Sunderland Crystal Palace betting prediction

After 1 draw and 4 losses, the home team is in the 19^th position, havinf won 1 point so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Tottenham Hotspur by (1‑0), after in the previous match they have lost (0‑3) at home, against Everton. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. They come to this match after a away win against Queens Park Rangers by (1‑2). Sunderland has won 4, tied 3 and lost 3 of the last 10 home matches.

They haven’t won any of the last 5 matches for this competition. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 19 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Sunderland heads into this match after a 2-1 win away from home against QPR, in the Cup's 3rd round, as McNair scored both their goals. In spite of this win, the team led by coach Moyes is in bad form, as they are in the bottom of the table. This bad form is led by issues in finishing, ball possession and defensive organization. Jermain Defoe is their best scorer, with 2 goals. In this match, they will be without Larsson, Mannone, Borini, Cattermole and Jones, who are injured. Also, Januzaj is suspended.

Confirmed Lineup: Jordan Pickford, Lamine Koné, Patrick van Aanholt, Papy Djilobodji, Javi Manquillo, Didier N'Dong, Adnan Januzaj, Steven Pienaar, Jermain Defoe.
Coach: J. Kirchhoff, L. Cattermole, A. Neil.