Sunderland meets Liverpool on Sunday in a round of the Premier League.
The first game this season ended 2:2, where Sunderland scored 2 goals on from 3 shots. Both teams share a difference of 4 points only.
Liverpool are currently 6th and now have only the Premiership to focus on. The team has been knocked out from the Europa League on Thursday, after failing to score on Anfield against Braga. Currently the team has 42 points in 29 games, but a horrible away record, reading W3 D2 L9, scoring 13 and conceding 24 goals in those games. Since Kenny Dalglish came on the manager post, the team has improved, but is still inconsistent winning important games, like those against Chelsea and Manchester United, and losing some considered easy ones, like the one against West Ham.
Sunderland started the season well, but have been slacking lately, recording 4 losses and a draw in the past 5 Premier League games. The team is currently 8th with 38 points in 29 games, a home record of W6 D5 L3, scoring 18 and conceding 14 goals in those games. The team has also been knocked out from the FA Cup, by a league one team, Notts County. The latest home victory for Sunderland came on January 1st 2011, starting the year great, with 3:0 against Blackburn, but since then, the team has not won a game at home.
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There have been 9 games on this stadium all for Premier League since 1997. Sunderland has won 2, drawn 1 and lost 6. The most recent meeting between both teams here ended 1:0 in favor of Sunderland, after the “balloon goal”.
While this seems like a 3-way game, mostly due to Liverpool’s inconsistent performances, I am willing to back the Reds here again. After the draw against Braga, and the elimination from Europa League, the team would want to bounce back with a victory for sure. Sunderland is appointed as the favorite for this game by bet365 with odds of 2.62 but I think Liverpool needs this one badly enough to win it. Good luck.
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