Bournemouth vs Sunderland

Bournemouth face Sunderland in the Premier League on Sunday 18 October 2026, kick-off 13:00 UTC at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.

Bournemouth are 7th with 15 points from 10 games, while Sunderland are 19th with 8. That leaves Bournemouth 7 points ahead.

At home this season Bournemouth average 1.4 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per game; on the road Sunderland average 1.2 scored and 2.6 conceded. Bournemouth have kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time; Sunderland have 3 clean sheets and 4 blanks.

Bournemouth have scored 13 and conceded 2 in their last 5 matches, with 4 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Sunderland have scored 5 and conceded 7 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2.

Bournemouth come into this fixture with a recent record of 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, while Sunderland have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the same window. Bournemouth currently sit 7th on 15 points, with Sunderland placed 19th on 8 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 11 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 3 of them. Combining the home win and the draw, the 1X selection covers the two most likely outcomes for Bournemouth. The Double Chance selection (1X) is assigned a 77% probability at odds of 1.3.

• Bournemouth have the better recent form (15 pts vs 7 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Bournemouth have scored 16 goals this season compared with 8 for Sunderland.
• Defensively, Bournemouth have conceded 14 and Sunderland have conceded 17.
• League positions: Bournemouth 7th, Sunderland 19th.
• Bournemouth have won 2 of 5 home matches in this competition.
• Sunderland have won 0 of 5 away matches in this competition.

• Bournemouth at home: 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeats from 5 games.
• Sunderland away from home: 0 wins, 1 draws and 4 defeats from 5 games.
• Bournemouth have taken 15 points from their last 5 matches.
• Sunderland have taken 7 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, Bournemouth have won 1, Sunderland have won 2 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 28 February 2026, finished Bournemouth 1-1 Sunderland.