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Sunderland 3–0 Burnley · Premier League

3–0Historical match

Burnley

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

Match at a glance

Sunderland won 3–0.

Shots
145
Shots on target
50
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sunderland beat Burnley 3–0. Recorded in this match (Sunderland – Burnley): shots 14–5, shots on target 5–0, possession 44%–56%, corners 1–2. 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

weak

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

1.4 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 for1.4 goals/match1.13 goals/match1.42 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots5 shotsSunderland 14 shots, Burnley 5 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots0 shotsSunderland 5 shots, Burnley 0 shots
  • Possession44%56%Sunderland 44%, Burnley 56%
  • Corners1 corner2 cornersSunderland 1 corner, Burnley 2 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls10 foulsSunderland 12 fouls, Burnley 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card4 cardsSunderland 1 card, Burnley 4 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Sunderland
2Draws
2Burnley
Burnley — Sunderland · Premier League2–0
Burnley — Sunderland · Championship0–0
Sunderland — Burnley · Championship1–0
Burnley — Sunderland · Championship0–0
Sunderland — Burnley · Championship2–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sunderland favored in 8 of 9 directional metrics · Burnley in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sunderland24 matchesBurnley24 matches
1.13 goals/match ▲Goals scored24/241.04 goals/match
1.08 goals/match ▲Goals allowed24/241.96 goals/match
9.83 shots/match ▲Shots24/248.67 shots/match
3.29 shots/match ▲Shots on target24/242.83 shots/match
43.7% ●Possession24/2441.1%
3.46 corners/match ●Corners24/243.38 corners/match
2.13 cards/matchCards24/241.79 cards/match
10.1 fouls/matchFouls24/249.96 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples24 / 24home / 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: Tue, 3 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsSunderlandBurnley
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
Head-to-headSunderland — Burnley
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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