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Match preview · Premier League

Sunderland – Brentford

Sunderland 14th in Premier League Home 1.64 projected goals by the model
Brentford 4th in Premier League Away 1.29 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.64 1.29
Sunderland Brentford
Sunderland
44%
Draw
28%
Brentford
28%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Sunderland Draw Brentford
Fair odds 2.28 3.53 3.61
Total goals
2.93
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score
64%
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

44% Sunderland to win

Attack
8th vs 16th
Sunderland attack v Brentford defence
Defence
6th vs 4th
Sunderland defence v Brentford attack
Recent xG form
+0.29 vs +0.34
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.64 – 1.29
Sunderland v Brentford
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

Brentford

6 listed
  • Nathan Collins 0% chance

    Defender · Calf injury - Unknown return date

  • Kaye Furo 0% chance

    Forward · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Sepp van den Berg 0% chance

    Defender · Groin injury - Unknown return date

  • Mathias Jensen 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Antoni Milambo 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Josh Dasilva 0% chance

    Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

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 Brentford compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Sunderland Brentford
xG / match 1.90 · 5th (better) 1.96 · 3rd
xGA / match 1.75 · 14th (better) 1.26 · 4th
xGD / match +0.15 · 9th (better) +0.70 · 2nd
xPts / match 1.47 · 9th (better) 1.66 · 5th
Last 6 xGD / match +0.29 (better) +0.34

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

Sunderland clean sheet
25%
Sunderland 2+ goals
50%
Under 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score: no
36%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.8%
2:1
10.7%
1:2
8.2%
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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
Brentford sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Sunderland
2 matches
Away xG sample · Brentford
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.