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Premier League · 2026

Sunderland vs Chelsea · Premier League

vsPre-match analysis

Chelsea

WWLDL

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.22
Expected goals
2.071.36
Shots
13.214.4
Possession
48.6%47.4%

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What the record shows

The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sunderland favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Chelsea in 2 · 5 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sunderland5 matchesChelsea5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲ 2 goals/match
2 goals/match ▲Goals allowed5/52.4 goals/match
2.07 xG/match ▲Expected goals5/51.36 xG/match
13.2 shots/matchShots5/5▲ 14.4 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target5/55.2 shots/match
48.6% ●Possession5/547.4%
4 corners/matchCorners5/5● 6.6 corners/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls5/58.6 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Sunderland
0Draws
0Chelsea
Sunderland — Chelsea · Premier League2–1
Chelsea — Sunderland · Premier League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness51 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 8 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSunderlandChelsea
CompetitionPremier League
Head-to-headSunderland — Chelsea
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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