The 21st-round Premier League match between Brentford and Sunderland will take place on January 7 at Brentford Community Stadium in London. Brentford vs Sunderland: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Brentford
Brentford traveled to Everton in the previous round and won 4:2. As a result, the team have gone five Premier League matches without defeat, recording 3 wins and 2 draws. Not long ago the team were hovering near the bottom three, but now the home side are looking toward the Champions League places, from which they are only 4 points adrift. It is also worth noting that matches involving the club average 3 goals per game.
- The club opened the scoring in 4 of its previous 5 Premier League matches.
- Brentford have a six-match unbeaten run at their stadium in the Premier League — 4 wins and 2 draws.
- Both teams scored in 5 of the last 6 home league matches for the home side.
Potential Brentford Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Quivvin Kelleher – Aaron Hickey, Nathan Collins, Kristoffer Ajer, Michael Kayode – Vitaly Janelt, Yegor Yarmolyuk – Mikkel Damsgaard, Kevin Schade, Mathias Jensen – Igor Thiago.
Midfielder Joshua DaSilva will miss the match due to injury. Midfielders Fabio Carvalho and Antony Milambo are out for the rest of the season. Midfielder Frank Onyeka and forward Dango Wattara have left for national team duty.
Sunderland
Sunderland played away in the previous round and managed a 1:1 draw with Tottenham. Interestingly, that was the club's fourth consecutive draw in the Premier League, and before that they had a 1:0 victory over Newcastle. In this unbeaten run no match saw more than two goals. The team sit in 8th place and have the same number of points as Brentford (30). It is worth noting that Sunderland have suffered only 4 defeats in the current Premier League season, with fewer losses only for league leaders Arsenal (2). In addition, the club's matches remain the lowest-scoring in the championship — averaging 2 goals.
- The club have gone unbeaten in 11 of their previous 13 Premier League matches (4 wins and 7 draws).
- Away, Sunderland have failed to win in five consecutive Premier League matches — 3 draws and 2 losses.
- The team conceded more than one goal in only 1 of their last 6 away Premier League matches.
Potential Sunderland Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Robin Ruiter – Omar Alderete, Nordi Mukiele, Dennis Cirkin, Lutsharel Geertruida – Elieser Maenda, Granit Xhaka – Enzo Le Fée, Trey Hume, Simon Adingra – Bryan Brobbey.
Midfielders Bertrand Traoré, Noah Sadiki and Habib Diarra, defenders Arthur Masuaku and Reinildo Mandava, and forward Chemsdin Talbi have left for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Referee
Matt Donohue (England)
Matches – 15 (the Premier League and the Championship, 2025/26);
Yellow/Red Cards (including second yellows) – 56;
Average Cards Per Match – 3.7;
Red Cards – 1;
Fouls Per Match – 24;
Penalties – 20%.
Brentford vs Sunderland: Match Prediction
Sunderland are managing to continue their unbeaten run in the championship, but only with difficulty. The team are weakened by the departure of key players to the Africa Cup of Nations, so the coach has had to tweak tactics and concentrate more on defence. So far this approach is working — the side concede little, but their attacking numbers have suffered. We expect Sunderland to suffer defeat in this match, as the hosts are in excellent form.
Brentford, besides being unbeaten in the Premier League for a month, enjoy strong results at their stadium. In the current championship the home side have recorded 6 wins and 3 draws in 10 Premier League home matches, losing only to Manchester City. Sunderland have not won in five consecutive away Premier League matches, scoring only two goals in those games. It is also worth adding that Brentford score an average of two goals per home game, and only two of the league leaders have a better home attack. Even an excellent Sunderland defence will struggle to cope with such an attack.
Prediction: Brentford Win
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from their previous match in this competition.
