Sunderland v Leeds predictions: Calvert-Lewin to spark 8/1 Stadium of Light success
Enda McElhinney
Sunderland have lost four Premier League games on the trot and are bottom of the table
Leeds have lost just one of their last eight top flight trips to Sunderland
All of the goals in Sunderland's three home games have come after half-time
Sunderland are propping up the Premier League table after seven games, with the Black Cats taking just four points from 21 on offer.
Just one defeat from seven so far means Leeds entered the weekend inside the top ten and Daniel Farke's side can look to an excellent record in this fixture as they go after a first win in four attempts.
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Key Stats
Sunderland have lost four Premier League games on the trot to slide to the bottom of the table with just four points and six goals in seven games
Leeds have drawn four of their seven league games this season (W2, L1)
The Whites have won six of their last eight top flight trips to Sunderland (D1, L1)
Sunderland's three Premier League home games have failed to produce a first-half goal, with Leeds' three road trips featuring just one goal before the interval
Both teams have scored in nine of Leeds' previous 12 away Premier League games
Leeds midfielder Anton Stach has committed a league-high 14 fouls, more than any player yet to be booked this season
The last two Stadium of Light league meetings have ended all square
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Team News
Sunderland are hoping striker Brian Brobbey (hamstring) will be fit to return, though Thomas Meunier remains a doubt with a similar concern. Kevin Danso is suspended after his red card in the defeat at Bournemouth.
Leeds have no fresh injury worries and could welcome Dan James and Joe Rodon back into their matchday squad following absences.
Need to know
First-half goals have been absent at the Stadium of Light in the Premier League this season, with all five so far having been scored after the interval.
A similar pattern is true for Leeds on the road, with just one goal scored before the break in their three away days.
Prediction
Sunderland are the basement boys in the Premier League and a fifth straight defeat will only serve to compound the misery for Regis Le Bris' side, as they struggle to balance European commitments in midweek with weekend league duties.
Leeds have won six of the last eight top flight meetings at Sunderland and Farke's side are resilient. They led at Arsenal earlier in the month and took four points from trips to Nottingham Forest and Brighton before that.
If they can keep this tight in the first half, the Yorkshire side have the ability to get a win.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has three goals in as many appearances against the Black Cats and a fifth Premier League goal of the season could send Leeds on their way to a low-scoring victory.
