Sunderland v Plymouth

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Sunderland are likely to be licking their proverbial lips ahead of this upcoming encounter in the Championship against Plymouth Argyle at their Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon as the Black Cats have posted three wins within their last four games overall which has helped the north-east hosts up into fourth place in the second tier table.

Plymouth Argyle now find themselves six points adrift of safety at the bottom of the Championship table having slipped to a humiliating 5-0 defeat at home to promotion hopefuls, Burnley, in the Championship action in midweek and further punishment looks set to unfold upon The Pilgrims against Sunderland on Saturday.

Recent wins in the league against Sheffield United, Portsmouth and Derby County have helped cement Sunderland's place in the play-off pack in the Championship table, while the bigger picture shows the Black Cats have suffered just the two defeats in their previous 21 games overall.

Within this period, Sunderland have picked up 10 wins in the process, six of which have been achieved on home soil at the Stadium of Light where Regis Le Bris's side still remain unbeaten so far in this season's campaign, collecting nine wins and four draws to date.

Sunderland have kept seven clean sheets within their 13 home games this term while eight of these 13 games have also seen the hosts score two goals or more.

Plymouth Argyle look to be on a hiding to nothing ahead of what is the longest trip to make in the Championship as The Pilgrims navigate an 800-mile round trip up to the north-east on Saturday.

Not only have Plymouth Argyle failed to win any of their previous 14 matches overall in the Championship, but the west country visitors also possess the worst defensive record in the English second tier as they have conceded a total of 60 goals from their 28 matches played so far this season.

Eight of these 14 games have ended in defeat for Plymouth Argyle while eight games have also produced three goals or more in total and further goals are expected to hit the back of The Pilgrims' net at the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon.

The bigger picture shows Plymouth Argyle have managed to capture just one win from their last 19 matches overall in the Championship while results away from home have been simply disastrous.

Indeed, Plymouth Argyle have failed to win a single game on the road so far this season along with losing 11 of their 14 outings on the road as well.

Sunderland v Plymouth Argyle Verdict

Sunderland have won the last two meetings at home on the trot against Plymouth Argyle by 3-1 and 2-1 margins.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Sunderland win & Over 2 goals @ 1.75 (Bet Builder)

Correct Score: Sunderland 3-0 @ 7.50