Sunderland AFC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 38 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester United FC 38 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
- Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)
25 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.1 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 May Manchester United FC H 0–0 D 02 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 24 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 0–5 L 19 Apr Aston Villa FC A 3–4 L 12 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W 22 Mar Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 May Sunderland AFC A 0–0 D 03 May Liverpool FC H 3–2 W 27 Apr Brentford FC H 2–1 W 18 Apr Chelsea FC A 1–0 W 13 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–2 L 20 Mar AFC Bournemouth A 2–2 D Season Stats
Sunderland AFC Manchester United FC #7 Position #3 54 Points 71 38 Played 38 14 / 12 / 12 W / D / L 20 / 11 / 7 42 Scored 69 48 Conceded 50 -6 GD +19 1.42 PPG 1.87 37% Win % 53% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this season21% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this seasonSunderland AFC are 7th (54 pts). Manchester United FC are 3rd (71 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sunderland AFC0-151/116-303/–31-45–/546-601/361-751/–76+4/2■ Scored ■ ConcededManchester United FC0-154/116-30–/131-454/–46-602/361-751/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stadium of Light will turn into a battlefield for Sunderland AFC and Manchester United FC.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Robin Roefs has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Manchester United FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 407 games and scored 668 goals.
- 54' Mason Mount was booked on 54.
- 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Joshua Zirkzee.
- 63' Manchester United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 68' Manchester United FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 73' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 78' Joshua Zirkzee needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kobbie Mainoo made 407 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 88' Manchester United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 90' It’s a booking for Manchester United FC player. Matheus Cunha gets a card.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 34
- 6
- 20
- 17
- 15
- 28
- 32
- 22
- 9
- 27
- 7
Bench
- 13
- 18
- 31
- 19
- 3
- 12
- 10
- 11
- 37
Coach Regis Le BrisManchester United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5
- 23
- 7
- 3
- 10
- 8
- 6
- 31
- 11
- 16
- 37
Bench
- 2
- 12
- 19
- 1
- 15
- 13
- 26
- 38
- 39
Coach Michael Carrick -
H2H
Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
2026-05-09 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Manchester United FC D 2026-05-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2026-04-24 Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-04-19 Aston Villa FC 4–3 Sunderland AFC L 2026-04-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2026-03-22 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC WManchester United FC Form
2026-05-09 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Manchester United FC D 2026-05-03 Manchester United FC 3–2 Liverpool FC W 2026-04-27 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2026-04-18 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester United FC W 2026-04-13 Manchester United FC 1–2 Leeds United FC L 2026-03-20 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Manchester United FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.72 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.38 Manchester United FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.1Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 35% 65% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Sunderland AFC or Draw 55%Draw or Manchester United FC 75%Sunderland AFC or Manchester United FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 1 15.8%0 – 0 Actual1 – 1 13%0 – 2 11.2%1 – 2 8.2%1 – 0 7.6%0 – 3 5.1%2 – 1 4.2%1 – 3 3.9%2 – 2 3%2 – 0 3%0 – 4 1.8%Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Manchester United FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 4% 95% -1.5 5% — 95% -1 5% 13% 82% -0.5 18% — 82% +0.5 49% — 51% +1 49% 26% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 16% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 26% ✗Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet 49% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.