Premier League · 2025/26
Sunderland
Over 38 matches, Sunderland create most danger down their right (1.37× the league norm), and concede most down their right (1.23×).
42 scored, 1.1 below xG
48 conceded, 12.3 below xGA
Where the shots come from
Shots taken
every shot, or counted by zoneSunderland, 2025/26 · final 35m. A further 1% of their shots came from outside this window.
vs league average · 1.00 marked · share of xG
Shots taken
every shot, or counted by zoneSunderland, 2025/26 · final 35m. A further 1% of their shots came from outside this window.
vs league average · 1.00 marked · share of xG
Shots faced
every shot, or counted by zoneSunderland, 2025/26 · final 35m. A further 1% of their shots came from outside this window.
vs league average · 1.00 marked · share of xG
Flanks and routes
Danger conceded by flank
left against right · open play onlySunderland concede more down their right: more attacks there, and better ones.
- Attacks faced
- 1.10×
- Chance quality
- 1.47×
Shots on the weak flank per shot on the strong one
xG per shot on the weak flank versus the strong one
Set pieces are excluded, since a corner has no flank. Sides within ten points of an even split are treated as level, since a season is short enough that smaller gaps are usually noise.
Crosses or through balls
open play onlySunderland take 9% of their open-play danger from crosses and 15% from balls played through the middle.
Measured from the action immediately before each shot. This shows whether a side works the ball wide or through the middle; which flank they progress down cannot be derived, because no free source publishes pass locations.
Who does the work
Territory and pressing
1.00 = league averageSunderland neither reach the final twenty yards often nor make much of it when they arrive.
- Territory won0.82×
5.6 deep completions a match
- Territory allowed1.18×
8.0 conceded a match
- Pressing0.91×
13.7 opponent passes per defensive action
- Freedom to build0.89×
11.0 of their own passes allowed
- Danger per arrival0.88×
0.186 npxG per deep completion
A deep completion is a pass finished within about twenty yards of goal, and PPDA counts an opponent’s passes per defensive action. A lower figure is a harder press, so the bar inverts it to keep every row reading the same way. This describes where the ball ends up rather than how it travelled: no pass or carry record exists in this data, so progressive passes and carries are genuinely out of reach rather than merely absent.
Share of attacking output
non-penalty xG plus expected assistsSunderland’s attack is effectively 12.9 players. A side spread across fourteen absorbs an absence that one built on nine does not.
4.7% of their attack is doubtful or out. Habib Diarra.
- Enzo Le Fée14.5%
- Brian Brobbey12.8%
- Wilson Isidor8.3%
- Nordi Mukiele8.2%
- Dan Ballard7.8%
- Trai Hume7.1%
Share of the squad’s non-penalty xG plus expected assists, so it counts chances taken and chances given alike. Penalties are left out because they describe who the club nominates rather than who creates. Contributors under 2% are not listed, though they still count towards the spread above.
Share of defensive work
tackles, blocks, clearances, recoveriesSunderland’s defensive work is effectively 11.3 players. A side spread across fourteen absorbs an absence that one built on nine does not.
2.9% of their defensive work is doubtful or out. Habib Diarra.
- Granit Xhaka13.5%
- Enzo Le Fée11.9%
- Omar Alderete11.6%
- Nordi Mukiele10.2%
- Dan Ballard9.9%
- Noah Sadiki9.3%
Share of the squad’s defensive contribution: tackles, blocks, clearances, interceptions and recoveries combined. Goalkeepers record none of it, so a keeper never appears here however much the side depends on him. This statistic begins in 2025/26, so there is no earlier season to compare against.
Creator to finisher
shots and xG per pairing- Enzo Le Fée→Brian Brobbey3.1 xG10 shots · 3g
- Granit Xhaka→Dan Ballard0.9 xG7 shots · 0g
- Granit Xhaka→Wilson Isidor0.8 xG6 shots · 2g
- Enzo Le Fée→Wilson Isidor0.8 xG5 shots · 1g
- Nordi Mukiele→Brian Brobbey0.7 xG3 shots · 1g
- Robin Roefs→Wilson Isidor0.6 xG2 shots · 0g
- Enzo Le Fée→Habib Diarra0.6 xG2 shots · 0g
- Granit Xhaka→Nordi Mukiele0.6 xG3 shots · 1g
The pass immediately before the shot, so a player who starts moves without playing the final ball will not appear here. Roughly seven in ten shots name their creator.
How the season splits
Danger by scoreline
leading, level or behindSunderland produce most of their danger with the game level (48% of their xG).
- Ahead20%
- Level48%
- Behind31%
- Ahead
- 20%
- 8.9 xG · 63 shots
- Level
- 48%
- 21.1 xG · 214 shots
- Behind
- 31%
- 13.6 xG · 120 shots
The scoreline at the moment each shot was struck, rebuilt from goal times. Sides that trail often will look busier in attack than they really are.
Home and away
same team, two recordsSunderland are a noticeably different side by venue, creating 0.16 xG more per match at home, and conceding 0.45 fewer.
Shots faced and shots stopped
two different jobsSunderland allow 1.62 xG a match, and concede 4.2 fewer goals than the league converts that into.
- Chance prevention
- 1.62
- Shot stopping
- +4.2
xG allowed per match. Mostly the outfield shape, and it tends to repeat.
Goals prevented against the league rate. Largely the keeper, and it swings year to year.
Measured against the league’s own conversion rate rather than raw xG. Blocked and off-target shots carry xG that can never be scored, so comparing goals to raw xG would mark every side in the division as leaky. A high block share means bodies in the way rather than chances denied.