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UEFA Europa League · 2026

Sunderland 1–0 AZ Alkmaar · UEFA Europa League

1–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Sunderland won 1–0.

Shots
2011
Shots on target
52
Expected goals
2.91.49
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sunderland beat AZ Alkmaar 1–0. Recorded in this match (Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar): shots 20–11, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 2.9–1.49, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots11 shotsSunderland 20 shots, AZ Alkmaar 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots2 shotsSunderland 5 shots, AZ Alkmaar 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.9 xG1.49 xGSunderland 2.9 xG, AZ Alkmaar 1.49 xG
  • Possession45%55%Sunderland 45%, AZ Alkmaar 55%
  • Corners12 corners5 cornersSunderland 12 corners, AZ Alkmaar 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls13 foulsSunderland 14 fouls, AZ Alkmaar 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsSunderland 3 cards, AZ Alkmaar 2 cards
  • Passes382 passes493 passesSunderland 382 passes, AZ Alkmaar 493 passes
  • Pass accuracy78.3%82.2%Sunderland 78.3%, AZ Alkmaar 82.2%
  • Shots inside box15 shots7 shotsSunderland 15 shots, AZ Alkmaar 7 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks6 blocksSunderland 4 blocks, AZ Alkmaar 6 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves4 savesSunderland 2 saves, AZ Alkmaar 4 saves
  • Offsides1 offside0 offsidesSunderland 1 offside, AZ Alkmaar 0 offsides

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Sunderland1 matches
  • AZ Alkmaar1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

Sunderland

Competition
Premier League
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.11 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.26 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.01 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.41 xG/match
  • Shots10.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed14.2 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.42 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.45 shots/match
  • Possession44.8%
  • Corners3.63 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.13 corners/match
  • Cards2.26 cards/match
  • Fouls10.7 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency29%
  • Scoring frequency66%

AZ Alkmaar

Competition
Eredivisie
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.71 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.5 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.84 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.28 xG/match
  • Shots15.7 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.2 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.91 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.5 shots/match
  • Possession53.1%
  • Corners5.76 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.53 corners/match
  • Fouls10.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency26%
  • Scoring frequency88%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 16 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsSunderlandAZ Alkmaar
CompetitionUEFA Europa League
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this