Brentford v Sunderland result

Full-time · Brentford 1–1 Sunderland

Premier League · Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:00 BST · Brentford Community Stadium

Updated 19 Sep 2026, 04:32 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Brentford · Sunderland

The model’s pre-match pick

Brentford 1–1 Sunderland — this Premier League match was drawn. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Over 2.5 goals

Best price: 1.83 at Unibet

What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Over 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 67.4% of 543 landed (95% range 63.4–71.2%); it had given them 75.9% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

How often calls like this land: when the model rated over 2.5 goals between 62% and 80% in 21 top-flight leagues over the last 365 days — every such forecast, not only the free picks — it landed 544 of 845 times (64.4%), against an average rating of 67.7%. How we measure →

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Sunderland: 2.15 to 1.59 in expected goals, 0.76 of it from a penalty, level on open-play xG, from 14 shots to 12 (per-shot expected goals for this match). The points were shared.

The result

Brentford and Sunderland drew 1–1 at Brentford Community Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 5 September.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Brentford: Vitaly Janelt (57’); Sunderland: Enzo Le Fée (82’ pen).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Enzo Le Fée’s goal on 82 minutes.

Discipline

The bookings — Brentford: Mamadou Sangaré (30’), Vitaly Janelt (62’) and Yehor Yarmolyuk (69’); Sunderland: Noah Sadiki (14’) and Granit Xhaka (88’).

What it changes

Brentford move down from fourth to fifth (three league matches played). Brentford have scored 16 goals, the fourth-most of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 9 games). Brentford have conceded nine goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Sunderland move up from 11th to 10th (three league matches played). Sunderland have scored seven goals, the second-fewest of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 9 games). Sunderland have conceded 17 goals, the third-most of the 20 clubs.

Brentford are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions. Brentford have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions. Sunderland have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) 9.3, Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) 7.0 and N. Mukiele (Sunderland) 5.0 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 67.4% of the time in the last 90 days (366 of 543).

Next up

Brentford next travel to Brighton on 8 November 2026.

Sunderland next host Chelsea on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Brentford: Brighton v Brentford, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Sunderland: Sunderland v Chelsea, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Brentford 1–1 Sunderland · Premier League
Venue: Brentford Community Stadium · London
Referee: Thomas Bramall, England
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 4): Brentford 2 · draws 1 · Sunderland 1 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Brentford 2W 3D 0L · Sunderland 3W 1D 1L

Brentford 1–1 Sunderland (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 19 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.13 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.75

over 8 matches

5.25 / 4.13

Corners

against 6.63 / 4.38 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 5.13 / 3.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 2.25

Cards

against 2.13 / 2.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 30 August 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Brentford for / against	Line	Sunderland for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.75our book	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 6.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.13 for · 14.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.5 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.75 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.13 for · 8.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.88 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Thomas Bramall, England.

Brentford

Brentford Goalkeeper

Brentford — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
C. Kelleher	2	90180 min	52.5 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
H. Valdimarsson	1	9090 min	11 /90	11 /90	00 /90

Brentford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brentford before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Kelleher n 8	90	3.6 6/6
H. Valdimarsson n 8	90.8	2.2 4/3

Brentford Defensive

Brentford — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
N. Collins	3	90270 min	31 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90	227.3 /90	31 /90	10.3 /90
K. Lewis-Potter	3	66197 min	31.4 /90	20.9 /90	10.5 /90	73.2 /90	31.4 /90	00 /90
Michael Kayode	3	61183 min	21 /90	31.5 /90	10.5 /90	146.9 /90	21 /90	00 /90
K. Ajer	2	90180 min	21 /90	21 /90	21 /90	136.5 /90	21 /90	10.5 /90
A. Hickey	1	9090 min	11 /90	00 /90	00 /90	33 /90	11 /90	00 /90
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Brentford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brentford before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Collins n 8	90	0.8 4/2	0.8 3/2	Reinildo
V. Janelt n 8	71	1.9 7/3	0.8 5/0	G. Xhaka
K. Schade n 8	72.9	1.5 6/3	1.1 5/2	—
M. Sangaré n 3	70.3	1.3 2/1	1.3 1/1	N. Sadiki
Thiago n 8	81.4	1.8 5/3	0.4 2/1	—
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Brentford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brentford before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Collins n 8	90	1.1 6/2
V. Janelt n 8	71	2.4 5/5
K. Schade n 8	72.9	1.4 5/3
M. Sangaré n 3	70.3	2.6 2/2
Thiago n 8	81.4	1.2 6/3
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Brentford Attacking

Brentford — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Thiago	3	67201 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	83.6 /90	31.3 /90	00 /90	20.9 /90
C. Wilson	1	6262 min	11.5 /90	00 /90	11.5 /90	11.5 /90	00 /90	11.5 /90
V. Janelt	3	84251 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	51.8 /90	10.4 /90
K. Schade	3	74223 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	62.4 /90	31.2 /90	20.8 /90	31.2 /90
M. Sangaré	3	70211 min	00 /90	20.9 /90	31.3 /90	10.4 /90	62.6 /90	41.7 /90
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Brentford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brentford before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Collins n 8	90	0.8 3/1	0.5 2/1
V. Janelt n 8	71	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
K. Schade n 8	72.9	1.5 4/3	0.8 3/2
M. Sangaré n 3	70.3	1.3 3/0	0.4 1/0
Thiago n 8	81.4	1.9 7/4	1 4/3
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Brentford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brentford before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Collins n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
V. Janelt n 8	71	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
K. Schade n 8	72.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Sangaré n 3	70.3	0 0/0	0.9 2/0
Thiago n 8	81.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Sunderland

Sunderland Goalkeeper

Sunderland — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
R. Roefs	2	90180 min	10.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 8	90	2.3 5/3

Sunderland Defensive

Sunderland — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Dan Ballard	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	136.5 /90	31.5 /90	10.5 /90
Reinildo	2	90180 min	42 /90	42 /90	10.5 /90	147 /90	52.5 /90	00 /90
T. Meunier	2	90180 min	21 /90	31.5 /90	00 /90	52.5 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
N. Mukiele	1	9090 min	22 /90	11 /90	22 /90	55 /90	00 /90	00 /90
L. O'Nien	1	6767 min	11.3 /90	00 /90	11.3 /90	22.7 /90	22.7 /90	11.3 /90
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Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Dan Ballard n 8	70.6	1.6 6/3	1 6/0	—
Reinildo n 8	78.8	1.3 5/3	1 5/2	N. Collins
N. Sadiki n 8	86.1	1 6/1	1.8 7/5	M. Sangaré
G. Xhaka n 8	90	0.6 5/0	1.8 6/4	V. Janelt
R. Roefs n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 4/0	—
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Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Reinildo n 8	78.8	1.7 6/3
Dan Ballard n 8	70.6	1.4 7/2
G. Xhaka n 8	90	1.3 5/3
N. Sadiki n 8	86.1	1 3/2
T. Hume n 8	77	2.2 6/5
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Sunderland Attacking

Sunderland — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
B. Brobbey	2	66131 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.4 /90	10.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90
W. Isidor	2	2549 min	11.8 /90	00 /90	35.5 /90	11.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90
G. Xhaka	2	90180 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	63 /90	10.5 /90
N. Sadiki	2	90180 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	21 /90	42 /90
T. Hume	2	85170 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.1 /90	00 /90	42.1 /90	00 /90
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Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Dan Ballard n 8	70.6	0.6 1/1	0.3 1/1
G. Xhaka n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
N. Sadiki n 8	86.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
R. Roefs n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Reinildo n 8	78.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sunderland before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Xhaka n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
N. Sadiki n 8	86.1	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
R. Roefs n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Reinildo n 8	78.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Dan Ballard n 8	70.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brentford		Sunderland
49%	Possession	51%
1.21	Expected goals (xG)	1.71
12	Shots	14
2	Shots on target	5
6	Shots off target	6
4	Blocked shots	3
7	Shots inside the box	10
4	Corners	3
0	Offsides	3
19	Fouls	9
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	1
371	Passes	384
77%	Pass accuracy	76%

Brentford Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Kelleher	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Thiago	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.3
K. Schade	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
V. Janelt	90	1	1	1	0	4	Y	8
K. Lewis-Potter	90	0	2	0	3	1	0	5.9
K. Ajer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Damsgaard	86	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.5
D. Ouattara	45	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
M. Sangaré	45	0	2	0	0	1	Y	6.7
Michael Kayode	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
N. Collins	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Jannik Schuster sub	73	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Anthony sub	45	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Y. Yarmolyuk sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
A. Hickey sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
C. Wilson sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sunderland Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Roefs	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
B. Brobbey	90	0	1	0	3	0	0	6.2
E. Le Fée	90	1	3	1	0	4	0	7.3
G. Xhaka	90	0	1	0	1	2	Y	7.2
Reinildo	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
K. Danso	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
Dan Ballard	90	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.5
N. Mukiele	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
N. Sadiki	74	0	2	2	1	0	Y	6.6
N. Angulo	64	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
T. Meunier	64	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
W. Isidor sub	26	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.9
T. Hume sub	26	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
M. Fofana sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Brentford v Sunderland — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrentfordDDWWD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 2.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

SunderlandDWWLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Brentford 2 · 1 draw · Sunderland 1 · 3.5 goals/game

2026-01-07 Brentford 3–0 Sunderland
2025-08-30 Sunderland 2–1 Brentford
2018-02-17 Sunderland 0–2 Brentford
2017-10-21 Brentford 3–3 Sunderland

League standing · 2026/27

Brentford#6 pos14 pts9 pl+7 GD

Sunderland#20 pos5 pts9 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Brentford scored1.78

Sunderland scored0.78

Brentford conceded1

Sunderland conceded1.89

Shot Map and Expected Goals

Brentford 1.59 xG from 12 shots, Sunderland 2.15 from 14. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Brentford (attacking right)Sunderland (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Brentford	12	1	1.59
Sunderland	14	1	2.15

Shot locations and expected-goals values from per-shot data. Per-shot tables, situation and shot-type breakdowns are part of TACTIX Pro.

Expected Goals Race

At half-time, xG was level: Brentford 0.38, Sunderland 0.59. At full time, Sunderland led on xG, 2.15 to 1.59, 0.76 of it from a penalty, level on open-play xG. The widest gap was 0.75 xG to Sunderland, in the 83rd minute (level on open-play xG).

xG timeline (cumulative)

Brentford 1.59 xGSunderland 2.15 xGdots = goals · 26 shots

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Brentford v Sunderland?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Brentford v Sunderland was Over 2.5 goals (best price 1.83 at Unibet).
What is the head-to-head record between Brentford and Sunderland?: In their last 4 meetings, Brentford won 2, Sunderland won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Brentford and Sunderland?: Recent form — Brentford 2W 3D 0L; Sunderland 3W 1D 1L.

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