ENGLAND › PREMIER LEAGUE
01.01.2026 20:00
Stadium of Light
Referee: J. Gillett
Sunderland
Match Timeline
Manchester City
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
45+5'
Simon Adingra
Sunderland
🔄
46'
Nico ↔ Rodri
Manchester City
🔄
51'
Savinho ↔ J. Doku
Manchester City
🔄
57'
N. O'Reilly ↔ J. Gvardiol
Manchester City
🔄
58'
B. Brobbey ↔ W. Isidor
Sunderland
🔄
72'
S. Adingra ↔ R. Mundle
Sunderland
🟨
77'
Nathan Aké
Manchester City
🔄
85'
B. Silva ↔ T. Reijnders
Manchester City

Sunderland vs Manchester City Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Sunderland Win 0%
Draw 0%
Manchester City Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Sunderland1.05
Manchester City1.77
Recent Form (Last 5)
Sunderland Sunderland
WWDLW
20 GF / 18 GA
Manchester City Manchester City
WLDWL
55 GF / 23 GA
Key Stats
1.11
Average Goals Scored
2.29
1
Average Goals Conceded
0.96
8
BTTS Yes
11
6
Over 2.5
16
3.06
Shots on Goal
6.04

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Sunderland Sunderland 18 matches
Manchester City Manchester City 24 matches
Sunderland Statistic Manchester City
7 Wins 17
7 Draws 2
4 Losses 5
20 Goals For 55
18 Goals Against 23
1.11 Avg Goals Scored 2.29
1 Avg Goals Conceded 0.96
8 BTTS Yes 11
13 Over 1.5 22
6 Over 2.5 16
2 Over 3.5 7
6 Clean Sheets 10
6 Failed To Score 3
3.06 Shots On Goal 6.04
9.5 Total Shots 14.83
3.56 Corners 5.46
42.4% Ball Possession 58.9%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Sunderland won 2 times, Manchester City won 10 times, while 3 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 14:34 from Sunderland's perspective. 10 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 8 matches, with an average of 3.2 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Sunderland 4-2-3-1 / Manchester City 4-3-2-1
H2H summary: Sunderland wins 2, draws 3, Manchester City wins 10

Standings

Premier League
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 38 26 7 5 71:27 44 85
W W W W W
2 38 23 9 6 77:35 42 78
L D W W D
3 38 20 11 7 69:50 19 71
W W D W W
4 38 19 8 11 56:49 7 65
W W D L L
5 38 17 9 12 63:53 10 60
D L D L W
6 38 13 18 7 58:54 4 57
D D W W D
7 38 14 12 12 42:48 -6 54
W W D D L
8 38 14 11 13 52:46 6 53
L L W L W
9 38 14 11 13 55:52 3 53
D D L W L
10 38 14 10 14 58:52 6 52
L W D L L
11 38 15 7 16 47:51 -4 52
W D L L W
12 38 14 7 17 53:55 -2 49
L W D W L
13 38 13 10 15 47:50 -3 49
L L D D L
14 38 11 14 13 49:56 -7 47
L W D W D
15 38 11 12 15 41:51 -10 45
L D L D L
16 38 11 11 16 48:51 -3 44
D L D W W
17 38 10 11 17 48:57 -9 41
W L D W W
18 38 10 9 19 46:65 -19 39
W L L L W
19 38 4 10 24 38:75 -37 22
D L D L L
20 38 3 11 24 27:68 -41 20
D D L D L
Promotion - Champions League (League phase)
Promotion - Europa League (League phase)
Promotion - Conference League (Qualification)
Relegation - Championship