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Arsenal 3–0 Sunderland · Premier League

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3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 3–0.

Shots
165
Shots on target
53
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Sunderland 3–0. Recorded in this match (Arsenal – Sunderland): shots 16–5, shots on target 5–3, possession 49%–51%, corners 5–2. 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

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

14.9 shots/match ▲ShotsArsenal · Sunderland9.64 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricArsenalSunderlandBaseline
Shots14.9 shots/match9.64 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against7.6 shots/match14.1 shots/match12.3 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Arsenal have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.4% ●PossessionArsenal · Sunderland44%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricArsenalSunderlandBaseline
Possession57.4%44%50%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots5 shotsArsenal 16 shots, Sunderland 5 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsArsenal 5 shots, Sunderland 3 shots
  • Possession49%51%Arsenal 49%, Sunderland 51%
  • Corners5 corners2 cornersArsenal 5 corners, Sunderland 2 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls8 foulsArsenal 11 fouls, Sunderland 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card2 cardsArsenal 1 card, Sunderland 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Arsenal
1Draws
0Sunderland
Sunderland — Arsenal · Premier League2–2

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Arsenal favored in 9 of 9 directional metrics · Sunderland in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Arsenal25 matchesSunderland25 matches
1.96 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/251.08 goals/match
0.68 goals/match ▲Goals allowed25/251.16 goals/match
14.9 shots/match ▲Shots25/259.64 shots/match
5.04 shots/match ▲Shots on target25/253.28 shots/match
57.4% ●Possession25/2544%
6.12 corners/match ●Corners25/253.4 corners/match
1.36 cards/matchCards25/252.12 cards/match
10.1 fouls/matchFouls25/2510 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples25 / 25home / 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, 7 Feb 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

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