Sunderland vs Leicester: How to Watch, Betting Odds & Predictions
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Table-topping Leicester City travel to Sunderland on Tuesday evening as the away side look to move closer to a Premier League return.
How to Watch Sunderland vs Leicester in the UK:
UK viewers can watch the game live on Sky Sports Football (Red Button). Kick-off is set for 7:45pm UK time at the Stadium of Light.
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Both sides head into the match after disappointing results at the weekend.
Sunderland suffered a 1-0 away defeat to Norwich City on Saturday. The result leaves the Black Cats languishing in tenth, level on points with Cardiff in 11th and nine points away from the play-off spots.
The loss was also fourth in a row following previous defeats to Swansea, Birmingham and Huddersfield.
Leicester's pursuit of the Championship trophy were dented with a 2-1 home defeat to QPR on Saturday. The away side led by two goals before defender Ben Nelson cut the deficit in half with half an hour remaining on the clock.
Enzo Maresca's side were unable to find an equaliser however and suffered their seventh league loss of the season. The Foxes still sit top of the Championship but are now just three points ahead of Ipswich Town who secured a 2-0 away win over Plymouth on Saturday afternoon.
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Betting Odds:
Coral back Leicester to bounce back with a return to winning ways in the North-East, offering the away side at 4/5 (an implied probability of 55.56%).
Sunderland meanwhile head into the game at 7/2 with BetFred, carrying an implied probability of 22.22%.
The draw enters at 29/10 with UniBET (an implied probability of 25.64%).
Prediction:
OddsNow expect Leicester to get back-on-track and continue their pursuit of a Premier League return at the Stadium of Light.