Sportsball Stats

Manchester UnitedvSunderland

Thu, 31 Dec 2026, 7:00 am AEDT

Old Trafford

2026-27 · Gameweek 18

Season comparison

Manchester United2026-27Sunderland
3Played3
1Won1
1Drawn1
1Lost1
7Goals for3
6Goals against3
DWLLast 5DWL

Key stats

Manchester UnitedPer match · 2026-27Sunderland
  • 0.5Half-time goals0.5

    Half-time goals: Manchester United 0.5, Sunderland 0.5. The score at the break.

  • 2.51xG1.63

    xG: Manchester United 2.51, Sunderland 1.63. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

  • 2.25Non-penalty xG1.38

    Non-penalty xG: Manchester United 2.25, Sunderland 1.38. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

  • 22.7Shots12.3

    Shots: Manchester United 22.7, Sunderland 12.3. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

  • 6.7On target4.3

    On target: Manchester United 6.7, Sunderland 4.3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

  • 2.7Big chances2

    Big chances: Manchester United 2.7, Sunderland 2. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

  • 7Corners4

    Corners: Manchester United 7, Sunderland 4. Corners won.

  • 2.7Shots from corners1.7

    Shots from corners: Manchester United 2.7, Sunderland 1.7. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

  • 0.7From free kicks1

    From free kicks: Manchester United 0.7, Sunderland 1. Shots struck directly from a free kick.

  • 3.3Headed shots2.7

    Headed shots: Manchester United 3.3, Sunderland 2.7. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

  • 0.3Penalties0.3

    Penalties: Manchester United 0.3, Sunderland 0.3. Penalties awarded and taken.

  • 298Passes in their third254

    Passes in their third: Manchester United 298, Sunderland 254. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

  • 9.7Deep completions8

    Deep completions: Manchester United 9.7, Sunderland 8. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

  • 8Fouls12

    Fouls: Manchester United 8, Sunderland 12. Fouls conceded.

  • 1.7Yellow cards1.7

    Yellow cards: Manchester United 1.7, Sunderland 1.7. Summed from the players.

  • 12.2PPDA9.9

    PPDA: Manchester United 12.2, Sunderland 9.9. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

  • 1.85Expected points1.54

    Expected points: Manchester United 1.85, Sunderland 1.54. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.

Head to head

1 Manchester United · 1 drawn · 0 Sunderland2 meetings on record, 1.0 goals a game

  • Sunderland00Manchester United2025-26 · 10 May
  • Manchester United20Sunderland2025-26 · 5 Oct

Last time out

Players to watch

Manchester United

Sunderland

Defence vs position

2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.

ForwardsManchester United v Sunderland defSunderland v Manchester United def
Goals0.00v0.3310th/5th0.00v0.0010th/11th
Assists0.33v0.003rd/8th0.00v0.007th/8th
Shots2.3v2.79th/7th2.0v2.010th/13th
Shots on target0.7v1.07th/5th0.0v0.718th/10th
Key passes1.3v0.72nd/13th1.0v1.37th/2nd
Big chances0.00v1.0017th/1st0.33v0.6710th/5th
xG0.14v0.5418th/5th0.29v0.3111th/17th
Attacking midManchester United v Sunderland defSunderland v Manchester United def
Goals1.67v0.001st/19th0.67v0.337th/9th
Assists0.33v0.336th/8th0.00v0.6712th/4th
Shots11.7v2.71st/19th4.0v3.314th/15th
Shots on target4.0v0.01st/20th1.0v1.714th/8th
Key passes7.3v2.72nd/15th2.0v3.716th/9th
Big chances2.33v0.331st/12th0.67v0.338th/12th
xG1.94v0.401st/15th0.52v0.3211th/17th
MidfieldersManchester United v Sunderland defSunderland v Manchester United def
Goals0.00v0.339th/3rd0.00v0.009th/10th
Assists0.33v0.334th/3rd0.00v0.6710th/1st
Shots3.3v2.36th/11th2.0v2.011th/14th
Shots on target0.7v0.37th/10th0.7v0.07th/16th
Key passes2.3v1.712th/15th3.7v2.74th/9th
Big chances0.00v0.339th/3rd0.33v0.005th/9th
xG0.14v0.2010th/9th0.31v0.077th/19th
DefendersManchester United v Sunderland defSunderland v Manchester United def
Goals0.00v0.007th/5th0.00v1.007th/1st
Assists0.33v0.003rd/10th0.00v0.008th/10th
Shots4.3v1.32nd/14th2.0v3.09th/7th
Shots on target0.7v0.06th/16th0.7v2.06th/1st
Key passes5.0v2.01st/7th1.7v1.312th/13th
Big chances0.00v0.339th/6th0.00v1.339th/1st
xG0.20v0.159th/11th0.05v0.6818th/2nd

Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.

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