build on that performance when they host Portsmouth on Sunday.

Portsmouth meanwhile picked up a rare win at Fratton Park in midweek. John Mousinho's men scored four unanswered goals against Swansea City last time out to record their second win in six matches. They will fancy their chances of beating Sunderland this weekend, but their away record has been a major problem this season. The Black Cats Mackems lost their last three away games by an aggregate score of 9-1 and have just one win away from home this season.

Sunderland vs Portsmouth Betting Tips: Over 2.5 goals

Sunderland may have won all their last two home encounters and are favorites to secure three points in Sunday’s game but they are expected to concede at least one goal. The hosts have not kept a clean sheet since the 26th of November when played a goalless draw with West Brom, harboring a run of eight consecutive games without a clean sheet. All but one of the four home games played in that spell produced 3+ goals.

Portsmouth’s recent games have been very entertaining both home and away. The visitors’ last Championship match produced four goals and bets on over 2.5 goals have won in each of their last five matches.

  • Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals
  • Sunderland vs Portsmouth prediction: 2-1

Sunderland vs Portsmouth Head to Head (H2H) stats

  1. Portsmouth

    1 : 3

    Sunderland

    Championship

  2. Sunderland

    1 : 0

    Portsmouth

    League One

  3. Portsmouth

    4 : 0

    Sunderland

    League One

  4. Portsmouth

    0 : 2

    Sunderland

    League One

  5. Sunderland

    1 : 3

    Portsmouth

    League One

  6. Portsmouth

    2 : 0

    Sunderland

    League One

Sunderland

Sunderland team news

Sunderland head coach Régis Le Bris will once again be unable to call up on the services of Niall Huggins this weekend due to injury.

Huggins remains in the treatment room with a knee injury that has kept him out since December 2023.

The hosts’ injury list also includes Alan Browne and Salis Abdul Samed who are nursing leg and muscle injuries, respectively.

Last matches of Sunderland

  1. Sunderland

    2 : 1

    Sheffield United

    Championship

  2. Stoke City

    1 : 0

    Sunderland

    Championship

  3. Blackburn Rovers

    2 : 2

    Sunderland

    Championship

  4. Sunderland

    2 : 1

    Norwich City

    Championship

  5. Swansea City

    2 : 3

    Sunderland

    Championship

Sunderland lineup

Goalkeeper

  • 1

    Anthony Patterson

Defenders

  • 32

    Trai Hume

  • 26

    Chris Mepham

  • 13

    Luke O'Nien

  • 4

    Aji Alese

Midfielders

  • 4

    Dan Neil

  • 12

    Eliezer Mayenda

  • 7

    Jobe Bellingham

Forwards

  • 10

    Patrick Roberts

  • 18

    Wilson Isidor

  • 22

    Adil Aouchiche

Portsmouth

Portsmouth team news

Chiedozie Ogbene will once again be unavailable to Portmouth head coach John Mousinho on Sunday due to injury.

Ogbene is ruled until March due to an Achilles tendon injury and Right-back Axel Tuanzebe (hamstring) is also unavailable for Sunday’s game.

Last matches of Portsmouth

  1. Portsmouth

    4 : 0

    Swansea City

    Championship

  2. Bristol City

    3 : 0

    Portsmouth

    Championship

  3. Watford

    2 : 1

    Portsmouth

    Championship

  4. Portsmouth

    4 : 1

    Coventry City

    Championship

  5. Derby County

    4 : 0

    Portsmouth

    Championship

Portsmouth lineup

Goalkeeper

  • 13

    Nicolas Schmid

Defenders

  • 22

    Zak Swanson

  • 7

    Marlon Pack

  • 4

    Ryley Towler

  • 3

    Connor Ogilvie

Midfielders

  • 8

    Freddie Potts

  • 49

    Callum Lang

  • 21

    Andre Dozzell

Forwards

  • 15

    Christian Saydee

  • 32

    Paddy Lane

  • 9

    Colby Bishop

Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game

  1. All the last five games of Portsmouth ended with 3+goals.
  2. Three of the last four home games of Sunderland ended with over 2.5 goals.
  3. Exactly four goals were seen in each of the last two meetings between Sunderland and Portsmouth at this ground.

Main prediction Sunderland - Portsmouth

Over 2.5 goals

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58% winrate

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1 wins in a row

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Sunderland & Portsmouth current standing in Championship

Regular Season P W D L
G - A
GD Pts
1 Leeds United 46 29 13 4 95 - 30 +65 100
2 Burnley 46 28 16 2 69 - 16 +53 100
3 Sheffield United 46 28 8 10 63 - 36 +27 90
4 Sunderland 46 21 13 12 58 - 44 +14 76
5 Coventry City 46 20 9 17 64 - 58 +6 69
6 Bristol City 46 17 17 12 59 - 55 +4 68
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 9 18 53 - 48 +5 66
8 Millwall 46 18 12 16 47 - 49 -2 66
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 15 19 12 57 - 47 +10 64
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 64 - 56 +8 64
11 Swansea City 46 17 10 19 51 - 56 -5 61
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 13 18 60 - 69 -9 58
13 Norwich City 46 14 15 17 71 - 68 +3 57
14 Watford 46 16 9 21 53 - 61 -8 57
15 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 14 18 53 - 63 -10 56
16 Portsmouth 46 14 12 20 58 - 71 -13 54
17 Oxford United 46 13 14 19 49 - 65 -16 53
18 Stoke City 46 12 15 19 45 - 62 -17 51
19 Derby County 46 13 11 22 48 - 56 -8 50
20 Preston North End 46 10 20 16 48 - 59 -11 50
21 Hull City 46 12 13 21 44 - 54 -10 49
22 Luton Town 46 13 10 23 45 - 69 -24 49
23 Plymouth Argyle 46 11 13 22 51 - 88 -37 46
24 Cardiff City 46 9 17 20 48 - 73 -25 44

Sunderland vs Portsmouth - FAQ

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? What’s the average number of corner kicks Sunderland have won in their league home matches this season?

5.67

? What’s the average number of yellow cards Portsmouth have received in their Championship away games this season?

2.83