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Match preview · Premier League

Sunderland – Tottenham Hotspur

Sunderland 14th in Premier League Home 1.56 projected goals by the model
Tottenham Hotspur 20th in Premier League Away 1.07 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.56 1.07
Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland
47%
Draw
30%
Tottenham Hotspur
23%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Sunderland Draw Tottenham Hotspur
Fair odds 2.11 3.38 4.34
Total goals
2.63
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams to score
58%
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

47% Sunderland to win

Attack
8th vs 8th
Sunderland attack v Tottenham Hotspur defence
Defence
6th vs 20th
Sunderland defence v Tottenham Hotspur attack
Recent xG form
+0.29 vs -0.34
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.56 – 1.07
Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur
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

Tottenham Hotspur

15 listed
  • Dane Scarlett 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Leyton Orient permanently

  • Richarlison 0% chance

    Forward · not included in squad.

  • Djed Spence 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Internazionale permanently

  • Souza 0% chance

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

  • Guglielmo Vicario 0% chance

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

  • Cristian Romero 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Atletico Madrid permanently

  • Pape Matar Sarr 0% chance

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

  • Mikey Moore 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined FC Köln on loan for the rest of the season

  • Mykhailo Mudryk 0% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - Unknown return date

  • Ashley Phillips 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Middlesbrough permanently

  • Xavi Simons 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Wilson Odobert 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Dejan Kulusevski 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Pedro Porro Sauceda 75% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Jan Paul van Hecke 75% chance

    Defender · Foot 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 Tottenham Hotspur compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur
xG / match (better) 1.90 · 5th 1.00 · 18th
xGA / match 1.75 · 14th (better) 1.56 · 11th
xGD / match (better) +0.15 · 9th -0.56 · 16th
xPts / match (better) 1.47 · 9th 1.17 · 13th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.29 -0.34

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

Sunderland clean sheet
31%
Sunderland 2+ goals
48%
Under 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams to score: no
42%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.1%
2:1
11.2%
1:0
8.9%
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Match result

Sunderland to win
47.4% 2.11 —
Draw
29.6% 3.38 —
Tottenham Hotspur to win
23.0% 4.34 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
78.2% 1.28 —
Under 1.5 goals
21.8% 4.58 —
Over 2.5 goals
50.3% 1.99 —
Under 2.5 goals
49.7% 2.01 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
57.8% 1.73 —
Both teams not to score
42.2% 2.37 —

Team goals — Sunderland

Sunderland to score
81.7% 1.22 —
Sunderland not to score
18.3% 5.46 —
Sunderland 2+ goals
47.8% 2.09 —
Sunderland at most 1 goal
52.2% 1.92 —

Team goals — Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur to score
68.7% 1.46 —
Tottenham Hotspur not to score
31.3% 3.19 —
Tottenham Hotspur 2+ goals
29.1% 3.44 —
Tottenham Hotspur at most 1 goal
70.9% 1.41 —

Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Sunderland sample
20 matches
Tottenham Hotspur sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Sunderland
2 matches
Away xG sample · Tottenham Hotspur
2 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.