Wolverhampton vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd May 2026

When Sunderland come to Molineux Stadium for the Premier League match on Saturday, Wolverhampton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sitting bottom of the table, Wolverhampton have claimed 17 points after 34 rounds, while Sunderland have amassed 46 points. This places the latter as number 12 in the Premier League at the moment.

Wolverhampton are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Sunderland in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 17 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.

Sunderland are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded 19 times, an average of 1.9 per game. They managed two clean sheets in these.

The last time the pair played each other Sunderland came away as 2-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Saturday.

Wolverhampton vs Sunderland Prediction

Wolverhampton Form

Wolverhampton endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 4-0 against West Ham, before Leeds won 3-0, while Tottenham claimed a victory in a 0-1 match. Wolverhampton managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Many people had Wolverhampton down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Tottenham by 1-0. Disappointment followed, going down 4-3 against Aston Villa, and 0-5 against Nottingham Forest. Sunderland claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and eight scored.

Most people had Sunderland down among favourites for relegation, but they have surpassed all expectations. With the season coming to an end, they look destined for another season in the Premier League.

Wolverhampton find it just as tough as Sunderland to get on the scoreboard these days, and a match short on goal looks highly likely, when they clash at Molineux Stadium.

Sunderland won six of their previous 11 outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 20 points. They scored 14 and conceded 12 goals. Wolverhampton are looking at a record of three wins, eight draws and 23 defeats in the Premier League this season. Sunderland enjoy a record of 12 wins, ten draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Wolverhampton vs Sunderland Squads

Wolverhampton Squad

Rob Edwards will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Sunderland from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Daniel Bentley (0/1), Jose Sa (0/21), Sam Johnstone (0/12), David Moeller Wolfe (0/19), Hugo Bueno (1/31), Jackson Tchatchoua (0/31), Ladislav Krejci (2/26), Matt Doherty (0/11), Pedro Lima (0/5), Santiago Bueno (2/25), Toti Gomes (0/16), Yerson Mosquera (0/23), Andre (1/31), Angel Gomes (0/9), Joao Gomes (1/32), Tolu Arokodare (3/29), Tom Edozie (1/2), Adam Armstrong (1/10), Enso Gonzalez (0/0), Hee-Chan Hwang (2/23), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1/24), Mateus Mane (2/23), Rodrigo Gomes (3/18).

Sunderland Squad

Here is the full team squad of Sunderland. The 50 year-old Regis Le Bris will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Melker Ellborg (0/3), Robin Roefs (0/31), Simon Moore (0/0), Daniel Ballard (2/28), Dennis Cirkin (0/7), Luke O'Nien (0/10), Lutsharel Geertruida (0/25), Nordi Mukiele (2/28), Omar Alderete (1/30), Reinildo (0/21), Trai Hume (1/34), Abdoullah Ba (0/0), Chris Rigg (1/16), Enzo Le Fee (4/32), Granit Xhaka (1/30), Habib Diarra (2/17), Milan Aleksic (0/0), Noah Sadiki (0/29), Ahmed Abdullahi (0/0), Bertrand Traore (1/12), Brian Brobbey (6/27), Chemsdine Talbi (4/25), Eliezer Mayenda (2/19), Jocelin Ta Bi (0/1), Nilson Angulo (0/5), Romaine Mundle (0/14), Wilson Isidor (5/29).

Wolverhampton vs Sunderland Team News

Wolverhampton might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Sunderland. Jackson Tchatchoua gets a day off from the Wolverhampton squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Yerson Mosquera and Enso Gonzalez are missing from the squad, Wolverhampton will field against Sunderlandon Saturday.

Sunderland seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Molineux Stadium to face Wolverhampton.

Daniel Ballard nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Sunderland.

Wolverhampton vs Sunderland Lineups

Wolverhampton vs Sunderland H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Sunderland came away with a 2-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Molineux Stadium, but face stern opposition, of course. Wolverhampton enter the match against Sunderland with a 4-1-2 record in their previous seven encounters. A win rate of 57%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Wolverhampton vs Sunderland Results

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last seven matches between Wolverhampton and Sunderland. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 8/11 with bookies.

Wolverhampton vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Rodrigo Gomes found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Nordi Mukiele just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Wolverhampton claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Sunderland won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Wolverhampton have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at Molineux Stadium. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just two wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last seven encounters between these two teams. Wolverhampton managed an average of 1.73 goals, with Sunderland averaging 1.71 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wolverhampton, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Sunderland, who managed to score one time in those matches.