Chelsea vs. Sunderland Predictions

Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Chelsea vs. Sunderland at English Premier League

When: Saturday, October 25, 4 pm CET
Where: Stamford Bridge, London, England

The Blues are back on the horse again, posting wins and charging towards the top of the EPL standings. Even though many believe Chelsea isn’t a title-caliber team, they keep hanging in the mix and aren’t giving up. Meanwhile, Sunderland is playing against all the odds and has 14 points after 8 rounds. They are near the zone that leads to the European stage, which is unexpected.

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Chelsea

Maresca’s unit is 5th and has the same number of points as Sunderland. Chelsea had a rough stretch in the second half of September, but managed to cover that up, having three wins in a row following the loss to Brighton.

Since then, the Blues have defeated Benfica, 1-0 in the UCL, and posted two big wins, 2-1 against Liverpool at home, and 0-3 against Forest on the road. This was the best possible recipe for getting out of the crisis.

Chelsea isn’t that confident at home, despite their current record – 3 wins, and one loss and tie each. However, we haven’t seen them properly dismantle any rival so far. But at least their defense is more or less consistent, posting three clean sheets in these events.

Sunderland

The Black Cats are on a roll here, and to say right away, nobody in our team expected to see them so high in the standings. They are playing better at home than on the road, that’s the fact, but Sunderland has what it takes to stay in the Premiership. At least it looks like that at the moment.

Regis Le Bris’ boys lost just one event in the past 6, with them having two ties and three triumphs. Two of them came in the previous three rounds, one in Nottingham 0-1, and one at home vs. Wolves last Saturday, 2-0.

Sunderland plays tough football, without too many goals. In fact, their goal difference is 9-6 after 8 rounds, which is under a 2-goal-per-game average.

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Chelsea and Sunderland Possible Lineups

Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Adarabioyo, Fofana, Cucurella; Gusto, Caicedo; Estevao, Buonanotte, Neto; Pedro

Sunderland: Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Masuaku; Rigg, Xhaka, Sadiki; Talbi, Isidor, Adingra

Chelsea vs Sunderland Head to Head

The two sides haven’t met for a while. Their last clash was in the 2016/17, when Chelsea won both events, 0-1 on the road and 5-1 at home.

Chelsea vs. Sunderland Predictions

Yes, the Blues are not confident and yes, Sunderland plays well, but we have to bet on Chelsea’s win here because they are winning games lately. They’ve beaten Liverpool at home, and it would be surprising not to defeat Sunderland, no matter the circumstances.

Our verdict: Chelsea wins