Chelsea vs Sunderland Prediction 5/24/2026 Today’s EPL Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Chelsea vs Sunderland Prediction for this English Premier League Week 38 matchup on Sunday, May 24th at the Stadium of Light. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this English Premier League matchup.

Sunderland Preview

Sunderland has 51 points this season, with a 13-12-12 record, and sits in 10th place in the Premier League standings. They have an 8-4-6 home record and a 5-8-6 away record. Sunderland is coming off a 3-1 win against Everton on the road, where they had 53% possession of the ball and 7 total shots, 3 of them on target. They had 85% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 0.76 compared to Everton’s 1.04.

Sunderland is scoring 1.08 goals per game, which ranks 19th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.27 goals per game, which is 8th. Brian Brobbey is Sunderland’s top scorer with 7 goals, followed by Wilson Isidor with 6 goals and Enzo Le Fée with 5 goals. Enzo Le Fée and Granit Xhaka are Sunderland’s top passers, with 6 assists each.

Chelsea Preview

Chelsea has 52 points this season, with a 14-13-10 record, and sits in 8th place in the Premier League standings. They have a 7-7-5 home record and a 7-6-5 away record. Chelsea is coming off a 2-1 win against Tottenham at home, where they had 44% possession of the ball and 9 total shots, 4 of them on target. They had 83% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 0.63 compared to Tottenham’s 1.72.

Chelsea is scoring 1.54 goals per game, which ranks 8th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.35 goals per game, which is 10th. João Pedro is Chelsea’s top scorer with 15 goals, followed by Enzo Fernández with 10 goals and Cole Palmer with 9 goals. João Pedro, Pedro Neto and Reece James are Chelsea’s top passers, with 5 assists each.

Chelsea vs Sunderland Prediction

In their previous meeting earlier this season, Sunderland won 2-1 on the road and both teams are a perfectly balanced 4-4-1 in their last 9 meetings. Over is 5-1 in their last 6 meetings.  

In this Chelsea vs Sunderland Prediction, Chelsea is coming as +100 road favorites. This is the final game week of the league and both teams have something to play for as they both fight for a place in the top-7 of the league that leads to next season’s European competitions and both teams are just one point away from each other. Chelsea is favorited but has won only twice in its last eight games, while Sunderland has been undefeated in its last three. I expect a very close game which favors the home underdog in this spot, so take Sunderland by +0.5 goals in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Sunderland +0.5