Sunderland vs Plymouth Prediction: Can the home team dominate here?

Sunderland will host Plymouth at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Sunderland was unbeaten in their last two games, while Plymouth lost. Can the visitors return to winning ways? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Sunderland

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In their last match, Sunderland secured a 1-0 win over Derby County. Eliezer Mayenda scored the only goal of the match in the 28th minute. With this, Sunderland have been unbeaten in their last two games, scoring one goal and conceding no goal. The black Cats sit 4th on the table with 54 points in 28 games, scoring 40 goals and conceding 22. However, Alan Browne, Tom Watson, Ian Poveda, and Romaine Mundle are out, while Morgan Whittaker is doubtful to feature this weekend.

Plymouth

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Plymouth were humiliated in their last game, losing 5-0 against Burnley. They have lost their last two games scoring zero goals and conceding six goals. They sit 24th on the table with 21 points in 28 games, scoring 25 goals and conceding 60. However, Joe Edwards and Brendan Galloway are out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Sunderland — Anthony Patterson, Trai Hume, Chris Mepham, Luke O'Nien, Dennis Cirkin, Enzo Le Fée, Jobe Bellingham, Dan Neil, Eliezer Mayenda, Wilson Isidor, Chris Rigg.

Plymouth — Daniel Grimshaw, Julio Pleguezuelo, Victor Palsson, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Bali Mumba, Adam Randell, Darko Gyabi, Matthew Sorinola, Michael Baidoo, Callum Wright, Ryan Hardie.

Interesting Facts

• Sunderland played 15 unbeaten home games so far.
• Plymouth has played 15 games without a single win in an away game.
• Sunderland scored only one goal in their last two games.
• Plymouth failed to score in their last two games.

Expert Betting Tips

Sunderland played 15 unbeaten home games, while Plymouth played 15 games without a single win in away games, so I don’t see the away team getting any points here. I also expect a low-goal encounter here. The home team scored only one goal in their last two games, while the away side failed to score in their last two games.

Our first prediction is to see at least one team get a clean sheet (BTTS-NO) for odds of 1.66 at Bet365.

Our second prediction is for Sunderland to win the first half for odds of 1.60 at Betway.

Our third prediction is to see less than three goals with odds of 2.31 at 1xbet.