Sunderland host Championship team Sheffield Wednesday in the first round of the Carabao Cup on Thursday.
Over to official betting partner Coral for a summary of the best betting opportunities…
Sunderland are 6/4 favourites to win the match, but if that price isn’t exciting enough for a Single bet you could always include it in a midweek accumulator.
There’s a full program of Carabao Cup ties to choose from and all Coral members qualify for an automatic 10% Acca Boost on winning four-folds (or bigger).
That means you only need to add three more Match Results at Even Money for payout of around 20/1 – plus your 10% bonus.
You can also boost your returns by swerving the Home Win in favour of a Correct Score bet. Last season, five of Sunderland’s seven victories (71%) were accompanied with a clean sheet, so the 1-0 and 2-0 are worth a look at 15/2 and 12/1 respectively.
But it’s worth noting that both of Sunderland’s and Sheffield Wednesday’s matches so far have had goals at both ends. So you might prefer the 2-1, 3-1 or 3-2 options – on offer at 17/2, 18/1 and a chunky 28/1.
Josh Maja looks the man to follow in the Goal Scorer markets. The teenager has already doubled his tally from last season with two in two matches and heads the betting 5/2 to score Sunderland’s First Goal. You’ll also get 5/1 to score the Last Goal and a monster 55/1 for the Hat-trick.
Elsewhere, George Honeyman finished the last campaign in decent nick – with three goals in his last seven matches – and can be backed at 16/5 to open the Black Cats’ scoring.