Sunderland vs Burton Prediction & Tips
Sunderland and Burton Albion play at the Stadium of Light in a 44th Championship match. In the last clash between these teams in this competition, on 25-11-2017, Sunderland won away by (0-2). Special attention is needed for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
Analysis of Sunderland
The home team is currently in 24th place with 34 points, after 6 wins, 16 draws and 21 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied at home to Norwich City for (1-1). In the last match, he tied for Reading (2-2). This is a team that curiously has more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats as a visitor, with 16 goals scored and 24 conceded, against 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats at home, with 15 goals scored and 28 conceded. For the championship, Sunderland had 6 points out of 30, after 1 win, 3 draws and 6 defeats in their last 10 games at their home stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 43 games in the competition, never managed to turn the score in the 28 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Sunderland enters this round after a 2-2 away draw at the Reading field. Similar to the opponents of this round, the home team should play a tactical system in 4-3-3, with the goal of trying to take advantage of the counterattacks. Thus, Sunderland is expected to take a more offensive stance, with the goal of trying to reach the advantage as quickly as possible. The Sunderland coach will not be able to count on Duncan Watmore for being injured.
Review of Burton Albion
The visiting team is currently in 23rd place with 35 points, after 8 wins, 11 draws and 24 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to Hull City by (0-5). In the last match, he won at home to Derby County by (3-1). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than the home, since in the last 30 games has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with a total of 15 goals scored and 23 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses, with a total of 11 goals scored and 29 conceded. In the league, Burton Albion won 11 points out of 30 after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in their last 10 away games. In the matches played out in the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 9 of his 22 matches. The team allowed their opponents goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 43 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 25 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Burton Albion enter into this motivated game after a 3-1 win at home to Derby: Boyce, Murphy and Akins scored the winning goals. Similar to the opponents of this round, the Burton Albion usually works in a 4-3-3, where the three players of the zone more advanced are Sbarra, Boyce and Akins. The visiting club when it invests in the offensive process, usually performs through the right side, taking advantage of the depth offered by the right back Brayford. Coach Nigel Clough should have all the players at his disposal.
Sunderland – Burton FREE TIPS
Sunderland – Win @ 1.85
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
