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Sunderland 2–1 Brentford · Premier League

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sunderland won 2–1.

Shots
127
Shots on target
34
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sunderland beat Brentford 2–1. Recorded in this match (Sunderland – Brentford): shots 12–7, shots on target 3–4, possession 54%–46%, corners 3–4. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Brentford show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Brentford's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

10.3 shots/match ▲ShotsSunderland · Brentford8.67 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricSunderlandBrentfordBaseline
Shots10.3 shots/match8.67 shots/match10.7 shots/match
Shots against8.67 shots/match13.3 shots/match11.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Sunderland have recorded the higher season possession share.

49.7% ●PossessionSunderland · Brentford38.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSunderlandBrentfordBaseline
Possession49.7%38.7%48.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots7 shotsSunderland 12 shots, Brentford 7 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsSunderland 3 shots, Brentford 4 shots
  • Possession54%46%Sunderland 54%, Brentford 46%
  • Corners3 corners4 cornersSunderland 3 corners, Brentford 4 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls12 foulsSunderland 11 fouls, Brentford 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsSunderland 3 cards, Brentford 2 cards

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sunderland favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Brentford in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sunderland3 matchesBrentford3 matches
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/31 goal/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed3/31.67 goals/match
10.3 shots/match ▲Shots3/38.67 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target3/33 shots/match
49.7% ●Possession3/338.7%
3.67 corners/matchCorners3/33.67 corners/match
1.33 cards/matchCards3/31.67 cards/match
8 fouls/matchFouls3/312.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-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: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 30 Aug 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsSunderlandBrentford
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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