Burnley vs Sunderland Prediction 17.01.2025 | Championship

• Competition: England - Championship
• Date: Friday, 17th, January 2025
• Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
• Venue: Turf Moor (Burnley)

Turf Moor will host a clash of two promotion contenders on Friday night as Burnley takes on Sunderland in Championship action for round 27.

Burnley successfully carried their league form into the FA Cup, with super-sub Zian Flemming delivering a stunning brace to propel his side to an emphatic 3-1 extra-time victory over Reading, setting up a clash with Premier League basement boys Southampton in the round of 16. After wrapping up their cup commitments successfully, the Clarets will now turn their focus to claiming a vital three points in the league to keep their their automatic promotion spot firmly in their gasp, as they currently sit second and trail table-toppers Leeds United by just one point.

Compared to their Friday's opponents, Sunderland fell short in the weekend cup action, as they faced an early elimination at the first hurdle with Stoke City outplaying them 2-1 after extra time. However, the Black Cats can now fully focus on their Championship objectives, where they have the opportunity to jump into an automatic promotion spot if they engineer a victory in the upcoming match, given that they are only two points behind Friday's rival, Barnsley, in second place.

Burnley vs Sunderland Betting Tips: BURNLEY TO WIN

In the reverse fixture earlier this season, Sunderland triumphed with Mundle's solitary strike, but the Clarets should be able to hit back, albeit by a narrow margin. Namely, Burnley have turned Turf Moor into an almost impenetrable fortress this season with six wins and six draws from 12 home games, but the fact that five of those draws have come in the last eight matches highlights the urgent need to increase their win count if they want to stay in the top two. While they, along with Burnley, can boast of being the only remaining Championship sides unbeaten at home, Sunderland have struggled to carry their strong home form on their travels, with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Swansea in mid-December being the only bright spot from the last seven away games.

During their recent dry spell away from home, the Black Cats failed to hit the back of the net on three occasions, showing that their attacking line struggled to make an impact on the road. Sunderland's struggles to score away from home are certainly a bad sign as they now face the league's toughest defense, which has conceded only nine goals in 26 matches, so we hope Burnley can rely on their rock-solid rearguard to keep their promotion-chasing rivals off the scoreboard and do enough to claim the much-needed win.