AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland preview, odds & prediction

Match preview

AFC Bournemouth (17th, 3 pts) host Sunderland (14th, 4 pts) at Vitality Stadium on Sunday 18 October, kick-off 14:00.

AFC Bournemouth are in mixed form, having drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last five league games (scored 6, conceded 8). Sunderland are looking for a response, having won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last five league games (scored 6, conceded 10).

The last league meeting, in February 2026, finished AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Sunderland.

Varless AI expects around 1.6 goals for Bournemouth and 1.1 for Sunderland, making Bournemouth 48% to win, the draw 26% and Sunderland 26%. The bookmakers see it much the same way.

Best prices right now: Bournemouth Evs (Betfred), the draw 11/4 (Casumo) and Sunderland 11/4 (Casumo).

Match result

Best price in lime

Bookmaker	AFC Bournemouth	Draw	Sunderland
888sport	10/11	12/5	13/5
LeoVegas	Evs	12/5	5/2
Betfred	Evs	13/5	13/5
William Hill	10/11	5/2	13/5
Sky Bet	Evs	13/5	5/2
Paddy Power	Evs	13/5	5/2
BoyleSports	10/11	12/5	13/5
Unibet	Evs	5/2	5/2
Betway	10/11	5/2	5/2
Casumo	Evs	11/4	11/4
Virgin Bet	10/11	5/2	5/2
Grosvenor	Evs	13/5	13/5
LiveScore Bet	10/11	5/2	5/2

Total goals 2.5

Best price in lime

Bookmaker	Over	Under
LeoVegas	8/11	10/11
William Hill	8/11	10/11
Casumo	4/5	Evs
Grosvenor	4/5	10/11

Prices updated 2 Oct, 11:49. Odds can change at any time.

Match preview

Match result

Total goals 2.5

Win probabilities

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