English Premier
2009-12-12 - Sunderland vs Portsmouth
A Sports Betting Pick by Gooner
Football: England, Premier League
Saturday, 12th December 2009 - Kickoff 15:00
Sunderland (10th) Home : 5-1-1 16:9
Sunderland's home performances are marked contrast to their away efforts that we are best to pretty much ignore the fact that the Black Cats have lost at Wigan and Fulham (both 0-1) in their last two games.
Instead it's probably best to look at Sunderland's home record of five wins from seven games, including 1-0 successes over both Arsenal and Liverpool.
Sunderland Team News :
Defender Anton Ferdinand could be out for at least a month, while George McCartney is struggling with a hamstring problem, and John Mensah out with a calf injury.
Kieran Richardson and Phil Bardsley are both suspended.
Portsmouth (20th) Away 1-1-5 3:11
Portsmouth have been better than their tally of just 10 points from the first 15 games suggests.
Certainly at home Portsmouth are now finding ways to win with victories over Burnley and Wigan and a decent performance against Manchester United.
But travel sickness is still something that still seems to be hitting the Fratton Park bunch with losses at Blackburn and Stoke City, and a scoreless draw at Hull.
Portsmouth Team News :
England goalkeeper David James expects to make his Portsmouth comeback in Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland
THe Betting Verdict
Sunderland's injury problems are a concern, but on the other hand Pompey's woeful effort away from home are a strong home win signal.
The best prices of 1.85+ for a Sunderland home win are better than fair value according to my stats, and it's a bet worth taking.
The Statistics :
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Pick :
Sunderland 1-0 Portsmouth
