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Sunderland v Aston Villa : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 21st Sep, 14:00 BST, Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland and their boss Régis Le Bris will be hoping for victory against Unai Emery and his Aston Villa side on Sunday afternoon, as the pair clash at the Stadium of Light in the English Premier League. We have predictions, tips, and odds from leading bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across the biggest markets, so there's nowhere better to prepare Premier League clash.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Sunderland or A Villa are in the sort of form that would leave us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 75% chance of 2 goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
There’s absolutely nothing to pick between these sides, and our predictive algorithm gives Sunderland and A Villa an equal chance of claiming victory. The home win and the away win are both at 50% probability.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sunderland
26%
27/10
3%
-
Draw
25%
11/4
4%
-
A Villa
50%
10/11
2%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
13/2-
A Villa 1-0
11%
7/1
6%
-
A Villa 2-1
9%
17/2-
A Villa 2-0
9%
9/1
9%
-
Sunderland 1-0
7%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
10/1-
Sunderland 2-1
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
A Villa 3-1
5%
16/1-
A Villa 3-0
5%
18/1-
Sunderland 2-0
4%
20/1-
A Villa 3-2
3%
28/1-
Sunderland 3-1
2%
33/1-
A Villa 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
-
A Villa 4-0
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
10/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
10/11-
Home 1st Goal
43%
11/8
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
53%
4/6-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/5
3%
-
BTTS - No
47%
19/20
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
12%
6/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
22%
3/1-
Home/draw
50%
5/6
2%
-
Away/draw
75%
2/7-
Home/away
75%
1/4
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
3/10
1%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
5/2
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
12/5
6%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/3
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/2
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/9
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1-
Home DNB
43%
7/4
5%
-
Away DNB
67%
2/5
3%
-
Sunderland win to nil
13%
11/2-
A Villa win to nil
27%
12/5
3%
-
Sunderland / Sunderland
13%
11/2-
Sunderland / A Villa
4%
22/1-
Sunderland / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Sunderland
10%
15/2-
Draw / A Villa
17%
4/1
9%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
8%
-
A Villa / Sunderland
2%
33/1-
A Villa / A Villa
27%
21/10
5%
-
A Villa / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Premier League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Sunderland
A Villa
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool330049 
Feb 11
Dec 3
May 17
Nov 1
2
Chelsea321067 
May 24
Oct 25
Mar 4
Dec 27
3
Arsenal320156 
Nov 8
Feb 7
Dec 6
Dec 30
4
Spurs320146 
Apr 11
Jan 3
May 2
Oct 19
5
Sunderland320126 
-
-
Apr 18
Sep 21
6
Everton320126 
Nov 1
May 17
Jan 17
Sep 13
7
Bournemouth320106 
Nov 29
Feb 28
Nov 8
Feb 7
8
C Palace312035 
Jan 17
Sep 13
l
 
0-3A
Jan 7
9
Man Utd311104 
May 9
Oct 4
Dec 20
Mar 14
10
Nottm Forest3111-14 
Apr 25
Sep 27
Jan 3
Apr 11
11
Brighton3111-14 
Mar 14
Dec 20
Feb 11
Dec 3
12
Leeds3111-44 
Dec 27
Mar 4
Feb 21
Nov 22
13
Man City310213 
Dec 30
Dec 6
Oct 26
May 24
14
Burnley3102-23 
Jan 31
l
 
2-0A
Oct 5
May 9
15
Brentford3102-23 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 7
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
16
West Ham3102-43 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 24
Mar 21
Dec 13
17
Newcastle3021-12 
Dec 13
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 24
18
Fulham3021-22 
Feb 21
Nov 22
Sep 28
Apr 25
19
A Villa3012-41 
Sep 21
Apr 18
-
-
20
Wolves3003-60 
Oct 18
May 2
Nov 29
Feb 28
Win / draw / win form
Sunderland 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sunderland2 - 1Brentford
Sunderland3 - 0West Ham
Sunderland0 - 1Coventry
Sunderland0 - 1QPR
Sunderland0 - 1Blackburn
Sunderland0 - 1Swansea
Sunderland1 - 0Millwall
Sunderland1 - 1Preston
Sunderland2 - 1Cardiff
Sunderland0 - 1Hull
Sunderland2 - 0Luton
Sunderland2 - 2Watford
Sunderland2 - 2Plymouth
Sunderland1 - 0Portsmouth
Sunderland2 - 1Sheff Utd
Sunderland2 - 1Norwich
Sunderland1 - 1Bristol C
Sunderland2 - 1Stoke
Sunderland0 - 0West Brom
Sunderland2 - 2Coventry
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSunderland2 - 1Brentford
ASunderland0 - 2Burnley
HSunderland3 - 0West Ham
ASunderland2 - 1Sheff Utd
HSunderland0 - 1Coventry
ASunderland2 - 1Coventry
HSunderland0 - 1QPR
ASunderland0 - 2Oxford Utd
HSunderland0 - 1Blackburn
ASunderland1 - 2Bristol C
HSunderland0 - 1Swansea
ASunderland0 - 0Norwich
ASunderland1 - 0West Brom
HSunderland1 - 0Millwall
ASunderland0 - 3Coventry
HSunderland1 - 1Preston
HSunderland2 - 1Cardiff
ASunderland2 - 1Sheff Wed
HSunderland0 - 1Hull
ASunderland1 - 2Leeds
A Villa 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Brentford1 - 0A Villa
Man Utd2 - 0A Villa
Bournemouth0 - 1A Villa
Man City2 - 1A Villa
Southampton0 - 3A Villa
Brighton0 - 3A Villa
Brentford0 - 1A Villa
C Palace4 - 1A Villa
Wolves2 - 0A Villa
Arsenal2 - 2A Villa
Everton0 - 1A Villa
Newcastle3 - 0A Villa
Nottm Forest2 - 1A Villa
Chelsea3 - 0A Villa
Liverpool2 - 0A Villa
Spurs4 - 1A Villa
Fulham1 - 3A Villa
Ipswich2 - 2A Villa
Leicester1 - 2A Villa
West Ham1 - 2A Villa
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HA Villa0 - 3C Palace
AA Villa0 - 1Brentford
HA Villa0 - 0Newcastle
AA Villa0 - 2Man Utd
HA Villa2 - 0Spurs
AA Villa1 - 0Bournemouth
HA Villa1 - 0Fulham
AA Villa1 - 2Man City
HA Villa4 - 1Newcastle
AA Villa3 - 0Southampton
HA Villa2 - 1Nottm Forest
AA Villa3 - 0Brighton
AA Villa1 - 0Brentford
AA Villa1 - 4C Palace
HA Villa2 - 1Chelsea
HA Villa2 - 2Liverpool
HA Villa1 - 1Ipswich
AA Villa0 - 2Wolves
HA Villa1 - 1West Ham
AA Villa2 - 2Arsenal
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sunderland since 1996
Sunderland
A Villa
Goals: Scored
15
23
Games: Scored
11 / 16
13 / 16
Clean sheets
3 / 16
5 / 16
SUN
5
D
4
AVL
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sunderland
0 - 3A Villa
Sunderland3 - 1
0 - 4A Villa
0 - 1A Villa
0 - 1A Villa
Draw2 - 2Draw
Sunderland1 - 0
0 - 2A Villa
1 - 2A Villa
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3A Villa
Sunderland1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sunderland2 - 1
Sunderland1 - 0
League games at A Villa since 1997
A Villa
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
18
10
Games: Scored
9 / 16
9 / 16
Clean sheets
7 / 16
7 / 16
SUN
2
D
8
AVL
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT A Villa
A Villa2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
A Villa6 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Sunderland
Draw1 - 1Draw
A Villa2 - 1
0 - 1Sunderland
A Villa2 - 1
A Villa1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
A Villa1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Aston Villa have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive English Premier League outings. Their PG of 1.6 against Sunderland on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Sunderland 5th A Villa 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Sunderland will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that A Villa will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-21
Sunderland have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted
-14
A Villa have scored 14% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2025/2026 season
Sunderland
PG (predicted goals)
A Villa
1.1
1.6
Attack rating
51%
better
SUN
AVL
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Games scored2
0
Failed to score1
3
Scored first1
0
Goals scored5
0
Avg. goals scored1.7
0
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal4
0
Conversion rate for23
0
Avg. XG for1.1
0.9
KickOff rating
+51%
Defence rating
10%
better
SUN
AVL
view stats
Games conceded2
2
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first2
2
Goals conceded3
4
Avg. goals conceded1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded6
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
20%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+10%

Sunderland v A Villa Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Sunderland Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3211
R RoefsW IsidorO AldereteR Mandava
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Roefs GLK3
-
O Alderete DEF31
-
R Mandava DEF3
1
-
T Hume DEF3
-
G Xhaka MID31
1
-
N Sadiki MID3
-
H Diarra MID3
1
-
E Fée MID31
-
E Mayenda FWD31
-
W Isidor FWD32
-
S Adingra FWD31
1
-
C Talbi FWD31
-
D Ballard DEF21
-
N Mukiele DEF1
-
C Rigg MID1
-
A Villa Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3001
M CashM Cash
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cash DEF3
1
-
L Digne DEF3
-
T Mings DEF3
-
Y Tielemans MID3
-
M Rogers MID3
-
J McGinn MID3
-
O Watkins FWD3
-
D Malen FWD3
-
M Bizot GLK2
1
-
I Maatsen DEF2
-
L Bogarde DEF2
1
-
E Konsa DEF2
1
P Torres DEF2
-
E Buendía MID2
-
A Onana MID2
1
-
B Kamara MID2
1
-
E Guessand FWD2
-
E Martínez GLK1
-