Sunderland

Sunderland's chances have been about level with its opponents' a match this season, 12th in the league; results have put it 17th in the table.

+0.01
expected-goals difference a match, 12th in the league
4
points from 6 matches, 17th in the table
8.7
points the chances deserved
0.95 / 1.32
rating now: creates / allows, expected goals a match as the rating counts them

Sunderland has 4 points from chances that deserved 8.7: 4.7 behind its performance. The rating, which remembers past seasons, puts it at -0.37 expected goals a match as the rating counts them, against an average opponent; it is +0.01 from this season's chances in full.

Performance match by match

-1.0-0.50+0.5+1.0Match 1, at Ipswich: -0.74 expected goalsMatch 2, v Fulham: +0.49 expected goalsMatch 3, at Brentford: +0.31 expected goalsMatch 4, v Arsenal: -0.21 expected goalsMatch 5, at Man City: +0.49 expected goalsMatch 6, v Brighton: -0.28 expected goalsMatch of the season; above the line the team created more than it allowed

Points and the points the chances deserved

024680123456Match of the seasonAfter match 1: 0 pointsAfter match 2: 3 pointsAfter match 3: 4 pointsAfter match 4: 4 pointsAfter match 5: 4 pointsAfter match 6: 4 pointsAfter match 1: the chances deserved 0.8After match 2: the chances deserved 2.5After match 3: the chances deserved 4.7After match 4: the chances deserved 5.9After match 5: the chances deserved 7.6After match 6: the chances deserved 8.7PointsPoints the chances deserved

The rating through the season

Before each match: the expected goals a match as the rating counts them that the rating says the team creates and allows against an average opponent. It remembers past seasons with the recent matches counting most, and leans on what the squad is worth while the record is short.

0.000.501.000123456Match of the seasonBefore match 1: creates 0.92 a matchBefore match 2: creates 0.92 a matchBefore match 3: creates 0.92 a matchBefore match 4: creates 0.93 a matchBefore match 5: creates 0.93 a matchBefore match 6: creates 0.96 a matchBefore match 1: allows 1.30 a matchBefore match 2: allows 1.30 a matchBefore match 3: allows 1.28 a matchBefore match 4: allows 1.28 a matchBefore match 5: allows 1.28 a matchBefore match 6: allows 1.32 a matchAttack: expected goals created a matchDefence: allowed a match

How Sunderland creates and concedes

Share of expected goalscreatedleagueallowedleague
Open play52%73% 68%73%
of which counter-attacks7%10% 16%10%
Set pieces32%22% 22%22%
Penalties17%5% 9%5%
Headers6%16% 20%16%
Inside the box75%82% 82%82%
Expected goals a shot0.130.110.120.11

Matches

DateOpponentResultxG forxG againstDiffPtsDeserved
2026-08-22at Ipswich 1–2 0.961.69-0.7400.8
2026-08-30v Fulham 1–0 1.491.00+0.4931.8
2026-09-05at Brentford 1–1 1.381.06+0.3112.2
2026-09-12v Arsenal 0–2 0.831.03-0.2101.2
2026-09-20at Man City 3–5 2.862.37+0.4901.7
2026-10-10v Brighton 0–2 0.741.02-0.2801.1

Expected goals here leave penalties out, as the rating does; the match pages count them. The squad the rating reads is worth about 421 million euros at its latest match.