Sunderland v Manchester City Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, and Betting Odds
Manchester City looks to remain unbeaten in the EPL as they travel to face Sunderland. The match will take place at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England on Sunday, August 29, 2010. Kickoff is scheduled for 15:00 BST (UK time) and 10:00 EST.
Sunderland v Manchester City TV Listings
It will be televised on Digi Sport+ in Romania, Sky Sport in Italy, SportKlub+ in Europe, Abu Dhabi Sports in the Middle East, TV2 PL3 in Norway, and on Viasat Sport in Sweden.
Sunderland v Manchester City Preview
Manchester City are coming off an impressive 3-0 win against Liverpool while Sunderland lost 0-1 at WBA. Sunderland have yet to win a match this season but are always a tough team to place at home.
City have won their last two matches including a Europa League match on Thursday in which they used many back-up players. Expectations are very high for the club who has spent a ton of money in the last two years. There are few injury concerns ahead of the match and Mario Balotelli could be available after missing the last two matches.
Sunderland’s main scoring threat is Darren Bent who has one on the season and 24 in the 2009-10 season. He is always a dangerous player and will need to perform well for the Black Cats to get a result. For City, Carlos Tevez remains a key player in the attack but the addition of James Milner has added to the depth and quality.
City play an attacking style, usually with a 4-3-3 formation, so it should be an open match with chances for both sides. It should be a win for City but a lot closer than their win last Monday.
| TEAM STAT COMPARISON | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunderland | Manchester City | |||||||||||||||||||
| Matches Played | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Table Position | 16 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goal Difference | -1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goals for * | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goals against * | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last 5 | L-D | W-D | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last 5 home | D | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last 5 away | L | D | ||||||||||||||||||
| * Goals per match – home matches for home club and away matches for away club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last Five Matches in Competition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunderland | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| @West Bromwich Albion 1-0 | Liverpool 3-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham 2-2 | @Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Injury Report
Sunderland – Gordon (arm), McCartney (ankle), Mensah (hamstring), Meyler (knee), Onuoha (ineligible under loan rules)
Manchester City – Boateng (knee), Bridge (toe), Kolarov (ankle)
Sunderland v Manchester City Prediction
Manchester City will win the match 3-2.
Sunderland v Manchester City Betting Odds
Sunderland win – 7/2
Draw – 12/5
Manchester City win – 5/6
Sunderland v Manchester City Live Online
The match can be seen at Free Live Sports TV.
August 29, 2010 - 3:45 AM
sincerely speakin the form on which man city is, its a sure win against sunderland. my predictions are 2-1,brogan