- 桑德兰本赛季主场不败
- 朴茨茅斯在锦标赛中只取得了一场客场胜利
- 黑猫队在过去的五场比赛中有四场进了3个以上的球
桑德兰试图继续推进季后赛
桑德兰球迷梦想着重返英超联赛，而上一次他们以2比1战胜谢菲尔德联队，这场令人印象深刻的胜利更是进一步推动了他们的愿望。
这是他们过去五场比赛中的第三场胜利，这场比赛还包括对阵诺维奇（2-1）和斯旺西（3-2）的胜利，其中四场比赛有3个以上的进球。
雷吉斯·勒布里斯’；球队在光明体育场的表现也特别令人印象深刻，他们本赛季还没有在联赛中失利，在12场比赛中有8场排名第一。
朴茨茅斯；在路上的挣扎
这会让朴茨茅斯的球迷感到恐惧，他们长途跋涉到东北部，希望看到他们的球队本赛季第二次在客场获胜。
John Mousinho；s队在本轮比赛前只排在最后三名之外，在十几场客场联赛中输了七场，四场平局。
这包括连续输掉最后三场比赛，分别输给德比（4-0）、沃特福德（2-1）和布里斯托尔城（3-0），而他们的最后四场比赛都有3次以上的进球。
我预测桑德兰将在这场比赛中以3个以上的进球赢得这场比赛，选择3-1作为东道主的最终得分。
- Sunderland are unbeaten at home this season
- Portsmouth have managed just one win on the road in the Championship
- The Black Cats have seen 3+ goals in four of their last five fixtures
Sunderland attempting to keep up the play-off push
Sunderland fans are dreaming of a return to the Premier League, and those aspirations were only furthered by an impressive 2-1 win over promotion-chasing Sheffield United last time out.
That was a third victory in their last five outings, a run that also includes successes against Norwich (2-1) and Swansea (3-2), with four of those fixtures featured 3+ goals.
Regis Le Bris’ side have also been particularly impressive at the Stadium of Light, where they are yet to lose in the league this season, coming out on top in eight of their 12 matches.
Portsmouth’s struggles on the road
That will strike fear into the fans of Portsmouth, who make the long trip up to the North East hoping to see their team win on the road for just the second time this season.
John Mousinho’s side, who sit just outside the bottom three ahead of this round, have lost seven of their dozen away league fixtures, drawing four times.
That includes losing the last three in a row, to Derby (4-0), Watford (2-1) and Bristol City (3-0), while their last four on their travels have contained 3+ strikes.
I predict that Sunderland will win this game with 3+ goals in the match, selecting 3-1 to the hosts as the final score.
