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Premier League · 2026/2027 · provider tag enet

Sunderland

19th on points, with 8. 13th on season xG difference. 10 league matches, 15.58 xG for, 16.41 against, goal difference -9.

Season xGD
-0.83
GF minus xG
-7.58
Last 10 xGD
-0.83
xG per match
1.56

Chances and goals

Goals for xG for Goals against xG against
0491317

Cumulative league totals. A line pulling away from its pair is a gap between goals and chances, not a verdict.

Ratings that feed the price

Attack is xG for divided by the league’s home or away average. Defence is xG against divided by what the opposition usually creates in that venue. Both are shrunk towards the league with four phantom matches, so two bright afternoons cannot set the price on their own. Home attack 0.99 from 5 home matches. Home defence 0.91. Away attack 1.09 from 5 away matches. Away defence 1.21.

Next in the eight-day window: Aston Villa v Sunderland, Sat 21 Nov, 15:00. The model’s fair prices are home 38.1% (13/8), draw 23.1% (73/22), away 38.7% (19/12). λ 1.63, μ 1.64. That is a method. It is not a selection.

Regression flags

  • Goals behind xG. Goals scored are 7.6 behind xG across 10 matches. The shots have been worth more than the scoreline. That is a description of the gap, not a claim the side is due anything.

League matches

Sunderland league matches with xG
DateH/AOpponentScorexGxGAGF−xG
8 NovHChelsea1-02.380.66-1.38
31 OctACoventry City1-31.820.69-0.82
25 OctHLeeds United0-00.830.76-0.83
18 OctAAFC Bournemouth0-20.074.23-0.07
10 OctHBrighton & Hove Albion0-20.721.41-0.72
20 SeptAManchester City3-53.572.82-0.57
12 SeptHArsenal0-21.801.88-1.80
5 SeptABrentford1-11.711.21-0.71
30 AugHFulham1-02.020.95-1.02
22 AugAIpswich Town1-20.661.80+0.34

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