Sunderland vs Leeds Prediction & Picks - Premier League
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by Bradley Gibbs in Premier League Picks
While most of the festive English Premier League action takes place on December 27th, there are two games due to kick off on December 28th, one of which comes our way from Stadium of Light, where Sunderland and Leeds will clash. A few months ago, most people would've viewed this as a relegation battle, but the Black Cats find themselves more involved in the fight for continental soccer right now, while the visitors have also moved away from trouble in recent weeks, so much so that they're now a chunky six points above the dreaded dropzone.
Following a sturdy win against bitter rivals Newcastle, Regis Le Bris' men continued to make themselves tough to beat, grinding out a 0-0 tie at Brighton last time out. That results means that it's just two losses in ten EPL games for the Black Cats, who are yet to taste defeat at home in the league this season. Daniel Farke's men, who haven't won away from the comforts of Elland Road since September, couldn't be the first team to inflict a home defeat on the team that currently occupies a top-six position, could they?
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Sunderland vs Leeds Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7
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27 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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16
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19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -7 |
Sunderland and Leeds Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 20, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 14, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 6, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 3, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 29, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 22, 2025 - Premier League
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 14, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 29, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 8, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 3, 2025 - Premier League
Oct 18, 2025 - Premier League
Sep 21, 2025 - Premier League
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 20, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 6, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 3, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 22, 2025 - Premier League
Oct 25, 2025 - Premier League
Oct 4, 2025 - Premier League
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 20, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 14, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 6, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 3, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 29, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 23, 2025 - Premier League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 20, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 6, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 3, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 23, 2025 - Premier League
Oct 24, 2025 - Premier League
Oct 4, 2025 - Premier League
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 14, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 29, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 9, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 1, 2025 - Premier League
Oct 18, 2025 - Premier League
Sep 20, 2025 - Premier League
Sunderland against Leeds : Head to Head (H2H)
20 %
40 %
40 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Feb 17, 2025 - Championship
Oct 4, 2024 - Championship
Apr 9, 2024 - Championship
Dec 12, 2023 - Championship
Aug 19, 2017 - Championship
Leeds v Sunderland last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 3 - 5 - 2
Missing players
A. Alese
A. Masuaku
R. Mandava
MidfielderL. O'Nien
H. Diarra
N. Sadiki
ForwardB. Traore
C. Talbi
S. Longstaff
ForwardD. James
L. Nmecha
Most goals and assists
Sunderland
Leeds
W. Isidor
(4 Goals)
D. Calvert-Lewin
(7 Goals)
G. Xhaka
(4 Assists)
J. Bijol
(2 Assists)
, 
B. Aaronson
(2 Assists)
,
S. Longstaff
(2 Assists)
,
J. Bogle
(2 Assists)
, 
A. Stach
(2 Assists)
Sunderland and Leeds Stats in Premier League
Sunderland - Leeds Key Points
- The hosts have scored two or more goals in three of their last five home games.
- The visitors haven't kept a clean sheet in the league since August.
- The visitors have also conceded multiple goals in four of their last five away games.
- The visitors are also in bottom six for expected goals conceded.
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Our Sunderland vs Leeds Prediction
The fact that Daniel Farke's men have dug deep and picked up some impressive results of late must be applauded, absolutely, and nobody can say that Sunday's visitors aren't fighting hard, because the certainly are. However, they do continue to give lots away, so much so that the very decent Black Cats look a little generously priced to notch a few goals in front of a home crowd.
After all, we've seen Regis Le Bris' men take advantage of defensively weak teams at home on a regular basis, so the hosts probably do deserve to be priced a little shorter than +155 to score at least a couple of goals.
Our Sunderland vs Leeds Pick: Sunderland to Score Over 1.5 Goals.
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