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Everton 1–3 Sunderland · Premier League

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1–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sunderland won 1–3.

Shots
107
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
1.10.73
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sunderland beat Everton 3–1. Recorded in this match (Everton – Sunderland): shots 10–7, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 1.1–0.73, possession 49%–51%. 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 · Season1.08 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/match1.08 goals/match1.36 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots7 shotsEverton 10 shots, Sunderland 7 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsEverton 4 shots, Sunderland 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.1 xG0.73 xGEverton 1.1 xG, Sunderland 0.73 xG
  • Possession49%51%Everton 49%, Sunderland 51%
  • Corners3 corners2 cornersEverton 3 corners, Sunderland 2 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls9 foulsEverton 14 fouls, Sunderland 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards0 cardsEverton 3 cards, Sunderland 0 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Everton
2Draws
0Sunderland
Everton — Sunderland · FA Cup1–1
Sunderland — Everton · Premier League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Everton favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Sunderland in 1 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Everton37 matchesSunderland37 matches
1.27 goals/match ▲Goals scored37/371.08 goals/match
1.32 goals/matchGoals allowed37/371.27 goals/match
1.36 xG/match ▲Expected goals8/81.28 xG/match
11.1 shots/match ▲Shots37/3710.1 shots/match
3.78 shots/match ▲Shots on target37/373.35 shots/match
43.5%Possession37/37● 44.9%
4.35 corners/match ●Corners37/373.57 corners/match
2.03 cards/matchCards29/302.17 cards/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls37/3710.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples37 / 37home / 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: Sun, 17 May 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsEvertonSunderland
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
Head-to-headEverton — Sunderland
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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