Opta Stats: Sunderland v Stoke City

Can Gus Poyet get Sunderland out of trouble when they face Stoke?

Sunderland could find themselves in the relegation zone unless they get the right result against Stoke. Opta rates their chances.

There has been a red card in four of the last five Premier League games between Sunderland and Stoke. The odds of a player being sent off a likely to be around 4.03/1.

There have been only six goals scored in the last five Premier League games between the Black Cats and the Potters. Under 1.5 goals is 2.89/5.

After winning four games in a row in April/May, Sunderland have now gone seven games without a victory (L2 D5). The draw is 3.39/4.

Of first-choice goalkeepers in the Premier League this season, Vito Mannone has the best saves to shots ratio (76%). Sunderland are 2.8815/8 to keep a clean sheet.

After having a save to shots ratio ranging between 71-75% in his four previous seasons as first choice Stoke goalkeeper, Asmir Begovic has only saved 58% of shots in 2014-15. Over 2.5 goals is 2.526/4.

Peter Crouch is looking to score in three successive Premier League appearances for the first time since December
2008. Crouch is 3.7511/4 to find the net.

Crouch has scored 43 headed goals in the Premier League, only Alan Shearer (46) and Dion Dublin (45) have scored more. He is 8.07/1 to score the first goal.

Sunderland have failed to score in their last two PL games - they haven't got three games without scoring in the Premier League since a run of four games in April 2012. Stoke are 3.259/4 to keep a clean sheet.

Stoke City are unbeaten in five successive PL away games (W2 D3) - if they avoid defeat in this game, they'll equal their longest unbeaten away run in the Premier League of six games set in between Feb-Apr 2010. Stoke are 3.185/40 to win.