Sunderland is slightly placed as underdogs to win against West Bromwich Albion. They have the home advantage in this fixture and are in good form heading into this game. Backing the hosts to win or draw (+0.5) is the best available option in this fixture.

West Bromwich Albion visits Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Monday in the 12th round of fixtures in the England Championship division.

Sunderland is having a better season than West Bromwich Albion and they are very close to the playoff spots. The home team is currently in the top half of the table, just one point away from the qualification zone. They can move into fourth position with a win in this game and it looks very likely.

The hosts have avoided defeat fourteen times in 21 league games this season, winning eight games and sharing points on six occasions. Sunderland has four wins in their last five games in all competitions, losing just once. They have been in good scoring form over the last few games with six goals in three matches.

In addition to their great performances up front, Sunderland has one of the best defenses in the English Championship and they simply cannot lose against West Bromwich Albion. Sunderland has kept three consecutive clean sheets in all competitions and they can shut out a team with an average attack like West Brom.

West Bromwich Albion is having one of their worst starts to a league season and is in danger of dropping to the English League One. The visitors have picked up just 23 points from 20 league games this season and sit just one point above the relegation zone.

The away team come into this game on the back of a one nil loss against Elche. West Bromwich Albion has scored lesser goals than Sunderland in the league and has also conceded more goals than the hosts. West Bromwich Albion has won just five out of 20 league matches this season.

The last meeting between these two teams at this venue ended in a 1-1 draw. Sunderland is in good form and should be favourites here. Backing the home team to win or draw (+0.5) is the best available option in this fixture.

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桑德兰在对阵西布罗姆维奇的比赛中处于劣势。他们在这场比赛中拥有主场优势，并且在这场比赛中状态良好。支持主队赢球或打平(+0.5)是本场比赛最好的选择。

周一，西布朗维奇将在光明球场迎战桑德兰，这是英格兰冠军联赛第12轮的比赛。

桑德兰本赛季的表现比西布朗维奇好，他们离季后赛席位非常近。主队目前在积分榜上半区，距离资格区只有一分之遥。如果赢了这场比赛，他们很有可能升至第四名。

在本赛季的21场联赛中，东道主有14次避免失败，赢了8场比赛，并在6场比赛中分享了积分。桑德兰在最近的5场比赛中取得了4场胜利，仅输了一场。在过去的几场比赛中，他们一直保持着良好的进球状态，在三场比赛中打入6球。

除了他们出色的前场表现，桑德兰拥有英格兰冠军联赛中最好的防守之一，他们根本不能输给西布罗姆维奇。桑德兰在各项赛事中已经连续三场零封对手，他们可以让西布朗这样进攻水平一般的球队出局。

西布罗姆维奇队的开局是他们本赛季最糟糕的赛季之一，他们有降级到英甲的危险。客队本赛季在20场联赛中只拿到23分，只比降级区高出1分。

客场队在与埃尔切队的比赛中以零比一负于对手。西布朗维奇在联赛中进球数比桑德兰少，失球也比东道主多。西布朗维奇本赛季在20场联赛中只赢了5场。

这两支球队上一次在这里交锋以1比1战平。桑德兰状态不错，应该是最受欢迎的球队。支持主队赢球或打平(+0.5)是本场比赛的最佳选择。