{"id":1392295,"date":"2026-02-17T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=outright_markets&p=1392295"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:01:48","slug":"sunderland-outright-odds-25-26","status":"publish","type":"outright_markets","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/sunderland-outright-odds-25-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland odds to finish in the top half in the Premier League: Outright odds and predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sunderland’s return to the Premier League<\/a> for the 2025-26 season has been astonishing and the Black Cats could be set for a top half finish despite pre-season predictions that they could be relegated at the first time of asking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunderland have potentially been the stand-out story of the Premier League season as they’ve overachieved against expectations to find themselves safely secured in midtable having gone 12 games unbeaten at home before finally losing to reigning champions Liverpool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That defeat has left the Black Cats in 11th place after racking up 36 points from their first 26 games and leaving pre-season relegation worries well behind them as they enjoy a 12 point cushion over 18th placed West Ham. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sunderland odds to finish in the 2025-26 Premier League top half: Outright odds and predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sunderland have managed just three top-10 finishes in 16 Premier League seasons. Their most recent came in 2010-11, when they finished 10th under Steve Bruce, outperforming rivals Newcastle (12th). Before that, they achieved back-to-back 7th-place finishes in 1999-2000 and 2000\/2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, that long wait for a top 10 finish could be about to end with the Black Cats very much secure in the middle of the Premier League table. They’re priced at 7\/5 at the time of writing to finish in the top half – a shorter price than last season’s FA Cup winners Crystal Palace, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team<\/th>BetTom Odds<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Sunderland<\/td>7\/5<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Fulham<\/td>5\/4<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Everton<\/td>21\/20<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Bournemouth<\/td>8\/13<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Newcastle<\/td>1\/4<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Brentford<\/td>1\/16<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sunderland odds to be relegated from the 2025-26 Premier League: Outright odds and predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sunderland were installed as the firm 1\/4 favourites for relegation ahead of the 2025-26 Premier League season, reflecting the recent trend of newly promoted sides suffering immediate relegation in each of the last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, they have smashed expectations and after starting the season in fantastic form have never really looked back – even managing to take points off both Arsenal and Manchester City at the Stadium of Light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relegation threats now feel like a distant memory and attention will turn to avoiding the dreaded ‘second season syndrome’ in the next campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n