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Sunderland AFC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Sat 9 May 2026 · 14:00 UTC Stadium of Light 47,233 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Manchester United FCPremier League at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)

Head-to-Head

1
1
Sunderland AFC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Manchester United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#14 Position #10
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sunderland AFC are 14th (0 pts). Manchester United FC are 10th (0 pts).

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' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Luke Shaw is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester United FC so far.
  • 15' Sunderland AFC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Manchester United FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 20' Sunderland AFC currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 409 games and scored 674 goals.
  • 30' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Enzo Le Fee has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 22 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Manchester United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' Mason Mount was booked on 54.
  • 58' Manchester United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 73' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 78' 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.
  • 83' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sunderland AFC and Manchester United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 88' Manchester United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Matheus Cunha picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.3 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 86%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC21% Draw46% Manchester United FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes14% 0% No86%
Avg goals/match: 0.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 56%
44%
± 1.5 23%
77%
± 2.5 7%
93%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
67%
Draw or Manchester United FC
79%
Sunderland AFC or Manchester United FC
54%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC7% Draw76% Manchester United FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
22.1%
1 – 0
10.3%
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
2.6%
2 – 0
1.5%
2 – 1
1.2%
0 – 3
1.2%
1 – 3
0.5%
2 – 2
0.5%
0 – 4
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% 98%
-1 2% 12% 87%
-0.5 13% 87%
+0.5 67% 33%
+1 67% 25% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 7% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
56%
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
74%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.