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Match preview · Premier League

Sunderland – Newcastle United

Sunderland 14th in Premier League Home 1.87 projected goals by the model
Newcastle United 9th in Premier League Away 1.08 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.87 1.08
Sunderland Newcastle United
Sunderland
55%
Draw
26%
Newcastle United
19%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Sunderland Draw Newcastle United
Fair odds 1.82 3.82 5.32
Total goals
2.95
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score
62%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Sunderland

55% Sunderland to win

Attack
8th vs 20th
Sunderland attack v Newcastle United defence
Defence
6th vs 19th
Sunderland defence v Newcastle United attack
Recent xG form
+0.29 vs -0.89
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.87 – 1.08
Sunderland v Newcastle United
How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League

Sunderland

9 listed
  • Anthony Patterson 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined Wrexham permanently

  • Arthur Masuaku 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Konyaspor permanently

  • Jenson Seelt 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Swansea City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Leo Fuhr Hjelde 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined KV Mechelen on loan for the rest of the season

  • Simon Adingra 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Ajax on loan for the rest of the season

  • Habib Diarra 0% chance

    Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date

  • Romaine Mundle 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Brian Brobbey 75% chance

    Forward · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Daniel Ballard 75% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

Newcastle United

12 listed
  • Anthony Elanga 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Amar Dedic 0% chance

    Defender · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Dan Burn 0% chance

    Defender · Ankle injury - Expected back 12 Oct

  • Nick Woltemade 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Juventus on loan for the rest of the season

  • Sean Neave 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Wolves on loan for the rest of the season

  • William Osula 0% chance

    Forward · Foot injury - Unknown return date

  • Jacob Ramsey 0% chance

    Midfielder · Thigh injury - Unknown return date

  • Leo Shahar 0% chance

    Defender · has joined Arouca on loan for the rest of the seaon.

  • Alex Murphy 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined FC Kaiserslautern on loan for the rest of the season

  • Joelinton 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Ewen Jaouen 50% chance

    Goalkeeper · Ankle injury - 50% chance of playing

  • Tino Livramento 75% chance

    Defender · 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.

Overview: Sunderland and Newcastle United compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Sunderland Newcastle United
xG / match (better) 1.90 · 5th 1.07 · 17th
xGA / match (better) 1.75 · 14th 1.83 · 18th
xGD / match (better) +0.15 · 9th -0.76 · 19th
xPts / match (better) 1.47 · 9th 0.82 · 20th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.29 -0.89

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
31%
Sunderland 2+ goals
58%
Under 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score: no
38%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.0%
2:1
11.6%
2:0
9.1%
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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
Newcastle United sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Sunderland
2 matches
Away xG sample · Newcastle United
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

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.