Man City vs Sunderland Betting Tips & Predictions - Haaland to Keep Scoring in the Premier League

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Last updated: Fri 18 Sep 2026 13:34

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Man City are on a 6-match winning streak
Erling Haaland has scored in 4 consecutive games
Haaland goals are tipped in a City Premier League home win

Man City's Erling Haaland has scored 6 goals in his last 4 games (Getty)

Man City vs Sunderland Preview

Man City are flying high in the Premier League after winning every game this season. Erling Haaland is in top scoring form and can fire the Citizens to victory over inconsistent Sunderland.

Man City vs Sunderland Preview
6 Goals in 4 for Haaland
H2H - Citizens Advantage
Man City Clicking Under Maresca
Sunderland Dropping Premier League Points
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

6 Goals in 4 for Haaland

Man City have won their last 6 games.
Man City’s Erling Haaland has scored 6 goals in his last 4 matches.
Man City have seen over 2.5 goals in 10 of their last 11 home games.

H2H - Citizens Advantage

Man City have a 73-50 advantage against Sunderland, alongside 26 draws.

Man City Clicking Under Maresca

Man City are second in the Premier League and level on points with league leaders Arsenal. The Citizens have made a strong start to the season, winning six of their opening seven in all competitions.

Enzo Maresca’s side are on a six-match winning streak, which started with a 2-1 home victory over Bournemouth.

City then beat Crystal Palace 4-1, Coventry 1-0, Porto 2-0 and Man United 1-0. Erling Haaland scored six goals in that streak.

The Citizens began their EFL Cup title defence on Thursday with a commanding 5-0 home victory against Norwich. Floyd Samba scored a brace and Rayan Cherki, Allan Elias and Ryan

McAidoo also found the net.

Sunderland Dropping Premier League Points

Regis Le Bris’ Sunderland have failed to win in three of their last four Premier League matches. They are also winless on the road this season.

Sunderland lost 2-1 at Ipswich and hit back with a 1-0 home victory against Fulham. The Wearside outfit dropped further points in a 1-1 draw at Brentford and a 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal.

Le Bris’ side marked their return to European football with a 1-0 home win against AZ Alkmaar. Enzo Le Fee scored a 66th-minute penalty and the Black Cats had 2.96-1.32 XG.

Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Man City (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Marc Guehi, Ruben Dias, Joskov Gvardiol; Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez; Iliman Ndiaye, Rayan Cherki, Antoine Semenyo; Erling Haaland

Midfielder Phil Foden is suspended following his red card against Man United.

Jeremy Doku could return following a calf injury. Enzo Maresca explained that the attacker is “very close” to full fitness.

Sunderland (4-2-3-1): Robin Roefs; Nordi Mukiele, Kevin Danso, Dan Ballard, Omar Alderete; Granit Xhaka, Noah Sadiki; Trai Hume, Enzo Le Fee, Malick Fofana; Wilson Isidor

Full-back Reinildo Mandava is unavailable due to suspension.

Midfielder Habib Diarra has a hamstring problem and winger Romaine Mundle is unavailable with a knee injury.

Verdict

Man City v Sunderland

Man City are winning matches and Erling Haaland is scoring plenty of goals this season. There’s value on Haaland to score and a City win with over 2.5 goals against Sunderland.

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