Sunderland vs West Ham United prediction 16.08.2025 | Premier League
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- Competition: Premier League
- Date: 16th August 2025
- Kick-off: 15:00 UK / 16:00 CEST
- Venue: Stadium of Light
Sunderland and West Ham United meet at the Stadium of Light this weekend as both teams look to start their 2025–26 Premier League campaign with a win. Despite being away, the Hammers are the favourites but you can’t underestimate this newly promoted side who are eager to make their mark in the top flight. Read our Sunderland vs. West Ham preview for our prediction and the latest news about the fixture.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Sunderland
2 : 2
West Ham United
Premier League
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West Ham United
1 : 0
Sunderland
Premier League
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West Ham United
1 : 0
Sunderland
Premier League
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Sunderland
2 : 2
West Ham United
Premier League
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West Ham United
1 : 0
Sunderland
Premier League
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Sunderland
1 : 1
West Ham United
Premier League
These two sides last met at this same ground in 2017. The Premier League match finished 2:2 with Sunderland extending their winless streak against West Ham to eight games. It was also the fifth draw in eight games between the two teams — West Ham won three times. That spell was not particularly entertaining as just two of the eight games ended with more than two goals.
Sunderland team overview
Sunderland had a disappointing end to their 2024–25 Championship campaign, losing all of their final five league games and failing to score in all but one of them.
There was still a chance to secure promotion through the play-offs and the Black Cats seized the opportunity. After beating Coventry 3:2 on aggregate in the semi-finals, they defeated Sheffield United 2:1 in the final but things are expected to be tough in the Premier League.
As part of their preparations for Premier League football, the club has made multiple signings, including Granit Xhaka, Reinildo Mandava and Simon Adingra.
Luke O'Nien, Aji Alese, Dennis Cirkin, Leo Hjelde, Niall Huggins and Romaine Mundle will miss Friday’s game due to injury.
Last matches of
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South Shields
0 : 4
Sunderland
Club Friendlies
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Sheffield United
1 : 2
Sunderland
Championship
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Sunderland
1 : 0
Coventry City
Championship
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Coventry City
1 : 2
Sunderland
Championship
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Oxford United
2 : 0
Sunderland
Championship
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Anthony Patterson
Defenders
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32
Trai Hume
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15
Omar Alderete
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22
Jenson Seelt
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23
Reinildo Mandava
Midfielders
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34
Granit Xhaka
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28
Enzo Le Fée
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4
Dan Neil
Forwards
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24
Simon Adingra
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10
Patrick Roberts
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38
Marc Guiu
West Ham United team overview
West Ham United had a much better end to last season, losing only one of their final games, which was against the surprise package of the campaign, Nottingham Forest.
The Hammers picked up wins against Manchester United and Ipswich Town and there were glimpses of that form during their pre-season campaign.
Graham Potter’s side lost only one of their five friendlies, beating Everton, Bournemouth and Grasshoppers.
Crysencio Summerville missed the entire preseason due to a thigh injury and Saturday’s game comes too soon for the winger.
Last matches of
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AFC Bournemouth
0 : 2
West Ham United
Premier League Summer Series
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Ipswich Town
1 : 3
West Ham United
Premier League
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West Ham United
1 : 2
Nottingham Forest
Premier League
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Manchester United
0 : 2
West Ham United
Premier League
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West Ham United
1 : 1
Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League
lineup
Goalkeeper
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23
Alphonse Areola
Defenders
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12
El Hadji Malick Diouf
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5
Nayef Aguerd
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3
Maximilian Kilman
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25
Jean-Clair Todibo
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29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielders
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10
Lucas Paquetá
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32
Freddie Potts
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8
James Ward-Prowse
Forwards
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11
Niclas Füllkrug
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20
Jarrod Bowen
Prediction
West Ham United have not lost any of their last eight matches against Sunderland, although they have only won three of them. Sunderland will give their all in their first fixture back in the top flight, so it's set to be a close game. Also, since only one of the last ten matches between the two teams saw more than two goals, I am backing under 2.5 goals.
Three reasons we expect under 2.5 goals in this game
- Five of the last six league meetings between Sunderland and West Ham at this ground ended with under 2.5 goals.
- Four of the last seven away Premier League games of West Ham United ended with under 2.5 goals.
- Bets on under 2.5 goals won in each of the last six competitive home games of Sunderland.
Main prediction -
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Megapari
1.72
vs standings in Premier League
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 - 0 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 - 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 4 | -4 | 0 |