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Sunderland – Aston Villa
Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available
What the model expects
- Sunderland
- 50%
- Draw
- 28%
- Aston Villa
- 22%
| Sunderland | Draw | Aston Villa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair odds | 1.99 | 3.57 | 4.61 |
- Total goals
- 2.82
- Over 2.5 goals
- 55%
- Both teams to score
- 61%
Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.
Model vs market
Bookmaker prices appear once the league confirms this match's date and kickoff time. Until then the model's preview above is all there is to compare.
Why the model leans Sunderland
50% Sunderland to win
- Attack
- 8th vs 18th
- Sunderland attack v Aston Villa defence
- Defence
- 6th vs 15th
- Sunderland defence v Aston Villa attack
- Recent xG form
- +0.29 vs -0.71
- xGD per match, last 6
- Projected goals
- 1.71 – 1.11
- Sunderland v Aston Villa
Squad news
Sunderland
9 listed-
Anthony Patterson 0% chance
Goalkeeper · Has joined Wrexham permanently
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Arthur Masuaku 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Konyaspor permanently
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Jenson Seelt 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Swansea City on loan for the rest of the season
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Leo Fuhr Hjelde 0% chance
Defender · Has joined KV Mechelen on loan for the rest of the season
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Simon Adingra 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Ajax on loan for the rest of the season
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Habib Diarra 0% chance
Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
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Romaine Mundle 0% chance
Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date
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Brian Brobbey 75% chance
Forward · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing
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Daniel Ballard 75% chance
Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing
Aston Villa
13 listed-
Ollie Watkins 0% chance
Forward · Has joined Al Hilal permanently
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Ian Maatsen 0% chance
Defender · Ankle injury - Unknown return date
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Pau Torres 0% chance
Defender · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Brian Madjo 0% chance
Forward · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date
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Leon Bailey 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Olympiakos permanently
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Marco Bizot 0% chance
Goalkeeper · Back injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Kosta Nedeljkovic 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Rangers on loan for the rest of the season
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Luka Lynch 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Oxford United on loan until January
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Amadou Onana 0% chance
Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date
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Samuel Iling-Junior 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Bolton Wanderers on loan for the rest of the season
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Leon Goretzka 0% chance
Midfielder · Knee injury - Expected back 10 Oct
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Lucas Digne 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Paris Saint-Germain permanently
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Alysson 75% chance
Midfielder · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing
The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.
Team comparison
Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.
| Reading | Sunderland | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| xG / match | (better) 1.90 · 5th | 0.91 · 20th |
| xGA / match | (better) 1.75 · 14th | 1.84 · 19th |
| xGD / match | (better) +0.15 · 9th | -0.94 · 20th |
| xPts / match | (better) 1.47 · 9th | 0.90 · 18th |
| Last 6 xGD / match | (better) +0.29 | -0.71 |
The scorelines behind the model's numbers
No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.
- Sunderland clean sheet
- 30%
- Sunderland 2+ goals
- 53%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 45%
- Both teams to score: no
- 39%
Most likely scorelines
- 1:1
- 14.1%
- 2:1
- 11.4%
- 2:0
- 8.7%
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How value is calculated
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Model details
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- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Sunderland sample
- 20 matches
- Aston Villa sample
- 20 matches
- Home xG sample · Sunderland
- 2 matches
- Away xG sample · Aston Villa
- 3 matches
- Computed
- Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.