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Sunderland and Wrexham finish the Premier League Summer Series by facing off at Subaru Park on Sunday evening.
The Black Cats have lost both games so far to Liverpool and Leeds United, and will want a positive result to take with them into their remaining pre-season friendlies.
Meanwhile, Wrexham have had mixed results by beating Leeds but also losing to Liverpool, but they have shown they can compete with Premier League teams despite being a Championship side.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Sunderland vs. Wrexham key stats
- Sunderland's two defeats in the Summer Series ended a run of three straight wins in all competitions.
- Wrexham's recent defeat to Liverpool was their first in pre-season (W2, D1).
- Both teams have scored just five goals combined in their four Summer Series games.
Sunderland vs. Wrexham preview: Black Cats to lack bite again?
Sunderland vs Wrexham — Tale of the Tape
| Sunderland | vs | Wrexham |
|---|---|---|
| 7th (Premier League) | Position | 7th (Championship) |
| 54 | Points | 71 |
| 42 | Goals For | 69 |
| 48 | Goals Against | 65 |
| 11 | Clean Sheets | 12 |
Sunderland come into the new season off the back of a campaign fans could only dream of.
Having just been promoted to the Premier League, the Black Cats finished seventh, above North East rivals Newcastle United, and qualified for the Europa League.
Regis Le Bris did an exceptional job and will rightfully take charge into the new term, although the pre-season results have been mixed so far (W1, L2).
Granit Xhaka, Chemsdine Talbi, Omar Alderete and new signing Thomas Meunier did not travel with the squad to the US due to their deeper World Cup involvements, but the likes of Brian Brobbey, Nilson Angulo, Habib Diarra and Robin Roefs could be involved against Wrexham.
Phil Parkinson has no fresh concerns in his squad as his Championship side continue to show they can mix it with Premier League teams.
Having already beaten Leeds, Wrexham narrowly lost 1-0 to Liverpool last time out, while they have also beaten Manchester United by the same scoreline in pre-season.
The Premier League is the ultimate goal for the Welsh outfit's ambitious owners, and they will feel they are close having narrowly missed out on the play-offs last season.
With a little more investment this summer, Wrexham will feel this campaign could be the one to see them promoted to the top flight.
Sunderland vs. Wrexham form guide & betting tips
| Sunderland | vs | Wrexham |
|---|---|---|
WWWLL |
Form | DDWWL |
| 12 | Goals For | 6 |
| 8 | Goals Against | 5 |
WLL |
Friendlies | WWL |
Whispers predicts: Sunderland 1-1 Wrexham
*odds unavailable at time of writing
While odds are currently unavailable, we suspect Sunderland will be the favourites with the bookies given their Premier League status.
However, given Wrexham have already upset the odds in the Summer Series and the Black Cats have lost both matches so far, we think Double chance – Draw/Wrexham could hold value.
With both sides having only scored five goals between them combined in the four friendlies, Under 2.5 goals looks a safe bet.
With Wrexham unlikely to be fancied being a Championship side, BTTS – Yes could also be priced kindly.
Overall, we are predicting a 1-1 draw, which we anticipate will have high odds.
> Double chance – Draw/Wrexham at N/A | Likelihood: Possible
> Under 2.5 goals at N/A | Likelihood: Possible
> BTTS – Yes at N/A | Likelihood: Possible