Sunderland vs Fulham: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Sunderland host Fulham at Stadium of Light on Sunday, August 30 (9:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM CT / 6:00 AM PT).

Sunderland will be without the injured Simon Adingra at the Stadium of Light, though Nilson Angulo, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka and Noah Sadiki all look set to feature after playing key roles in the opening-day defeat to Ipswich Town. Fulham, for their part, are missing the suspended Joachim Andersen and the knee injury that rules out Tom Cairney, leaving Harry Wilson, Raúl Jiménez and Alexander Iwobi to spearhead the visitors’ attack.

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Sunderland vs Fulham: Best Bets & Predictions

Team news, form and best bets as Sunderland host Fulham on the opening weekend.

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Fulham to winTop pickFulham head to Wearside as the side better equipped to make an opening-day statement given Sunderland's toothless finishing so far.

42%win prob.137 @ bet365

BTTS: NoSunderland's attack has looked short of ideas already, and the absence of the injured Simon Adingra won't help a below-par forward line.

50%chance100 @ bet365

Under 2.5 GoalsBoth sides have found the net sparingly of late — Sunderland drew 0-0 with Manchester United and Fulham were held goalless at Brentford — pointing to a tighter contest.

56%chance-125 @ bet365

Sunderland 0-1 FulhamA narrow away win fits both the head-to-head form and the low-scoring shape we're anticipating.

11%chance800 @ bet365

Harry Wilson to score anytimeWilson scored 10 goals and created 38 chances last season, underlining his central role in Fulham's forward line.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐chanceopening soon @ bet365

Our approach: we weigh confirmed team news and last season's underlying numbers against the match markets to land on bets that reinforce each other, not contradict.

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Season Form & Standings

Sunderland sit on zero points from one match played, with a goal difference of minus one after their opening-day defeat, while Fulham are on zero points from zero games, having not yet started their campaign.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Nilson Angulo (Sunderland): Nilson Angulo scored once from two shots, one of which was on target, in 59 minutes last season.
• Harry Wilson (Fulham): Harry Wilson was Fulham’s standout attacker last season, scoring 10 goals and creating 38 chances in 2691 minutes.
• Raúl Jiménez (Fulham): Raúl Jiménez matched that threat up top, netting 9 goals from 73 shots in 2199 minutes.

Recent Form

Sunderland: L D D W L

• 2026-08-22: Ipswich Town 2-1 Sunderland (L, away)
• 2026-05-17: Everton 1-3 Sunderland (W, away)
• 2026-05-09: Sunderland 0-0 Manchester United (D, home)
• 2026-05-02: Wolves 1-1 Sunderland (D, away)
• 2026-04-24: Sunderland 0-5 Nottingham Forest (L, home)

Sunderland’s last five reads L D D W L: a 2-1 loss at Ipswich Town to open this season, a 3-1 win at Everton, a 0-0 draw at home to Manchester United, a 1-1 draw at Wolves, and a 5-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Fulham: D W L L D

• 2026-05-17: Wolves 1-1 Fulham (D, away)
• 2026-05-09: Fulham 0-1 Bournemouth (L, home)
• 2026-05-02: Arsenal 3-0 Fulham (L, away)
• 2026-04-25: Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa (W, home)
• 2026-04-18: Brentford 0-0 Fulham (D, away)

Fulham’s last five reads D W L L D: a 1-1 draw at Wolves, a 0-1 home loss to Bournemouth, a 3-0 defeat at Arsenal, a 1-0 home win over Aston Villa, and a 0-0 draw at Brentford.

Sunderland vs Fulham Prediction

Fulham look the better-equipped side to open with a positive result, and we’re backing a tight 0-1 win at the Stadium of Light, with Sunderland’s defense doing enough to keep the goals down but not enough to keep out Harry Wilson and company.