About Match
2 points and 8 places separate them: Sunderland 12th with 4, Chelsea 4th with 6. Against a league average of 1.42 goals per team per game, Sunderland run at 1 scored and 1 conceded, Chelsea at 2.67 and 2.33. Victory would move Sunderland to 7 points and up to 3rd, overtaking Chelsea, with other results unchanged.
The head-to-head ledger counts 27 games: 8 Sunderland wins, 17 for Chelsea, 2 draws, at 3.44 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 78% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue is Stadium of Light in Sunderland, with room for 48,707 spectators.