Sunderland AFC vs Brighton - Match Preview | Goallytics

Premier League

Premier League Matchday 6

Sunderland AFC

Form: 4.0 →

0 - 2

FT

Brighton

Form: 8.3 ↑

1st Half

34'
M. Fofana ↔ T. Meunier
36'
O. Boscagli
Yellow card

2nd Half

53'
M. De Cuyper (P. Groß)
0 - 1
56'
VAR: card upgrade confirmed
57'
P. Struijk
Red card
60'
L. Dunk ↔ C. Kostoulas
68'
Costinha ↔ O. Boscagli
68'
M. Yalcouyé ↔ M. De Cuyper
73'
D. Methalie ↔ Reinildo
73'
J. Bi ↔ N. Angulo
81'
J. Angulo ↔ E. Le Fée
88'
J. Hadjam ↔ D. Gómez
88'
G. Rutter ↔ Y. Ayari
90+3'
J. Hadjam (G. Rutter)
0 - 2

Stadium of Light (Sunderland)

Thomas Bramall

Match Statistics

0.68

Expected Goals

1.14

62%

Ball Possession

38%

12

Total Shots

13

3

Shots on Goal

4

8

Fouls

12

5

Offsides

0

0

Yellow Cards

1

0

Red Cards

1

501

Total passes

309

7

Corner Kicks

5

Lineups

4-2-3-1

22 R. Roefs 5.8 G
32 T. Hume 6.04 D
20 N. Mukiele ⭐ 7.4 D
4 K. Danso 6.05 D
17 Reinildo ↓ 6.3 D
34 G. Xhaka 6.46 M
27 N. Sadiki 6.63 M
12 T. Meunier ↓ 5.74 M
28 E. Le Fée ↓ 6.39 M
10 N. Angulo ↓ 5.91 M
18 W. Isidor 6.13 F

Substitutes

15 O. Alderete D
50 J. Angulo ↑ 6.19 F
37 J. Bi ↑ 6.28 F
31 M. Ellborg G
39 M. Fofana ↑ 6.54 F
6 D. Methalie ↑ 6.16 D
13 L. O'Nien M
11 C. Rigg M
7 C. Talbi F

Coach: R. Le Bris

4-2-3-1

1 B. Verbruggen 7.02 G
24 F. Kadıoğlu 7.11 D
44 L. Vušković 6.1 D
4 P. Struijk 5.49 D
21 O. Boscagli ↓ 6.32 D
14 José María Andrés Baixauli 6.31 M
13 P. Groß A 7.55 M
25 D. Gómez ↓ 6.39 M
26 Y. Ayari ↓ 6.2 M
29 M. De Cuyper ↓ ⭐ 7.68 M
19 C. Kostoulas ↓ 6.66 F

Substitutes

23 J. Steele G
10 G. Rutter A ↑ 6.77 F
15 I. Osman F
33 M. O'Riley M
20 Costinha ↑ 6.46 D
3 J. Hadjam ↑ 7.36 D
5 L. Dunk ↑ 6.77 D
12 P. David F
35 M. Yalcouyé ↑ 6.55 M

Coach: F. Hürzeler

Missing Players

Sunderland AFC 4

D. Ballard

Muscle Injury
B. Brobbey

Muscle Injury
H. Diarra

Hamstring Injury
R. Mundle

Knee Injury

Brighton 8

F. Azeez

Abdominal strain
E. Ferguson

Ankle Injury
J. Hinshelwood

Injury
Y. Minteh

Injury
K. Mitoma

Hamstring Injury
S. Tzimas

Knee Injury
M. Wieffer

Knee Injury
Z. Yohanna

Lacking Match Fitness

Pre-match Odds

26.2%

24.8%

49.0%

1

X

2

Over / Under

0.5

Over93.5%

Under6.7%

1.5

Over75.2%

Under24.8%

2.5

Over50.8%

Under49.3%

3.5

Over28.4%

Under71.4%

Confidence Score

7.6

0 10

Goal53.2%

No Goal46.8%

Recent Meetings

Date		Match	Score
10 Oct 2026		Sunderland AFC - Brighton	0-2
14 Mar 2026		Sunderland AFC - Brighton	0-1
20 Dec 2025		Brighton - Sunderland AFC	0-0