{"id":1404437,"date":"2025-10-16T12:49:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1404437"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:49:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:49:32","slug":"match-preview-sunderland-vs-wolves-18-10-25-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/match-preview-sunderland-vs-wolves-18-10-25-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: predictions, stats, tips & odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sunderland welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Stadium of Light in a clash that brings together a home side with defensive resilience and an away team desperate to reverse a dismal start. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday’s kick-off promises intrigue, as Sunderland look to cement their upper mid-table status, while Wolves chase their first win of the campaign. With just two previous competitive meetings in recent years \u2013 and Sunderland yet to concede to Wolves \u2013 both sides have plenty riding on this encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Bets & Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Based on rock-solid defensive stats for Sunderland and Wolves’ leaky back line, here are our top betting recommendations for this match. We’re particularly confident in Sunderland to win, given their clean sheet record and Wolves\u2019 ongoing struggles at both ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Prediction<\/th>\nOdds & Bookmaker<\/th>\nConfidence<\/th>\nWhy We’re Backing It<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Sunderland to Win<\/strong><\/td>\nBet365<\/a> 13\/10<\/a>
(43.5%)<\/td>\n		\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\nSunderland have started the season wonderfully, taking 11 points from a possible 21 and keeping three clean sheets in their first seven games. The Black Cats have scored an average of a goal a game and conceded less than a goal a game this season. Wolves have struggled this season, picking up just two points and sit bottom of the Premier League. Things aren’t great for Wolves in the head to head stakes either, with no wins in three against Sunderland.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Under 2.5 Goals<\/strong><\/td>\nBetfair<\/a> 10\/11<\/a>
(52.4%)<\/td>\n		\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\nBoth of these sides have been low scorers this season, with Sunderland scoring seven goals in seven games and Wolves managing just five goals. Sunderland have also not seen their defence breached often this season, conceding just six goals all season and their matches have averaged just 1.9 goals per game.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Odds correct at the time of writing.<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n

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