Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Sunderland
Form comparisonBrighton and Hove Albion
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Sunderland strong, Brighton and Hove Albion mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 14 Mar 2026Sunderland0-1Brighton
- 20 Dec 2025Brighton0-0Sunderland
- 23 Aug 2011Brighton1-0Sunderland
- 20 Sept 2026vsManchester City5-3L
- 16 Sept 2026vsAZ Alkmaar1-0W
- 12 Sept 2026vsArsenal0-2L
- 08 Sept 2026vsHull City1-0W
- 05 Sept 2026vsBrentford1-1D
- 19 Sept 2026vsArsenal3-0W
- 16 Sept 2026vsManchester United2-3W
- 13 Sept 2026vsCoventry0-5W
- 05 Sept 2026vsLeeds1-1D
- 30 Aug 2026vsChelsea4-3L
Sunderland vs Brighton and Hove Albion: form and season numbers
Sunderland take a form score of 6.1 out of 10 into this Premier League fixture, against 8.7 for Brighton and Hove Albion. Sunderland have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5, while Brighton and Hove Albion have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Sunderland average 1.3 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per game, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.7 and 0.7. Sunderland have kept a clean sheet in 50% of their matches this season, Brighton and Hove Albion in 70%. In their last 3 meetings Sunderland have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 2. Sunderland sit 14th on 4 points, Brighton and Hove Albion 3rd on 10.
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