Leeds

Leeds

VS Scheduled Sunday 23 May 202715:00

England 26/27 Premier League · Matchday 37

Sunderland

Head-to-head overview

2 meetings

LeedsWins: 0
Draws50.0% of meetings: 1
SunderlandWins: 1

Goals per match: 1.50
Over 2.5 goals: 0.0%
Both teams scored: 50.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-03-03	25/26	Leeds0–1Sunderland
2025-12-28	25/26	Sunderland1–1Leeds

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	Leeds0–0Crystal Palace
2026-09-14	26/27	Leeds4–1Newcastle
2026-09-05	26/27	Brighton1–1Leeds
2026-08-30	26/27	Leeds1–1Brentford
2026-08-22	26/27	Nott'm Forest0–1Leeds
2026-05-24	25/26	West Ham3–0Leeds
2026-05-17	25/26	Leeds1–0Brighton
2026-05-11	25/26	Tottenham1–1Leeds

Sunderland

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	Man City5–3Sunderland
2026-09-13	26/27	Sunderland0–2Arsenal
2026-09-12	26/27	Sunderland0–2Arsenal
2026-09-05	26/27	Brentford1–1Sunderland
2026-08-30	26/27	Sunderland1–0Fulham
2026-08-22	26/27	Ipswich2–1Sunderland
2026-05-24	25/26	Sunderland2–1Chelsea
2026-05-17	25/26	Everton1–3Sunderland

Leeds Sunderland

Wins

38%

Over 2.5 goals

25%

50%

Both teams scored

50%

62%

Clean sheets

38%

12%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Leeds

Home · Premier League

Home			Away		1st goal
7	Leeds		Man City	1
7	Leeds		Arsenal	2
7	Leeds		Brighton	3
7	Leeds	1–1	Brentford	4	41′ Away
7	Leeds		Liverpool	5
7	Leeds		Everton	6
7 · Leeds
7	Leeds		Hull	8
7	Leeds		Ipswich	9
7	Leeds	4–1	Newcastle	10	—
7	Leeds		Nott'm Forest	11
7	Leeds		Chelsea	12
7	Leeds		Man United	13
7	Leeds		Bournemouth	14
7	Leeds	0–0	Crystal Palace	15	–
7	Leeds		Sunderland	16
7	Leeds		Aston Villa	17
7	Leeds		Fulham	18
7	Leeds		Tottenham	19
7	Leeds		Coventry	20

Sunderland

Away · Premier League

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Man City	5–3	Sunderland	16	9′ Home
2	Arsenal		Sunderland	16
3	Brighton		Sunderland	16
4	Brentford	1–1	Sunderland	16	57′ Home
5	Liverpool		Sunderland	16
6	Everton		Sunderland	16
7	Leeds		Sunderland	16
8	Hull		Sunderland	16
9	Ipswich	2–1	Sunderland	16	24′ Home
10	Newcastle		Sunderland	16
11	Nott'm Forest		Sunderland	16
12	Chelsea		Sunderland	16
13	Man United		Sunderland	16
14	Bournemouth		Sunderland	16
15	Crystal Palace		Sunderland	16
16 · Sunderland
17	Aston Villa		Sunderland	16
18	Fulham		Sunderland	16
19	Tottenham		Sunderland	16
20	Coventry		Sunderland	16

Leeds Home Sunderland Away

Wins

33%

0%

Over 1.5

67%

100%

Over 2.5

33%

67%

Over 3.5

33%

Both teams scored

67%

100%

Clean sheets

33%

0%

Scores first

33%

0%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Premier League · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Leeds

5 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away2 matches	Overall5 matches
Points / match	1.67	2.00	1.80
Draws	66.7%	50.0%	60.0%
Goals scored / match	1.67	1.00	1.40
Goals conceded / match	0.67	0.50	0.60
Total goals / match	2.33	1.50	2.00
Failed to score	33.3%	0.0%	20.0%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	100.0%	80.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 1	100%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Sunderland

6 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away3 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	1.00	0.33	0.67
Draws	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%
Goals scored / match	0.33	1.67	1.00
Goals conceded / match	1.33	2.67	2.00
Total goals / match	1.67	4.33	3.00
Failed to score	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%
Under 2.5 goals	100.0%	33.3%	66.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 0	—
Scores first → wins	0 of 0	—
Concedes first → wins	0 of 3	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	1	1
16–30	0	2
31–45	2	1
46–60	1	2
61–75	0	0
76–90	1	2

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Leeds	Draw	Sunderland	How it works
Strength (Elo)	48.2%	22.5%	29.3%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	50.0%	27.3%	22.3%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.40–0.83 Model expected goals

38.4% Probability of over 2.5 goals

42.5% Both teams to score

1-0 Most likely score, at 15.0%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-015.0%

1-112.5%

0-010.7%

2-010.5%

0-18.9%

2-18.8%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Leeds	Sunderland	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1534	1489	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	24	2	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1538	1558	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	45.5%	45.2%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	44.3%	47.2%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	1077	927	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	31.8%	30.0%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	75.9%	62.7%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Leeds	0.60	0.65	0.25	0.80
Sunderland	0.37	0.74	0.68	1.00

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Leeds	10%	15%	22%	18%	35%
Sunderland	8%	20%	30%	22%	20%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.64 Leeds at home, 11 matches

1.20 Sunderland away, 10 matches

245d Days of rest for Leeds

245d Days of rest for Sunderland

— Manager of Leeds

— Manager of Sunderland

0 Matches for Leeds in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Sunderland in the last 14 days

9 Points for Leeds behind the leaders, and 5 above the relegation zone

14 Points for Sunderland behind the leaders, and 0 above the relegation zone

2.84 League goals per match

26.2% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Leeds, the right bar represents Sunderland.

On the ball

20 matches

11.94

shots

11.53

3.67

shots on target

3.53

30.7%

accuracy

30.6%

4.2

corners

4.05

10.95

fouls

12.05

1.7

yellow cards

2.33

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Leeds	DWDDWLWDWD	1.70	1.40–1.00	1D
Sunderland	LLLDWLWWDD	1.20	1.20–1.50	3L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Leeds	7	9	4	0	2
Sunderland	3	10	6	2	2

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Leeds

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Sunderland

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

Referee 'completely wrong' to award penalty - Williams BBC Sport 09-12

'Today the game was unprotected' - Arteta fumes but Arsenal survive BBC Sport 09-12

Arteta 'very worried & very sad' over penalty incident BBC Sport 09-12

Farke’s blueprint for revitalised Leeds continues upward trajectory The Guardian 09-12

Why is Sunderland vs Arsenal at 8pm on Saturday? BBC Sport 09-07

Le Fee penalty saves point for Sunderland at Brentford BBC Sport 09-05

Late Vuskovic header rescues point for Brighton against Leeds BBC Sport 09-05