Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Sunderland AFC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Sunderland AFC — Premier League .
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 38 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Dec Sunderland AFC H 0–0 D 13 Dec Liverpool FC A 0–2 L 07 Dec West Ham United FC H 1–1 D 03 Dec Aston Villa FC H 3–4 L 30 Nov Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W 22 Nov Brentford FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–0 D 14 Dec Newcastle United FC H 1–0 W 06 Dec Manchester City FC A 0–3 L 03 Dec Liverpool FC A 1–1 D 29 Nov AFC Bournemouth H 3–2 W 22 Nov Fulham FC A 0–1 L Season Stats
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Sunderland AFC #8 Position #7 53 Points 54 38 Played 38 14 / 11 / 13 W / D / L 14 / 12 / 12 52 Scored 42 46 Conceded 48 +6 GD -6 1.39 PPG 1.42 37% Win % 37% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this seasonBrighton & Hove Albion FC are 8th (53 pts). Sunderland AFC are 7th (54 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC0-153/116-30–/131-452/346-601/161-751/–76+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededSunderland AFC0-151/116-303/–31-45–/546-601/361-751/–76+4/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Brighton & Hove Albion FCDanny Welbeck 13 G 1 A Sunderland AFCBrian Brobbey 7 G 1 A Wilson Isidor 6 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Sunderland AFC gets underway.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
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H2H
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form
2025-12-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2025-12-13 Liverpool FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-12-07 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2025-12-03 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–4 Aston Villa FC L 2025-11-30 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-11-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Brentford FC WSunderland AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.11 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.71 Sunderland AFC xGI would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 72%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.82Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 81% 19% ± 1.5 55% 45% ± 2.5 28% 72% ± 3.5 12% 88% ± 4.5 4% 96% Double Chance
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw 76%Draw or Sunderland AFC 57%Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Sunderland AFC 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 16.6%1 – 1 13.7%0 – 1 10.1%2 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 7%1 – 2 4.4%0 – 2 3.8%3 – 0 3.5%3 – 1 2.7%2 – 2 2.6%1 – 3 1.1%Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 13% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 25% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 15% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet 49% ✗Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

