- Sunderland U21 are unbeaten at home in Premier League 2 - Division 1 2026/2027 (Won 2 of 2).
- Sunderland U21 have conceded three goals in total at home, averaging 1.50.
- Sunderland U21's Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi has four goals in his last five games.
Two of the top six meet at Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Sunderland U21's home record of wins and conceding less than two goals per game on average is a tough nut to crack for any team in Premier League 2 - Division 1 2026/2027, and Norwich City U21 will need to be at their best to take points from this game.
The Black Cats are 8th in the table with six points from three games, while the Canaries are 3rd with seven points from the same number of games. Both sides are looking very lively at the moment, with Sunderland winning two and losing three of their last five matches, while Norwich have three wins, a draw and a defeat in their last five.
Norwich have been very tidy on the road in Premier League 2 - Division 1 2026/2027, winning their only away game to nil and averaging 1.00 goals per away game this season, but we're not tipping them for this game despite Sunderland's odds-on price of 19/20 being slightly shorter than Norwich's 39/20 and the draw at 31/10.
Sunderland have enough about them to beat Norwich
Graeme Murty's men have been patient, building through the middle and dictating tempo in their recent games, while Norwich will look to move the ball forwards quickly and rotate their players forward at will.
This will be a chess match between these two as the Canaries try to break down Sunderland's structure and the Black Cats look to dictate tempo, but the home team have enough to nick it here.
The odds are tight, but we're backing Sunderland U21 to beat Norwich City U21 on Friday, although we're not avoiding the goals markets as Over 2.5 at 3/10 and Both Teams To Score Yes at 3/10 both look like obvious choices to us.
