Sunderland vs Brighton prediction, tips & stats

Sunderland will host Brighton on Saturday in a Premier League meeting as both teams look to close the season in good form.

With only three points separating Sunderland and Brighton in this standings, this can be a very interesting and close matchup.

Read our Sunderland vs Brighton prediction and preview below for the best betting angles.

Tip 1: Half-time draw

Sunderland’s games have started slowly this season, with a half-time average of 0.345 goals. Brighton’s first halves have also been relatively low-event, with a half-time average of 0.483 goals.

On top of that, Sunderland drew at half time in three of their last five games and Brighton have done the same in their last two league matches.

Tip 2: Sunderland — Clean Sheet (Yes)

Sunderland’s defensive numbers at home are strong: they concede just 0.9 goals per home game across 14 home fixtures.

Brighton’s away attack is not explosive on the road either, scoring 1.1 goals per away game (over 14 away matches). With Sunderland generally tighter at home than away (0.9 conceded at home vs 1.4 away), the clean-sheet angle has a data-backed route.

Tip 3: Correct score: 0-0

The most recent head-to-head between Sunderland and Brighton has finished without any goals and their meeting before that also went 0-0 after 90 minutes before Brighton won on extra time.

Furthermore, both teams have failed to score in three of their previous five matches in all competitions, so we wouldn't be too surprised to see this game end without goals.

Tip 5: Lewis Dunk to be booked

Lewis Dunk is Brighton’s standout discipline risk in the provided data, with 9 yellow cards this season, which is second-most in the Premier League, just one yellow card behind the players ahead.