Sunderland v West Brom Betting Tips [12 December 2022]

Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion are set to face off in the Championship with three crucial points at stake. A win here could lift Sunderland into the promotion playoff slots while a win for West Brom will be enough to get them off the relegation zone. Sunderland hosts this match at the Stadium of Light, having managed 30 points so far in 11th place while West Brom are 22nd with 23 points. The hosts will be targeting a continuation of their pre-World Cup break form, where they registered three wins in the last four matches, and scored two or more goals in those three wins. They failed to score in just one of the last five matches and they will also seek to build on their second clean sheet in four matches as they beat Millwall 3-0 in their most recent game. Three of their last five matches have ended in under 2.5 goals and it is a similar case in their last five meetings with West Bromwich Albion.

Both sides have scored in just two of the last six meetings between these two sides and two of the last five matches have ended goalless. West Brom have dominated the recent fixtures pitting these two sides, going unbeaten in six, winning twice, and keeping four clean sheets. The Baggies will be aiming to keep this dominance going and their form before the World Cup break would indicate they can do this. They won each of their last three matches before the league took a break and also kept three straight clean sheets in the process. Each of their last four matches produced under 2.5 goals and West Brom have scored more than a goal in just one of their last five matches. They have also conceded more than a goal in one of their last five matches, and failed to score in just one of the last five matches.

This fixture isn’t known for many goals, and the two sides’ recent matches haven’t also produced a lot of goals. There has been an element of solidity in West Brom’s defending, a quality they will want to carry into this game. Sunderland are a decent side too, and we expect this to carry on here, so we will back under 2.5 goals for this game.