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 comparisonChelsea
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, Chelsea strongThe 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.
- 24 May 2026Sunderland2-1Chelsea
- 25 Oct 2025Chelsea1-2Sunderland
- 21 May 2017Chelsea5-1Sunderland
- 14 Dec 2016Sunderland0-1Chelsea
- 07 May 2016Sunderland3-2Chelsea
- 20 Sept 2026vsManchester City5-3L
- 16 Sept 2026vsAZ Alkmaar1-0W
- 12 Sept 2026vsArsenal0-2L
- 08 Sept 2026vsHull City1-0W
- 05 Sept 2026vsBrentford1-1D
- 18 Sept 2026vsBrentford3-0L
- 12 Sept 2026vsHull City2-2D
- 09 Sept 2026vsLeeds6-3W
- 06 Sept 2026vsArsenal2-1L
- 30 Aug 2026vsBrighton4-3W
Sunderland vs Chelsea: form and season numbers
Sunderland take a form score of 6.1 out of 10 into this Premier League fixture, against 7.4 for Chelsea. Sunderland have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5, while Chelsea have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in theirs. Across the season Sunderland average 1.3 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per game, Chelsea 2.7 and 1.9. Sunderland have kept a clean sheet in 50% of their matches this season, Chelsea in 20%. In their last 10 meetings Sunderland have won 5, drawn 1 and lost 4. Sunderland sit 14th on 4 points, Chelsea 10th on 7.
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