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Wolverhampton 1–1 Sunderland · Premier League

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Wolverhampton and Sunderland drew 1–1.

Shots
2010
Shots on target
72
Expected goals
1.780.64
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Wolves and Sunderland drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Wolves – Sunderland): shots 20–10, shots on target 7–2, expected goals 1.78–0.64, possession 58%–42%. 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 above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.06 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/match1.06 goals/match1.36 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots10 shotsWolverhampton 20 shots, Sunderland 10 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots2 shotsWolverhampton 7 shots, Sunderland 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.78 xG0.64 xGWolverhampton 1.78 xG, Sunderland 0.64 xG
  • Possession58%42%Wolverhampton 58%, Sunderland 42%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersWolverhampton 6 corners, Sunderland 3 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls11 foulsWolverhampton 11 fouls, Sunderland 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards4 cardsWolverhampton 0 cards, Sunderland 4 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Wolverhampton favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Sunderland in 8 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Wolverhampton35 matchesSunderland35 matches
0.71 goals/matchGoals scored35/35▲ 1.06 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed35/35▲ 1.31 goals/match
0.95 xG/matchExpected goals5/6▲ 1.38 xG/match
9.54 shots/matchShots35/35▲ 10.1 shots/match
3.26 shots/matchShots on target35/353.34 shots/match
44%Possession35/35● 44.5%
3.34 corners/matchCorners35/35● 3.54 corners/match
2.19 cards/matchCards31/302.17 cards/match
12.9 fouls/matchFouls35/3510.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples35 / 35home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 2 May 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsWolverhamptonSunderland
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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