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Sunderland 2–0 Wolverhampton · Premier League

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sunderland won 2–0.

Shots
816
Shots on target
23
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sunderland beat Wolves 2–0. Recorded in this match (Sunderland – Wolves): shots 8–16, shots on target 2–3, possession 41%–59%, corners 2–2. 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's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sunderland's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.13 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.13 goals/match1.21 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots16 shotsSunderland 8 shots, Wolverhampton 16 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsSunderland 2 shots, Wolverhampton 3 shots
  • Possession41%59%Sunderland 41%, Wolverhampton 59%
  • Corners2 corners2 cornersSunderland 2 corners, Wolverhampton 2 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls12 foulsSunderland 5 fouls, Wolverhampton 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards0 cardsSunderland 0 cards, Wolverhampton 0 cards

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 · Wolverhampton in 3 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sunderland8 matchesWolverhampton8 matches
1.13 goals/match ▲Goals scored8/80.63 goals/match
0.75 goals/match ▲Goals allowed8/82 goals/match
9.75 shots/matchShots8/810.3 shots/match
2.63 shots/matchShots on target8/8▲ 3.25 shots/match
43.5%Possession8/8● 48.9%
3.63 corners/matchCorners8/8● 3.75 corners/match
1.75 cards/matchCards8/81.88 cards/match
8.63 fouls/matchFouls8/813.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples8 / 8home / 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: Sat, 18 Oct 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

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

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