Under manager Tony Mowbray, Sunderland has been inconsistent. Something that has led to a middle position, in the end. They took a comfortable 2-1 victory against Birmingham City before the World Cup break. After the restart, it was a redeeming 3-0 victory over Millwall. With 5 goals in these last 2 matches, everything has been right in the offensive. Striker Ellis Simms has netted in both games and is in top form. Sunderland is only 3 points away from a Premier League playoff spot. So we can expect them to be hooked to the teeth, given what's at stake. The visitors WBA, who are in a relegation zone, are equally tagged. Hull and Wigan are just a point behind, who are on safe ground. Manager Carlos Corberan has managed to turn a miserable run of form into 3 straight wins. They have come against Blackpool, QPR, and Stoke. Without a goal conceded. Keeping close in straight games is not something West Brom is used to. The defense is not of this class and will be severely tested at the Stadium of Light. Not least as the team has not played football for a month, not in a competitive context. Before the beginning of the season, the bookmakers predicted the fight for the top and promotion for the guests, so this team is expected to escape from the bottom of the table in the next few rounds. But now they will play against Sunderland, another big English club and this won't be an easy game. In my opinion, draw seems here like a logical outcome and we can take very high odds on Sunderland in our favor, and play +0.5 on them. Both teams are in good form, so sharing the pot will likely happen.

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在主教练托尼·莫布雷的带领下，桑德兰的状态一直不稳定。最终导致了一个中间的位置。在世界杯休息前，他们以2-1轻松战胜伯明翰。比赛重新开始后，球队以3-0战胜米尔沃尔。在最近两场比赛中打进5球，进攻方面一切都很顺利。前锋埃利斯·西姆斯在两场比赛中都有进球，处于最佳状态。桑德兰距离英超季后赛席位只有3分之遥。所以我们可以预料到他们会被钩在牙齿上，考虑到什么是危险的。客队WBA处于降级区，同样被贴上了标签。赫尔和维甘仅落后一分，他们目前处于安全地带。主教练卡洛斯·科伯兰成功地将一场糟糕的比赛变成了三连胜。他们曾经面对过布莱克浦、QPR和斯托克城。没有丢球。西布朗不习惯在连续比赛中追平比分。他们的防守不是这个级别的，在光明球场将会受到严峻的考验。这支球队已经有一个月没有踢足球了，而且不是在竞争激烈的环境下。在赛季开始前，博彩公司预测了争夺榜首和升级的客人，所以这支球队有望在接下来的几轮中从积分榜的底部逃脱。但现在他们将对阵桑德兰，另一家英格兰豪门，这将不是一场轻松的比赛。在我看来，平局似乎是一个合乎逻辑的结果，我们可以在桑德兰获胜的概率很高，并在他们身上打出+0.5。两支球队的状态都很好，所以分享奖金很可能会发生。