Swansea v Sunderland

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Swansea City extended their unbeaten run in the Championship to four games in midweek when The Swans registered a welcome 2-1 win away from home at Plymouth Argyle which also helped the Welsh hosts up into the top half of the division in ninth place.

Sunderland were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Bristol City during the week as the Black Cats continued to steady the ship following a recent 1-0 defeat away from home at the Championship league leaders Sheffield United and the north-east visitors will be eager to add to their points tally on Saturday afternoon.

Swansea City have recently picked up important wins in the English second tier against Derby County and Plymouth Argyle, both of which were in 2-1 wins away from home while The Swans have also picked up useful points in 2-2 and 1-1 draws with Portsmouth and Luton Town respectively.

Prior to this promising sequence of results though, Swansea City had managed to register just two victories from their preceding 10 league matches which came in the form of wins against Oxford United and Watford, but also includes being handed no fewer than five defeats as well.

Swansea City will also head into this upcoming encounter at their Swansea.com Stadium having collected just one win from their last six games on home soil.

Sunderland seem to have recovered from their recent 1-0 loss away from home at promotion hopefuls Sheffield United as the Black Cats have picked up four points from their subsequent two games in the Championship.

A 2-1 home win against Stoke City last Saturday was followed by a point shared with Bristol City at home in midweek and given Swansea City's hesitant looking form recently at home, the north-east visitors will fancy their chances of claiming all three points at the Swansea.com Stadium on Saturday.

The bigger picture shows Sunderland have been dealt just this single loss in their previous 13 matches overall in the Championship which includes picking up five wins within this period with vital earlier victories gained over Derby County, Hull City, Luton Town and Oxford United respectively.

In addition, Sunderland have also kept a total of six clean sheets within this 13-game period which further adds weight to the visitors standing a decent chance of walking away from Wales with all three points.

Sunderland have also suffered just the one loss in their last six outings on the road in the English second tier, keeping three clean sheets into the bargain.

Swansea City v Sunderland Verdict

Swansea City have stuttered along in recent weeks while Sunderland have produced solid form and have proved they are hard to beat under manager Regis Le Bris.

Therefore, our main bet will be Sunderland win @ 2.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Sunderland win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.50

Correct Score: Sunderland 1-0 @ 8.00