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Sunderland vs Brighton & Hove Albion 0:2: result and odds
Sunderland vs Brighton & Hove Albion finished 0:2. The AI models' pick was Brighton & Hove Albion to win at 2.33, and it won.
- Referee: Thomas Bramall · 3.9 yellow cards per match
- Premier League, matchday 6 of 38
- +12°, cloudy, wind 31 km/h
- Stadium of Light, Sunderland
published · updated UTC


AI models' pick: Brighton & Hove Albion to win
2.33AI models' pick · 11 of 15 on this bet · 1 more in the same direction
Our football predictions so far: 56 won · 34 lost · 3 void · +10.13 units All results
what these numbers mean
- won / lost
- The result of the bet once the round is settled: profit or loss at a stake of one unit at the odds shown.
- closing odds
- The odds on our bet at kick-off — the last price the market put up.
- CLV
- How much higher our published odds were than the closing price. A plus means we took the bet at a better price than the market gave it by kick-off; a minus means the market moved the other way. The number does not depend on the match result.
likely score
2:1 9%1:2 8%2:2 7%
The likely score lists the four most likely results. This is not the bet: the AI consensus chooses the bet.
What the odds were
Over 20 days a Brighton & Hove Albion win shortened from 2.48 to 2.31 — money is coming in on the away side.
abbreviations
- 1/X/2 — home win / draw / away win
- O/U — over/under total goals
- H1/H2 — home/away handicap
- 1X/12/X2 — home or draw / no draw / away or draw
Line movementOur bet — Brighton & Hove Albion: 2.33 → 2.31 since we publishedView
Since we published, our bet (a Brighton & Hove Albion win) has shortened from 2.33 to 2.31: the market now rates it as more likely.
Price changes
| When | Sunderland | Draw | Brighton & Hove Albion · our bet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.08+0.15 | 3.43−0.03 | 2.31−0.02 | |
| 7 Oct – 10 Oct · no snapshots for 3 days | |||
| We published a Brighton & Hove Albion win at 2.33 | |||
| 2.93+0.14 | 3.46+0.13 | 2.33−0.15 | |
| 27 Sep – 7 Oct · no snapshots for 10 days | |||
| 2.79opened | 3.33opened | 2.48opened | |
How the match went
Brighton won 2-0 at Sunderland, breaking the deadlock in the second half after a goalless first forty-five. Maxim De Cuyper put them ahead in the 53rd minute from a Pascal Groß assist, and four minutes later Pascal Struijk was shown a straight red after a VAR check, leaving Brighton to see out the rest with ten men. Jaouen Hadjam added a second in injury time, finishing off a Georginio Rutter pass. Sunderland had more of the ball, 62% to 38%, but Brighton were sharper where it counted: 1.14 expected goals against 0.68, and four shots on target to three. Our bet was Brighton to win at 2.33, and it landed. Before kick-off the market had Brighton at 2.31, the draw at 3.43 and Sunderland at 3.08; under 2.5 goals was priced at 2.01 and came in, while both teams to score, offered at 2.23 for no, also paid out as neither side conceded at the other end.
- 34'
on Malick Fofana, off Thomas Meunier - 36'
Olivier Boscagli YC - 53'
Maxim De Cuyper (Pascal Groß)0:1 - 56'
VAR check · Pascal Struijk - 57'
Pascal Struijk RC - 60'
on Lewis Dunk, off Charalampos Kostoulas - 68'
on Costinha, off Olivier Boscagli - 68'
on Malick Yalcouyé, off Maxim De Cuyper - 73'
on Dayann Methalie, off Reinildo Isnard Mandava - 73'
on Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi, off Nilson Angulo - 81'
on Juan Riquelme Angulo, off Enzo Le Fée - 88'
on Jaouen Hadjam, off Diego Gomez - 88'
on Georginio Rutter, off Yasin Ayari - 90+3'
Jaouen Hadjam (Georginio Rutter)0:2
| Sunderland | stat | Brighton & Hove Albion |
|---|---|---|
| 0.68 | expected goals (xG) | 1.14 |
| 12 | shots | 13 |
| 3 | on target | 4 |
| 62% | possession | 38% |
| 7 | corners | 5 |
| 8 | fouls | 12 |
| 2 | saves | 3 |
| 0 | yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | red cards | 1 |
what these numbers mean
- expected goals (xG)
- How many goals shots of this quality and from these positions produce on average. It shows how well the score reflects the game: 0.6 xG with two goals scored means clinical finishing, not domination.
- feed rating
- The player's match rating from our statistics provider — not ours. It is based on actions on and off the ball; we do not recalculate it and show it as it is.
Starting line-ups
- 22R. Roefs5.8
- 17Reinildo6.3
- 4K. Danso6.0
- 20N. Mukiele7.4
- 32T. Hume6.0
- 27N. Sadiki6.6
- 34G. Xhaka6.5
- 10N. Angulo5.9
- 28E. Le Fée6.4
- 12T. Meunier5.7
- 18W. Isidor6.1
- 15O. Alderete
- 50J. Anguloon 81'6.2
- 37J. Bion 73'6.3
- 31M. Ellborg
- 39M. Fofanaon 34'6.5
- 6D. Methalieon 73'6.2
- 13L. O'Nien
- 11C. Rigg
- 7C. Talbi
- 1B. Verbruggen7.0
- 21O. Boscagli6.3
- 4P. Struijk5.5
- 44L. Vušković6.1
- 24F. Kadıoğlu7.1
- 13P. Groß7.5
- 14José María Andrés Baixauli6.3
- 29M. De Cuyper — highest feed rating in the match7.7
- 26Y. Ayari6.2
- 25D. Gómez6.4
- 19C. Kostoulas6.7
- 23J. Steele
- 10G. Rutteron 88'6.8
- 15I. Osman
- 33M. O'Riley
- 20Costinhaon 68'6.5
- 3J. Hadjamon 88'7.4
- 5L. Dunkon 60'6.8
- 12P. David
- 35M. Yalcouyéon 68'6.5
AI prediction and analysis
The largest group of AI models bet on a Brighton & Hove Albion win — the bet won. One more chose a close bet in the same direction: Brighton & Hove Albion −1. 2 more bet on over 2.5 goals — the bet lost. One more bet on both teams to score.
Odds quoted in this analysis are as of 09.10 at 11:17 UTC
Brighton & Hove Albion sit third with 10 points after five rounds, and in their last five matches they have scored 16 goals while conceding five. Sunderland are 14th on four points and manage just 0.5 goals a game at home. On the road the visitors are averaging four goals a match, while no home game of Sunderland's season has gone over 2.5 goals — against an attack like that, the hosts need almost everything at the back to fall their way. Over 17 days the odds on the away side have shortened from 2.48 to 2.33. The previous meetings do urge some caution, though: in March Brighton won 1-0 at Sunderland and no more than that, and in December 2025 they failed to score at all at their own ground.
Where we could be wrong
Drizzle and a 32 km/h wind are not the ideal backdrop for a team built on short passing and a high press. Sunderland have already kept two clean sheets at home, in half of their matches, so a scrappy, low-scoring game with few chances looks more likely here than a comfortable away win by several goals. Our pick is still Brighton & Hove Albion to win in this Premier League meeting at odds of 2.33.
The bet comes from the largest group of AI models pointing the same way (a home win and a home handicap count as one view), and within that group it is the bet named most often; if two groups are level, the one priced closer to the bookmakers' line is taken — how we calculate
Stats and form
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.09 | Manchester City | A | 3:5 | L |
| 16.09 | AZ AlkmaarEuropa League | H | 1:0 | W |
| 12.09 | Arsenal | H | 0:2 | L |
| 08.09 | Hull CityEFL Cup | H | 1:0 | W |
| 05.09 | Brentford | A | 1:1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.09 | Arsenal | H | 3:0 | W |
| 16.09 | Manchester UnitedEFL Cup | A | 3:2 | W |
| 13.09 | Coventry City | A | 5:0 | W |
| 05.09 | Leeds United | H | 1:1 | D |
| 30.08 | Chelsea | A | 3:4 | L |
H — home, A — away · score and xG from the team's side · league matches carry no competition tag
Season averages
| for / against | EPL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| goals | 1.2 / 2 | 3.2 / 1 | 1.4 |
| xG | 2 / 1.7 | 2.3 / 1.7 | 1.5 |
| shots | 13.2 / 12 | 19 / 11.6 | 13.9 |
| shots on target | 5 / 3.2 | 5.8 / 3.8 | 4.4 |
| corners | 4 / 3.8 | 5.4 / 4.6 | 4.7 |
| fouls | 13 / 14.2 | 13 / 10.6 | 11.4 |
| yellow cards | 2.4 / 1.4 | 2.4 / 1.6 | 1.9 |
| matches over 2.5 | 40% | 80% | |
| both scored | 60% | 40% | |
| clean sheets | 20% | 60% | |
| failed to score | 20% | 0% | |
| home / away | |||
| goals | 0.5 / 1 | 4 / 2 | |
| average total | 1.5 | 6 | |
| matches over 2.5 | 0% | 100% | |
| both scored | 0% | 50% | |
- Sunderland score less than the league average: 1.2 vs 1.4
- Brighton & Hove Albion score more than the league average: 3.2 vs 1.4
- "home / away" is split by the role in this match: home games only for Sunderland, away games only for Brighton & Hove Albion
Head to head
0–1–1Sunderland wins · draws · Brighton & Hove Albion wins
| Match | Score | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 0:1 | 14.03.26 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion vs Sunderland | 0:0 | 20.12.25 |
- both scored in 0 of the last 2 meetings
- over 2.5 goals — in 0 of 2