Premier League · 2025Turf Moor

Burnley 2–0 Sunderland · Premier League

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Burnley won 2–0.

Shots
79
Shots on target
21
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Burnley beat Sunderland 2–0. Recorded in this match (Burnley – Sunderland): shots 7–9, shots on target 2–1, possession 42%–58%, corners 4–3. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots9 shotsBurnley 7 shots, Sunderland 9 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots1 shotBurnley 2 shots, Sunderland 1 shot
  • Possession42%58%Burnley 42%, Sunderland 58%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersBurnley 4 corners, Sunderland 3 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls5 foulsBurnley 9 fouls, Sunderland 5 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardBurnley 0 cards, Sunderland 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Burnley
2Draws
1Sunderland
Burnley — Sunderland · Championship0–0
Sunderland — Burnley · Championship1–0
Burnley — Sunderland · Championship0–0
Sunderland — Burnley · Championship2–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

  • Rest before fixture · Both teams: 7 days
  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

Burnley / Sunderland

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-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: Sat, 23 Aug 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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