Sunderland - Leeds United
Sunderland v Leeds United: bottom meets mid-table
Sunderland host Leeds United at the Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon with both sides looking to arrest inconsistent form. The hosts sit bottom with four points from seven games, while Leeds arrive in seventh place, ten points from the same number of matches.
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Recent form points to vulnerability
Sunderland have won two of their last five matches but lost the other three, most recently a 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth that AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland: basement battle at Vitality previewed. Leeds have managed one win, two draws and two defeats across the same span, with their last two matches both finishing level, a 1-1 draw with Manchester United followed a goalless result against Crystal Palace. Neither side has built momentum.
The gap between them in the table is six points, but Leeds have played no more games. A win for Sunderland would lift them to seven points from eight; defeat leaves them on four. For Leeds, victory would mean thirteen points from eight matches and a draw eleven, keeping them in touching distance of the top six.
What the market expects
The market-implied probability gives Leeds a 38.7 per cent chance of winning, Sunderland 31.1 per cent and the draw 30.1 per cent. That spread is narrow, barely seven percentage points separate the favourite from the home side, and reflects recent results more than league position. Leeds have drawn twice in succession and Sunderland have shown they can win, even if the losses have been heavier. The five meetings between these sides produced eleven goals, with Sunderland winning once, losing twice and drawing twice.
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Will Sunderland finally climb off the bottom with a win here?
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