Sunderland's recorded results for 2025/2026, newest first, with the available xG behind each score. Compare outcomes with the chances created and conceded, then open a match for more detail.
Results
- Wins – draws – losses (W–D–L)
- 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss
8 pts 6–8 goals −2 GD
Chances
- Provider xG / xGA
- 5.21 – 5.37
- 1.04 – 1.07 per match
- xGD
- -0.16
- -0.03 per match
- xG record
- 2 with the chances, 0 with even chances, 3 against them
Comparable xG: 5 of 5 completed results.
Points vs xPts Model
8 pts 6.6 xPts
+1.4 vs xPts
Matched xPts: 5 of 5 selected results.
Model · How xPts works →Match points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before deductions or sanctions.
Points vs xPts uses only matches with available xPts on both sides of the comparison.
What the results say
Last 5 · Premier League · All venues
Sunderland's mixed record matches the chances at both ends. They out-created the opponent in 2 of 5 matches, for −0.16 xG difference overall on 5.21–5.37. Their points total of 8 sits 1.4 above the model's 6.6 xPts, so the results have slightly outrun the chances.
Points minus xPts, match by match
Over these 5 results Sunderland are 1.44 points above their xPts.
- Points
- 8
- xPts
- 6.56
- Gap
- +1.44
- This match
- Match gap
- Running gap
| Date | Opponent | Points | xPts | Match gap | Running gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 24/04 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0.94 | -0.94 | -0.94 |
| Sat 02/05 | Wolverhampton | 1 | 0.54 | +0.46 | -0.48 |
| Sat 09/05 | Manchester United | 1 | 1.92 | -0.92 | -1.40 |
| Sun 17/05 | Everton | 3 | 1.05 | +1.95 | +0.55 |
| Sun 24/05 | Chelsea | 3 | 2.11 | +0.89 | +1.44 |
Scores and xG
Sunderland first
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Why this label · Chelsea, Sun 24/05
The team won and had a positive xG difference. The chances support the direction of the result, without making a judgment about fairness.
An xGD of at least +0.25 is positive; at most −0.25 is negative; between them is approximately even. The band uses unrounded figures and is an editorial guide, not a statistical confidence threshold. The chip on each result reads one of three ways: backed by the chances, with even chances, or against them. Counted over the selection, those three are the xG record on the Chances card — 5–1–0 reads as five results with the chances, one even and none against them.
- Points
- 3
- Post-match model xPts
- 2.10
- Points minus xPts
- +0.90
xPts is our post-match model's 3 × win probability + draw probability using the match's provider xG, not a pre-match forecast.
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Why this label · Everton, Sun 17/05
The team won despite recording less xG than its opponent. That contrast does not make the win impossible or establish why it happened.
An xGD of at least +0.25 is positive; at most −0.25 is negative; between them is approximately even. The band uses unrounded figures and is an editorial guide, not a statistical confidence threshold. The chip on each result reads one of three ways: backed by the chances, with even chances, or against them. Counted over the selection, those three are the xG record on the Chances card — 5–1–0 reads as five results with the chances, one even and none against them.
- Points
- 3
- Post-match model xPts
- 1.06
- Points minus xPts
- +1.94
xPts is our post-match model's 3 × win probability + draw probability using the match's provider xG, not a pre-match forecast.
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Why this label · Manchester United, Sat 09/05
The match was drawn although the team recorded a positive xG difference. The outcome was weaker than that chance advantage suggests.
An xGD of at least +0.25 is positive; at most −0.25 is negative; between them is approximately even. The band uses unrounded figures and is an editorial guide, not a statistical confidence threshold. The chip on each result reads one of three ways: backed by the chances, with even chances, or against them. Counted over the selection, those three are the xG record on the Chances card — 5–1–0 reads as five results with the chances, one even and none against them.
- Points
- 1
- Post-match model xPts
- 1.92
- Points minus xPts
- -0.92
xPts is our post-match model's 3 × win probability + draw probability using the match's provider xG, not a pre-match forecast.
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Why this label · Wolverhampton, Sat 02/05
The match was drawn although the team recorded less xG. The outcome was stronger than that chance difference suggests.
An xGD of at least +0.25 is positive; at most −0.25 is negative; between them is approximately even. The band uses unrounded figures and is an editorial guide, not a statistical confidence threshold. The chip on each result reads one of three ways: backed by the chances, with even chances, or against them. Counted over the selection, those three are the xG record on the Chances card — 5–1–0 reads as five results with the chances, one even and none against them.
- Points
- 1
- Post-match model xPts
- 0.54
- Points minus xPts
- +0.46
xPts is our post-match model's 3 × win probability + draw probability using the match's provider xG, not a pre-match forecast.
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Why this label · Nottingham Forest, Fri 24/04
The team lost and recorded less xG than its opponent. The direction of the result aligns with the chance difference.
An xGD of at least +0.25 is positive; at most −0.25 is negative; between them is approximately even. The band uses unrounded figures and is an editorial guide, not a statistical confidence threshold. The chip on each result reads one of three ways: backed by the chances, with even chances, or against them. Counted over the selection, those three are the xG record on the Chances card — 5–1–0 reads as five results with the chances, one even and none against them.
- Points
- 0
- Post-match model xPts
- 0.94
- Points minus xPts
- -0.94
xPts is our post-match model's 3 × win probability + draw probability using the match's provider xG, not a pre-match forecast.
Learn how xG and xPts are calculated →
Biggest overperformance
Everton 3:1
· Away xG / xGA 0.76 – 1.04
- Goal difference
- +2
- xGD
- -0.28
- GD minus xGD
- +2.28
Among 5 comparable results.
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Biggest underperformance
Nottingham Forest 0:5
· Home xG / xGA 0.70 – 1.10
- Goal difference
- -5
- xGD
- -0.40
- GD minus xGD
- -4.60
Among 5 comparable results.
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Reading these results
xG is the provider's estimate of chances created; xGA is the opponent's xG. xGD is the difference. Labels compare the recorded outcome with those chances; they are interpretations, not judgments about fairness.
xPts is our post-match model's 3 × win probability + draw probability using the match's provider xG, not a pre-match forecast.
How each figure on this page is read
Every xG bar is drawn on one fixed scale: full width is 7.20 xG, the same on every card and in every window, so two cards can be compared by eye. A rarer match above that is capped with a hatched end, and the figure beside the bar still gives its value.
An xGD of at least +0.25 is positive; at most −0.25 is negative; between them is approximately even. The band uses unrounded figures and is an editorial guide, not a statistical confidence threshold. The chip on each result reads one of three ways: backed by the chances, with even chances, or against them. Counted over the selection, those three are the xG record on the Chances card — 5–1–0 reads as five results with the chances, one even and none against them.
Goal difference minus xGD says how far a scoreline finished from the chances behind it: a 4:2 won off level chances ran nearly two goals ahead of them. The two callouts under the list name the match that ran furthest each way, and a direction with no result a full goal clear of the chances gets no card rather than a card built from a rounding.
Windows count back from the most recent recorded match, and only matches attached to this club record are included. Home and away mean the provider-designated side, not a verified physical venue. Scores describe recorded play, not shootout advancement. Unverified periods receive no chance comparison.