Sunderland vs Aston Villa Stats-Based Bet Builder Tips: 17/2 treble for Sunday’s contest

Two sides that have made contrasting starts to the new Premier League season will lock horns at the Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon (14:00 BST, live on Sky Sports Main Event) as Sunderland host Aston Villa.

The Black Cats have accumulated seven points from a possible 12, while Unai Emery's side have been slow out of the blocks this term, drawing two and losing two of their opening four contests, failing to register a goal in any of those matches. Read on for our Sunderland vs Aston Villa stats-based bet builder tips.

Sunderland vs Aston Villa Odds

Match Result - Draw

As mentioned in the introduction, these two sides have got off to contrasting starts this season.

Emery's men are the only side in the division yet to score and they visit Sunderland looking to turn their fortunes around, while Sunderland will be pinching themselves as they sit seventh in the table heading into Sunday's contest.

Villa have failed to find the net against Brentford, Crystal Palace and Everton so far, and while they did score against Brentford in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night, they ended up losing that tie on penalties.

With tougher tests to come, and a Europa League campaign which starts with the visit of Bologna on Thursday, Emery will know his side need to start firing - and quickly.

Sunderland have had a fine start to life back in the big time, and home form will be crucial to their chances of survival, you'd imagine.

The Black Cats have won both of their matches at the Stadium of Light so far, and we're tempted to side with the hosts again here, but we reckon Villa will put in a better performance this weekend, and take home a point.

Total Goals Over/Under 2.5 - Under

As mentioned above, Villa haven't scored in the Premier League this term, and three of Sunderland's last five matches have seen under 2.5 goals land.

In addition, four of the visitors’ last five games in all competitions have gone under 2.5 goals, and with Villa struggling to find their shooting boots, we think goals will be at a premium at the Stadium of Light this weekend.

Player Shown Any Card - Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka picked up his first Premier League booking of the season in Sunderland's last home game, and the all-action Swiss midfielder holds plenty of appeal to tackle his way into trouble again on Sunday.

The former Arsenal man has commited five fouls across the Black Cats' four league games so far and the Swiss international four seasons during his time with the Gunners where his yellow card tally reached at least 10.

Facing the likes of Morgan Rogers and John McGinn means that Xhaka is likely to commit a few fouls, which should see him find his way into the referee's notebook.

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