Premier League
Thursday 1 January 2026 · 20:00 · HT 0-0 · Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Referee Jarred Gillett
Sunderland v Manchester City: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Sunderland's last 9 home games and Manchester City's last 9 away games in the Premier League before kick-off, both teams scored in 11 of 18, over 2.5 goals in 10 of 18, with 8.4 corners per match (league 9.9) and 3.8 cards (league 3.9).
Overview
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Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Sunderland v Manchester City, full match
32%
Possession
68%
0.88
Expected goals (xG)
2.24
10
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
4
3
Corners
5
9
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
1
Goals and cards
45+5'
Yellow card
Simon Adingra SUN
77'
Yellow card
Nathan Aké MAN
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Sunderland's last 9 home games and Manchester City's last 9 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
61%
11/18 games · League 56%
Over 1.5 goals
83%
15/18 games · League 79%
Over 2.5 goals
56%
10/18 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 goals
22%
4/18 games · League 28%
Over 9.5 corners
39%
7/18 games · League 56%
Over 3.5 cards
50%
9/18 games · League 57%
Sunderland clean sheet
33%
3/9 games · League 26%
Manchester City clean sheet
33%
3/9 games · League 26%
Sunderland fail to score
0%
0/9 games · League 26%
Manchester City fail to score
11%
1/9 games · League 26%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
2.9
League 2.8
Corners
8.4
League 9.9
Cards
3.8
League 3.9
