Sunderland AFC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Sunderland AFC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League .
- Sunderland AFC 38 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
32 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 3.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–1 L 08 Mar Port Vale FC A 0–1 L 03 Mar Leeds United FC A 1–0 W 28 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 1–1 D 22 Feb Fulham FC H 1–3 L 15 Feb Oxford United FC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W 04 Mar Arsenal FC H 0–1 L 01 Mar Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W 21 Feb Brentford FC A 2–0 W 14 Feb Liverpool FC A 0–3 L 11 Feb Aston Villa FC A 0–1 L Season Stats
Sunderland AFC Brighton & Hove Albion FC #7 Position #8 54 Points 53 38 Played 38 14 / 12 / 12 W / D / L 14 / 11 / 13 42 Scored 52 48 Conceded 46 -6 GD +6 1.42 PPG 1.39 37% Win % 37% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this season26% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this seasonSunderland AFC are 7th (54 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 8th (53 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sunderland AFC0-151/116-303/–31-45–/546-601/361-751/–76+4/2■ Scored ■ ConcededBrighton & Hove Albion FC0-153/116-30–/131-452/346-601/161-751/–76+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Sunderland AFCBrian Brobbey 7 G 1 A Wilson Isidor 6 G Brighton & Hove Albion FCDanny Welbeck 13 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sunderland AFC is hosting Brighton & Hove Albion FC for another epic battle.
- With this win, Brighton & Hove Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups
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H2H
Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form
2026-03-14 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-03-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2026-03-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-02-21 Brentford FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-02-14 Liverpool FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-02-11 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.74 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.11 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xGI would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.85Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 82% 18% ± 1.5 56% 44% ± 2.5 29% 71% ± 3.5 13% 87% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
Sunderland AFC or Draw 60%Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 73%Sunderland AFC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 18.1%0 – 1 Actual1 – 1 13.9%1 – 0 10.2%0 – 2 9.2%1 – 2 7.1%2 – 1 4.7%2 – 0 4%0 – 3 3.4%2 – 2 2.8%1 – 3 2.7%3 – 1 1.2%Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 16% 77% -0.5 23% — 77% +0.5 58% — 42% +1 58% 24% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 12% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet 48% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.