Stoke City forward Bojan Krkić (#27) celebrates his goal against Southampton with teammates. (Photo : Getty Images)
Bottom three squad Sunderland AFC (2-8-3, 9 points) and middling team Stoke City (5-4-4, 19 points) is set to meet at the former's Stadium of Light this Saturday as the 2015-2016 Premier League season continues.
Sunderland had been struggling to find its form this season with only two wins to boot in 13 games so far.
The Black Cats got a nice surprise, though, on Monday when they pulled off a 1-0 upset over Crystal Palace right at the Selhurst Park to grab their second win in four games, as reported by BBC Sport.
Striker Jermain Defoe provided the only goal of the match for Sam Allardyce's boys to give them a little bit of hope in an otherwise gloomy season for the Tyne and Wear residents.
Meanwhile, Stoke City also managed to upset Southampton, 1-0, last Saturday at their home field of St. Mary's Stadium, as per Sports Mole.
Spanish striker Bojan Krkić provided the lone goal at the 10th minute of the match for Mark Hughes' squad to give the team its second win in a row and third straight unbeaten effort.
The Potters are currently sitting at the 11th spot in the league table, tied on points with Crystal Palace but has a lesser goal differential of -1 as to the Eagles +1.
The predicted result is Stoke City over Sunderland, 1-0. It would be a close battle for the two teams, but the Britannia Stadium tenants will prevail on the road.
Sunderland starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Pantilimon; Kaboul, O'Shea, Coates; Larsson, Jones, Cattermole, van Aanholt, M'Vila; Defoe, Fletcher
Stoke City starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Butland; Pieters, Shawcross, Johnsons, Wollscheid; Whelan, Adam; Arnautovic, Shaqiri, Bojan; Walters
