About Match
5 points and 11 places separate them: Manchester City 1st with 9, Sunderland 12th with 4. In league terms the two rates read 2.33/0.67 for Manchester City and 1/1 for Sunderland (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.42. Sunderland would climb to 7 points with a win and up to 3rd (other results held equal).
Manchester City have won three straight.
Across 24 recorded meetings, Manchester City have 15 wins to Sunderland's 5, with 4 draws, at 3.21 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 63% of the meetings won by the home side. History points to goals: 63% of the meetings had three or more. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.8 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 3.21 all-time.
The venue is Etihad Stadium in Manchester, with room for 52,900 spectators.