- Bournemouth have gone winless in 3 home Premier League 2026/2027 games (2 draws and a defeat) scoring 3 goals.
- Sunderland have failed to win any of their 3 away games in Premier League 2026/2027, drawing 1 and losing 2.
- Sunderland have scored 5 away goals in Premier League 2026/2027.
Chesire Cats will make life difficult
Bournemouth are the slight favourites at 1.97 ahead of Sunderland at 3.55 and the draw at 3.55 ahead of Sunday's Premier League 2026/2027 clash between the teams in 17th and 16th place respectively. However, the Black Cats have proven a tough nut to crack in some games this term and this looks set to be another close contest.
Bournemouth are in mixed form overall but their current two-game losing streak has come against Liverpool and Chelsea, while Sunderland are also in mixed form but their back-to-back losses have come against Manchester City and Brighton.
The Cherries have scored just three goals in three home games in the Premier League 2026/2027 and appear to have lost their way under Marco Rose, who has set them up in a narrow Red-Bull-style press with full-backs providing width when they can get players forward. They will want to get on the front foot against a disciplined Sunderland side that sit deep and try to snuff out attacks before they can properly develop.
Sunderland have goal power to trouble Cherries
Régis Le Bris has set his side up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, but with a more structured approach to possession and trigger-based pressing when out of possession. They will keep compact and allow the Cherries to break when they get the ball back and that could lead to some interesting transition exchanges at both ends of the pitch.
Marcus Tavernier is Bournemouth's main goal threat, with 3 Premier League 2026/2027 goals in five, but Ryan Christie has been a useful foil with 3 of Bournemouth's nine total goals across their last five coming off his boot. Evanilson has been Bournemouth's creative spark, meanwhile, with three assists in five.
Brian Brobbey, who has scored 3 Premier League 2026/2027 goals in 5 matches, has been Sunderland's danger man, contributing to three of the Black Cats' last five goals, so we could see him on the scoresheet again on Sunday.
Both teams to score looks live at Vitality
Sunderland have five away goals in the Premier League 2026/2027, so both teams to score at 1.67 looks live in this clash at Vitality Stadium. Over 2.5 goals at 1.8 also appeals, given this could be a lively contest, with the two teams cancelling each other out to some extent.
The match odds have Bournemouth as the favourites, but we can't get excited about backing them at 1.97 either and would prefer to have a small punt on the draw at 3.55.
