Newcastle vs Sunderland Prediction (22.03.2026)

Newcastle suffered a heavy defeat to Barcelona during the week. In the Premier League, they are currently ninth before this round and recorded two good victories in the last two rounds – away against Chelsea and at home against Manchester United. A local derby against Sunderland is upcoming, where the atmosphere will be intense. An interesting fact is that 14 of Newcastle's last 15 matches in all competitions ended with both teams scoring. The bad news is that Sandro Tonali is injured, and Bruno Guimarães is also out for the derby.

Sunderland started the campaign quite well and stayed in the top half of the table for a long time. However, before this round, they are 13th and are not performing as well anymore. They recently exited the FA Cup surprisingly against Port Vale. They have won only three of their 15 away matches in the league so far. However, against Newcastle, they have only one loss in the last 11 encounters between them.

Newcastle remains focused on achieving good performance in the Premier League, where they recorded two decent victories, and now they will try to win the derby against Sunderland. The visitors are experiencing a decline in the second half of the campaign, and I would rather trust Newcastle in this case, expecting at least 4-5 yellow cards in the match.

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