📊 Form Guide

Liverpool

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Liverpool will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 0-2 Premier League victory vs West Ham United.

In that match, Liverpool managed 56% possession and 9 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Liverpool, goals were scored by Alexander Isak (60') and Cody Gakpo (92'). At the other end, West Ham United had 7 shots on goal with 0 of them on target.

A common aspect of more recent Liverpool games is the number of results with a nil in them.

From their previous 6 clashes leading up to this one, in as many as 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would have lost. It will be interesting to find out if that trend will be sustained into this next match.

Ahead of this meeting, Liverpool have not lost a league tie with Sunderland in their previous 10 games. A decent run, indeed.

Sunderland

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Sunderland come into this clash after a 3-2 Premier League win with the eclipse of Bournemouth in their previous outing.

In that match, Sunderland had 44% possession and 11 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Sunderland, the goalscorers were Enzo Le Fée (30'), Bertrand Traoré (46') and Brian Brobbey (69'). On the other side, Bournemouth got 18 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Amine Adli (7') and Tyler Adams (15') scored for Bournemouth.

The stats don’t lie, and Sunderland have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 7 goals overall. Defensively, Sunderland have not been doing too well.

👥 Head to head

A review of their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 06/12/2014 shows us that Liverpool have won 3 of these and Sunderland 0, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.

A combined total of 12 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 8 from The Reds and 4 netted by The Black Cats. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.

The previous league fixture between these sides was Premier League match day 20 on 02/01/2017 which ended up with the score at Sunderland 2-2 Liverpool.

On that occasion, Sunderland had 29% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Jermain Defoe (25', 84').

Liverpool had 21 shots on goal with 15 on target. Daniel Sturridge (19') and Sadio Mané (72') scored.

The referee was Anthony Taylor.

📰 Team News: Liverpool

In our view, The Reds could line up in a 4-2-3-1 system, handing starts to Alisson Becker, Joseph Gomez, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak.

📋 Team News: Sunderland

We believe The Black Cats appear most likely to elect for a 3-2-4-1 system, starting the game with Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Daniel Ballard, Omar Alderete, Trai Hume, Reinildo, Chemsdine Talbi, Granit Xhaka, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fee and Brian Brobbey.

🔮 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Liverpool will most probably dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.

Conversely, Sunderland may well struggle getting goals but do we see them hitting back at some stage, too.

Our tip is for a controlled 3-1 win for Liverpool at the end of the 90 minutes.

Andre Moura, 20:02 03/12/2025