Sunderland will welcome Brentford to the Stadium of Light in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. The Black Cats beat West Ham 3-0 last time out on home soil in the league as they marked their return to the English top flight in style.
Meanwhile, the Bees have recovered well from their 3-1 defeat away at Nottingham Forest on the opening weekend, beating Aston Villa 1-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium before going through 2-0 away at Bournemouth in the second round of the Carabao Cup in midweek. Nonetheless, this should be an intriguing battle between two teams hoping to avoid relegation down to the Championship come the end of the 2025/26 campaign.
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Key stats
- Sunderland have lost three of their last four games in total in all competitions.
- Brentford have only lost once in seven matches across all competitions.
- Brentford are unbeaten in the three previous H2Hs in the 21st century.
Correct score prediction: Sunderland 1-1 Brentford
Both teams have had a fairly mixed start to the new 2025/26 season, and so we can see them sharing a point each here. We do not anticipate too many goals either, as Brentford especially have been solid defensively in recent matches.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Brentford just fancied by bookmakers
- HOME: 9/5 (2.80) – 35.7%
- DRAW: 9/4 (3.25) – 30.8%
- AWAY: 29/20 (2.45) – 40.8%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
As shown by the implied probabilities, Brentford are slight favourites with the bookmakers to take all three points back to West London. Sunderland have been given just under 36% chance of winning on home soil, while a draw can be backed at just under 31%.
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Most recent H2Hs: Brentford aiming to continue unbeaten streak
As mentioned before, Brentford are unbeaten in the last three meetings in the 21st century. However, those H2Hs were in 2018, 2017 and 2006, so perhaps they are not a true recognition of how the two sides will do against each other on Saturday afternoon.
England Championship 17/02/18
Sunderland
Brentford
England Championship 21/10/17
Brentford
Sunderland
Sunderland preview: Mukiele to make Premier League debut?
Dan Ballard unfortunately got injured in Sunderland's 2-0 defeat away at Burnley in the Premier League last time out, and has since been ruled out until next month. New signing from PSG Nordi Mukiele could replace him in the backline, which would mark his debut in the English top flight.
Predicted lineup: Roefs (GK); Mukiele, Seelt, Alderete, Reinildo; Diarra, Xhaka, Sadiki; Talbi, Mayenda & Adingra
England Championship 13/05/25
L
Coventry
1
Sunderland
0
England Championship 09/05/25
W
Coventry
1
Sunderland
2
England Championship 03/05/25
L
QPR
1
Sunderland
0
England Championship 26/04/25
L
Oxford Utd
2
Sunderland
0
England Championship 21/04/25
L
Blackburn
1
Sunderland
0
Brentford preview: Wissa still sidelined
Yoane Wissa will miss this game amid continued speculation over his future at Brentford. Frank Onyeka, Vitaly Janelt, Gustavo Nunes, Paris Maghoma and Yunus Konak are all injury doubts for the Bees.
Predicted lineup: Kelleher (GK); Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Henderson, Yarmolyuk; Outtara, Damsgaard, Schade & Thiago
England Premier League 10/05/25
W
Ipswich
0
Brentford
1
England Premier League 04/05/25
W
Man Utd
3
Brentford
4
England Premier League 01/05/25
W
Nottm Forest
0
Brentford
2
England Premier League 19/04/25
W
Brighton
2
Brentford
4
England Premier League 12/04/25
D
Arsenal
1
Brentford
1
Player to watch: Nordi Mukiele
After playing in the second round of the Carabao Cup for Sunderland at home to Huddersfield in midweek, Nordi Mukiele could make his Premier League debut against Brentford at the Stadium of Light. The French defender comes with a big reputation having signed from PSG, and should elevate the overall quality of the Black Cats squad.