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Sunderland 1–1 Aston Villa · Premier League

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sunderland and Aston Villa drew 1–1.

Shots
1412
Shots on target
42
Possession
29%71%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sunderland and Aston Villa drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Sunderland – Aston Villa): shots 14–12, shots on target 4–2, possession 29%–71%, corners 6–5. 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.

Sunderland have a visible home split

weak

Sunderland's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

12 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season10.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12 shots/match10.2 shots/match10.7 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Aston Villa have recorded the higher season possession share.

44.4%PossessionSunderland · Aston Villa● 59.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSunderlandAston VillaBaseline
Possession44.4%59.4%49.9%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots12 shotsSunderland 14 shots, Aston Villa 12 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsSunderland 4 shots, Aston Villa 2 shots
  • Possession29%71%Sunderland 29%, Aston Villa 71%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersSunderland 6 corners, Aston Villa 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls8 foulsSunderland 14 fouls, Aston Villa 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardSunderland 2 cards, Aston Villa 1 card

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sunderland favored in 5 of 9 directional metrics · Aston Villa in 1 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sunderland5 matchesAston Villa5 matches
1.2 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/50.2 goals/match
0.8 goals/match ▲Goals allowed5/51 goal/match
10.2 shots/matchShots5/510.4 shots/match
2.6 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/52.4 shots/match
44.4%Possession5/5● 59.4%
4 corners/matchCorners5/5● 6 corners/match
1.6 cards/matchCards5/52 cards/match
9.2 fouls/matchFouls5/510.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 21 Sept 2025, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsSunderlandAston Villa
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
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