Sunderland vs. Manchester City Preview & Tips

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Sunderland goes in search of its first Premier League win of the season on Sunday as it hosts high-flying Manchester City at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland vs. Manchester City Trends Analysis

Manchester City has dominated Sunderland in the last ten meetings between these clubs, with City scoring nine wins and Sunderland salvaging a single draw in the most recent encounter between the clubs at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland’s season is progressing in typical see-saw fashion. The club has won two, lost two and drawn one of its last five matches, and is yet to secure a win in the Premier League this season with a draw and a loss recorded to date.

Sunderland has scored six goals in the last five matches, for a decent strike rate of over a goal per game. Defence has been doing its job, conceding a goal a game.

Manchester City has a similar record to Sunderland, with two wins, two losses and a draw from its last five matches. The club is unbeaten in the Premiership this season, and comes into this match off a big win over Liverpool.

City’s strikers finally found form on Monday, scoring three goals to bring the cumulative tally over the last five matches to five goals. Defence has conceded six goals in five matches, but none in the club’s last three fixtures.

Sunderland vs. Manchester City Betting Tips

Manchester City is the favourite for this match, with Betfred offering best odds of 10/11. The draw is going for 14/5 at Betfair while Betfred’s the place to go for top odds on Sunderland at 7/2.

Manchester City looked in top form against Liverpool, but isn’t the best travelling team in the Premiership. The match could easily go to a draw, with City the favourite to edge it.

With this in mind our Sunderland vs. Manchester City betting tip is to go with a lay bet on Sunderland at Betfair – scoring you a return if the teams draw or City rolls over Sunderland.

Sunderland vs. Manchester City Betting Odds

Arsenal v Blackburn
Full Time Result
Best Odds Bookie
Arsenal 1.30
Draw 6.00
Blackburn 12.00
Total Goals
Best Odds Bookie
Over 2.5 1.63
Under 2.5 2.41
Correct Score
Best Odds Bookie
Arsenal #2-0 7.08
Arsenal #1-0 9.17
Arsenal #2-1 9.36
Arsenal #3-0 9.36
Arsenal #3-1 11.00
Draw #1-1 13.00
Arsenal #4-0 14.00
Arsenal #4-1 18.00
Draw #0-0 19.00
Draw #2-2 29.00
Arsenal #5-0 32.00
Arsenal #3-2 34.00
Arsenal #5-1 38.00
Blackburn #1-0 38.00
Blackburn #2-1 38.00
Arsenal #4-2 67.00
Anytime Goalscorer
Best Odds Bookie
Robin Van Persie 1.57
Marouane Chamakh 2.25
Thierry Henry 2.25
Chu-Young Park 2.50
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 2.63
Andrey Arshavin 3.00
Theo Walcott 3.00
Craig Eastmond 3.75
Thomas Eisfeld 3.75
Aaron Ramsey 4.00
Yossi Benayoun 4.00
Mikel Arteta 4.50
Tomas Rosicky 5.00
David Goodwillie 6.00
Jordan Slew 6.00
Thomas Vermaelen 6.00

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Premier League Table 2010/11
Team GP Pts
Man City 23 54
Man Utd 23 54
Tottenham 23 49
Chelsea 23 42
Newcastle 23 39
Liverpool 23 38
Arsenal 23 37
Sunderland 23 30
Stoke City 23 30
Everton 23 29
Norwich 23 29
Aston Villa 23 28
Fulham 23 27
Swansea 23 27
WBA 23 26
QPR 23 21
Bolton 23 20
Blackburn 23 18
Wolves 23 18
Wigan Athletic 23 15
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