| 2010-12-28 16:00 | Premier League | Sunderland vs Blackpool UNDER |
U 2.5 |
FT |
1 |
2.200 |
Sunderland is a very hard team to score against, they keep a clean sheet 47% of the games they play and 6/9 games at home they had their oponents shut out.
Teams like City, Man U and Arsenal struggled at the Stadium of Light, at the same time they only managed to score 3 goals once this season. Against Chelsea away strange enough.
Today Sunderland will welcome back Danny Welbeck and Lee Cattermole to the squad, Cattermole is vital for Sunderlands defence now that they will miss Mensah, Turner and Bramble just returning after an injury. Sunderland has a very good goali in Gordon and a defence/midfield with many hard working characters.
At front Gyan, Welbeck and Bent is capable of scoring, but I feel that they are not as sharp as you would expect. Maybe I am wrong here looking at the oppostion which clearly have had troubles keeping the ball out, but at the same time showing strenght in front of their opponents goal.
Blackpool captain Adams and topscorer Harewood is sidelined and much of their strenght at front stays at the side of the pitch. This game is also a game important to both teams, Sunderland close to that 7th and last UEFA spot and Pool wouldn't want to lose points to the teams in behind.
I think the goal line is likely to be set on 50% on each side and I am happy to take the side priced at 2.20.