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Sunderland 2–2 Arsenal · Premier League

2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sunderland and Arsenal drew 2–2.

Shots
617
Shots on target
27
Possession
35%65%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sunderland and Arsenal drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Sunderland – Arsenal): shots 6–17, shots on target 2–7, possession 35%–65%, 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

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

10.1 shots/match ▲ShotsSunderland · Arsenal14.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSunderlandArsenalBaseline
Shots10.1 shots/match14.7 shots/match11.9 shots/match
Shots against13.3 shots/match7.36 shots/match11.5 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Arsenal have recorded the higher season possession share.

43.3%PossessionSunderland · Arsenal● 58.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSunderlandArsenalBaseline
Possession43.3%58.9%50.4%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots17 shotsSunderland 6 shots, Arsenal 17 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots7 shotsSunderland 2 shots, Arsenal 7 shots
  • Possession35%65%Sunderland 35%, Arsenal 65%
  • Corners2 corners2 cornersSunderland 2 corners, Arsenal 2 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls13 foulsSunderland 13 fouls, Arsenal 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardSunderland 2 cards, Arsenal 1 card

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 · Arsenal in 9

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sunderland11 matchesArsenal11 matches
1.27 goals/matchGoals scored11/11▲ 1.82 goals/match
0.91 goals/matchGoals allowed11/11▲ 0.45 goals/match
10.1 shots/matchShots11/11▲ 14.7 shots/match
2.73 shots/matchShots on target11/11▲ 4.73 shots/match
43.3%Possession11/11● 58.9%
3.27 corners/matchCorners11/11● 6.82 corners/match
1.82 cards/matchCards11/111 card/match
9.55 fouls/matchFouls11/1110.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples11 / 11home / 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, 8 Nov 2025, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

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