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Brentford 3–0 Sunderland · Premier League

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Brentford won 3–0.

Shots
1811
Shots on target
63
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Brentford beat Sunderland 3–0. Recorded in this match (Brentford – Sunderland): shots 18–11, shots on target 6–3, possession 51%–49%, corners 7–4. 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.

Sunderland's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for0.4 goals/match1 goal/match1.45 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Brentford, Sunderland.

3.19 days ▲Rest daysBrentford · Sunderland3.19 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBrentfordSunderlandBaseline
Rest days3.19 days3.19 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots11 shotsBrentford 18 shots, Sunderland 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots3 shotsBrentford 6 shots, Sunderland 3 shots
  • Possession51%49%Brentford 51%, Sunderland 49%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersBrentford 7 corners, Sunderland 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls13 foulsBrentford 13 fouls, Sunderland 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardBrentford 2 cards, Sunderland 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Brentford
0Draws
1Sunderland
Sunderland — Brentford · Premier League2–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Brentford favored in 6 of 9 directional metrics · Sunderland in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Brentford21 matchesSunderland21 matches
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored21/211 goal/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed21/21▲ 1.05 goals/match
10.3 shots/match ▲Shots21/219.62 shots/match
4.24 shots/match ▲Shots on target21/213.1 shots/match
46.3% ●Possession21/2142.6%
4.9 corners/match ●Corners21/213.62 corners/match
1.95 cards/matchCards21/212.05 cards/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls21/219.86 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples21 / 21home / 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: Wed, 7 Jan 2026, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

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

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