Sunderland

20th · Premier League · 4 points · Matches played: 7

17 points behind Manchester City · Table & Fixtures →

L90 Strength L90 Strength is LOAD90’s own club strength rating on a fixed 0–100 scale, built from its Elo rating. League Strength uses the mean Elo of a league's clubs and a separate league calibration, so the two scores are not directly comparable.

+3.6 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.

Base L90 Strength changed -1.2 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number. 57.1+3.6
World Rank 62nd Global, by Elo
Premier League Rank 17th L90 Strength
Last BournemouthA xG 0.1–4.5 0–2 Next Lech PoznanA 52%

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Our take

Short on strength, fighting for points.

Sunderland are short of quality at both ends, with one of the weaker attack in the league and one of the weaker defence in the league. Across the 7 league matches with forecasts, they have collected around 3 fewer points than our pre-match forecasts predicted. D. Ballard and T. Meunier are out, and The toughest of the next 5 matches is the trip to Coventry.

Premier League · 7 games. Their underlying numbers look better than their results. Scoring fewer goals than their chances suggest is partly offset by conceding fewer than expected; good goalkeeping or poor finishing by opponents may explain the defensive gap.

Their results hold up much the same at home and away.

  • Relegation 38%Likely 17th · 39 projected points
  • Next 5: about 8 of 15 points Toughest at Coventry · , 34% to win
  • 2 key players outD. Ballard, T. Meunier · 14% of squad weight missing · Last match: 18 Oct
  • 4 pts vs 7.1 expected-3.1 vs pre-match expectations · 7 matches with forecasts

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Sunderland. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals for this club in each category.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

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Season

League position and season results.

Overview

2026-2027
Premier LeagueView table →
Position
20th/ 20
Points
40.57 PPG
Played
7
League gap
17pts behind leader
14.3%Win %
Wins1
Draws1
Losses5

Expected metrics · 7 of 7 matches covered

Goals For
60.86 / game
xG 10.57 4.57 fewer goals than expected. vs 6 goals
Goals Against
142.00 / game
xGA 14.26 0.26 fewer conceded than expected. vs 14 conceded
Goal Difference
-8-1.14 / game
xGD -3.69 Goal difference is 4.31 lower than expected. vs -8 GD
Clean Sheets
114% of games

League standings

Premier League · 2026-2027

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Full Premier League table, Sunderland highlighted
#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1– Manchester City 91 7700 +12 21
2– Arsenal 94 7601 +6 18
3– Brighton 83 7511 +18 16
4▲ Chelsea 77 7412 +4 13
5▲ Liverpool 84 7331 +1 12
6▼ Brentford 75 7241 +5 10
7– Leeds 73 7241 +3 10
8▼ Everton 67 7241 +1 10
9▼ Hull City 37 7232 +1 9
10– Ipswich 49 7304 -4 9
11– Newcastle 71 7223 -4 8
12▲ Aston Villa 84 7223 -4 8
13– Manchester United 79 7142 +0 7
14▼ Crystal Palace 64 7214 -8 7
15▲ Bournemouth 77 7133 -4 6
16▲ Tottenham 62 7133 -4 6
17▼ Coventry 51 7205 -8 6
18▲ Fulham 65 7124 -3 5
19▼ Nottingham Forest 70 7124 -4 5
20▼ Sunderland 57 7115 -8 4

20 clubs · ▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchweek.

League position over time

Position by matchweek

Higher is better. One point per matchweek; partial rounds are marked. Postponed games count when played. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

View position history
Sunderland league position by matchweek
MWResults through (UTC)PositionPtsP
124 Aug 20261401
231 Aug 20261132
36 Sep 20261243
414 Sep 20261444
520 Sep 20261445
612 Oct 20261746
719 Oct 20262047

Squad 42 players · this season, all competitions · 4 out

Absences reported for the last match: 18 Oct 2026

Top scorer
B. Brobbey3 goals
Most assists
G. Xhaka1 assists
Best rated
G. Xhaka7.42 avg rating
Most minutes
R. Roefs810 min
Key to the model
G. XhakaCore · weight 2.55
PlayerAgeAppsMinGARatingModel role
Goalkeepers
R. Roefs 23 9 (9) 810 0 0 6.45 starter
M. Ellborg 23 0 (0) 0 0 0 — rotation
S. Moore 36 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Defenders
N. Mukiele 28 8 (7) 661 0 1 6.73 starter
Reinildo 32 8 (7) 644 0 0 6.65 starter
K. Danso 28 6 (6) 534 0 0 6.18 starter
T. Hume 24 8 (6) 513 0 0 6.39 starter
D. Ballard injured 27 6 (5) 488 0 0 6.98 starter
T. Meunier injured 35 7 (6) 456 0 1 6.49 starter
O. Alderete 29 4 (3) 224 0 0 6.24 starter
D. Methalie 20 3 (2) 166 0 0 5.98 rotation
A. Alese 25 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Jenson Jones — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
B. Kindon — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
J. Seelt 23 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
J. Jones 20 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Midfielders
N. Sadiki 21 9 (9) 772 1 0 6.84 starter
G. Xhaka 34 9 (8) 752 0 1 7.42 core
E. Le Fée 26 9 (8) 733 2 1 6.81 starter
L. O'Nien 31 3 (2) 188 0 0 6.40 rotation
C. Rigg 19 4 (2) 171 0 0 6.36 rotation
Jules Ahoka — 2 (1) 115 1 0 6.79 rotation
M. Diarra 22 3 (0) 66 0 1 6.40 rotation
?J. Ta Bi — 1 (0) 17 0 0 6.28 depth
J. Angulo — 1 (0) 9 0 0 6.19 depth
A. Browne 31 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
C. Dinsdale — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
A. Lightfoot — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
J. T. Bi — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
J. Whittaker 20 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Forwards
N. Angulo 23 8 (7) 472 1 1 6.55 rotation
B. Brobbey 24 6 (5) 424 3 0 7.05 starter
W. Isidor injured 26 7 (2) 274 1 0 6.56 rotation
M. Fofana 21 6 (2) 241 0 0 6.50 rotation
T. Tuterov 21 2 (2) 149 0 0 6.35 rotation
C. Talbi 21 1 (0) 31 0 0 6.20 rotation
S. Adingra 24 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
F. Geragusian — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
R. Mundle injured 23 1 (0) 0 0 0 — —
T. Ogunsuyi 19 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
F. Scott — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
T. Tuterov — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —

Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the trip to Lech Poznan: core, starter, rotation or depth, from several seasons of minutes and ratings.

Performance

Strength, recent form and playing style.

Strength Premier League · 20 clubs

L90 Strength17th of 20
57 Elo 1689 · World #62
Current Strength
57 With absences before 22 Oct: +0 Elo
Attack14th of 20
62 Scores 1.73 per match against an average top-five side
Defence17th of 20
59 Concedes 1.41 per match against an average top-five side

In forecast League average

L90 Strength comes from Elo; Attack and Defence from goals scored and conceded, expected goals (xG) and shots on target, all on fixed 0–100 scales shared by every league. These are the numbers the forecast uses.

Strong at both ends Defence first Attack first Struggling Attack → Defence → Manchester City: attack 92, defence 82, L90 Strength 91 Arsenal: attack 86, defence 95, L90 Strength 94 Brighton: attack 87, defence 85, L90 Strength 83 Chelsea: attack 77, defence 74, L90 Strength 77 Liverpool: attack 85, defence 84, L90 Strength 84 Brentford: attack 73, defence 73, L90 Strength 75 Leeds: attack 69, defence 77, L90 Strength 73 Everton: attack 61, defence 66, L90 Strength 67 Hull City: attack 37, defence 50, L90 Strength 37 Ipswich: attack 59, defence 50, L90 Strength 49 Newcastle: attack 61, defence 61, L90 Strength 71 Aston Villa: attack 83, defence 78, L90 Strength 84 Manchester United: attack 72, defence 80, L90 Strength 79 Crystal Palace: attack 64, defence 54, L90 Strength 64 Bournemouth: attack 83, defence 82, L90 Strength 77 Tottenham: attack 56, defence 74, L90 Strength 62 Coventry: attack 47, defence 59, L90 Strength 51 Fulham: attack 66, defence 68, L90 Strength 65 Nottingham Forest: attack 68, defence 74, L90 Strength 70 Sunderland: attack 62, defence 59, L90 Strength 57
Every Premier League club on the Attack and Defence scales. Dashed lines are the league average. Tap a crest to open that club.

Form last 5 for the index · last 9 listed

56
Form index · 14th of 20 in league
Points, last 5
6
Median top-5 club
5.3
Own forecasts
6.1 -0.1
Table20th L90 Strength17th Form14th

Lower in the table than their strength suggests.

Form compares points with what a median top-five club (L90 Strength 50) would take from the same fixtures, so wins over strong sides count for more; 50 is a typical run. "Own forecasts" is the gap to this club's pre-match expectations. Form is context: in our tests it did not improve the forecast.

  • L18 OctA · Bournemouth0–20.9 xPts
  • W15 OctA · Torreense2–11.8 xPts
  • L10 OctH · Brighton0–21.2 xPts
  • L20 SepA · Manchester City3–50.6 xPts
  • W16 SepH · AZ Alkmaar1–01.7 xPts
  • L12 SepH · Arsenal0–20.8 xPts
  • D5 SepA · Brentford1–10.8 xPts
  • W30 AugH · Fulham1–01.4 xPts
  • L22 AugA · Ipswich1–21.4 xPts

Trends last 9, all competitions

Scored 6/9
Clean sheet 2/9
Conceded 2+ 5/9
Over 2.5 3/9
Both teams scored 4/9

Playing style vs Premier League average

SUNLeagueRank
Goals scored 0.86 1.43 17th
Goals conceded 2.00 1.45 17th
xG 1.51 1.49 11th
xG allowed 2.04 1.50 19th
Scored in 57% 72% 15th
Clean sheets 14% 28% 13th
SUNLeagueRank
Shots 11.57 13.71 16th
Shots on target 4.67 4.56 9th
On target share 35% 32% 7th
Box share 62% 64% 12th
Conversion 7% 10% 16th
SUNLeagueRank
Shots allowed 14.57 13.77 13th
On target allowed 4.33 4.55 9th
Blocks 4.29 4.33 9th
Save rate 46% 66% 20th
SUNLeagueRank
Possession 48% 50% 10th
Passes 400 442 15th
Pass accuracy 79% 82% 15th
SUNLeagueRank
Fouls 11.43 11.49 11th
Fouls suffered 14.14 11.49 3rd
Yellow cards 1.86 1.96 9th
Red cards 0.14 0.06 13th
This league season, per match · 7 games. Rank among 20 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.
SUNLeagueRank
Goals scored 1.10 1.54 15th
Goals conceded 1.60 1.34 16th
xG 1.66 1.53 5th
xG allowed 1.67 1.44 17th
Scored in 70% 76% 10th
Clean sheets 20% 29% 12th
SUNLeagueRank
Shots 14.40 13.96 8th
Shots on target 4.78 4.69 10th
On target share 30% 33% 17th
Box share 65% 65% 12th
Conversion 8% 11% 17th
SUNLeagueRank
Shots allowed 12.40 13.41 8th
On target allowed 3.56 4.43 4th
Blocks 3.90 4.19 11th
Save rate 52% 68% 19th
SUNLeagueRank
Possession 49% 50% 10th
Passes 395 442 16th
Pass accuracy 80% 83% 16th
SUNLeagueRank
Fouls 12.70 11.35 17th
Fouls suffered 13.60 11.46 2nd
Yellow cards 2.40 1.96 16th
Red cards 0.10 0.05 12th
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 games. Rank among 20 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.

Home and away this league season

Home1.00pts per game1-0-2 · 0.3–1.3 goals · 3 games
Away0.25pts per game0-1-3 · 1.2–2.5 goals · 4 games

Goal timing this league season · 7 games

1 2 0-15
2 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 5 46-60
1 61-75
1 4 76-90

scored conceded, per 15 minutes

In forecastVia Att/DefContextLeague average

Possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Goals, xG and shots on target feed the Attack and Defence ratings. The rest describes how the team plays and does not change the forecast.

Team rankings Premier League · 7 games · rank of 20

Attack

GF 6 17th / 20
GF/G 0.86 17th / 20
xG/G 1.51 11th / 20
G − xG -0.65 19th / 20

Defence

GA 14 16th / 20
GA/G 2.00 16th / 20
xGA/G 2.04 19th / 20
xGA − GA +0.04 11th / 20

Overall

Pts 4 20th / 20
xPts 7.1 17th / 20
PPG 0.57 20th / 20
TR 6.62 20th / 20
GD -8 18th / 20
xGD -3.7 15th / 20
W 1 15th / 20
L 5 19th / 20

Scorelines

  • 0–2×3
  • 1–2×1
  • 1–0×1
  • 1–1×1
  • 3–5×1

Goals per game both teams

0% 0
14% 1
57% 2
14% 3
0% 4
14% 5+

Totals club · league

Over 1.5
86%76%
Over 2.5
29%54%
Over 3.5
14%36%
Both scored
43%53%
Clean sheet
14%27%
Failed to score
43%27%
ClubLeague average

This league season only. xPts adds up our pre-match win and draw chances (pure EloLambda, the same numbers as Form). xG and TR come from match data and describe the season so far; none of these rankings change the forecast directly.