Sunderland vs Norwich prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-10-27 14:00.
Sunderland could record their joint-longest losing streak in league football since early 2017/18 if defeated by Norwich City in this Championship encounter. Having already faced intense speculation about his job security last season, an under-pressure Tony Mowbray was defiant in his assessment that the side are “going to win enough games” if they can replicate the performance of their 1-0 away loss to Leicester City every week.
The ninth-placed Black Cats have been a bit hit-and-miss at the Stadium of Light this term, thrashing Southampton 5-0 early in September before capitulating after going down to ten men against Middlesbrough (L 4-0). Ahead of what looks like an inviting month on paper, a record of W5, D1, L1 against clubs currently beneath them in the standings going into the weekend also serves them well.
Norwich have also been defeated by some promotion contenders across this month, losing narrowly at home to both Leeds (3-2) and Middlesbrough (2-1) in their most recent pair of outings. Manager David Wagner accepted full responsibility for the latter and acknowledged the frustration of the supporters after their four-game winless run (D1, L3).
In encouraging news for their hosts, the Canaries have also picked up only one point from their last four matches on the road, with failures to win away at lower-ranked opposition from Swansea City right down to Plymouth Argyle (L 6-2) and Rotherham United (L 2-1) a significant cause for concern, particularly as Wagner also conceded the players are down on confidence and that he’s yet to find a solution to the problem.
Players to watch: Abdoullah Ba is not only Sunderland’s last goalscorer at home, but he also delivered the winner in the previous H2H (1-0). If Jonathan Rowe can continue scoring as he did in the midweek loss to Middlesbrough, it should pay off in the long run, as they have earned 14 points of a possible 21 this season when he has been on the scoresheet.
Hot stat: All but one of the last 18 Championship matches involving either club had a winner, while 11 of those games had more than 2.5 total goals.