Liverpool v Sunderland prediction

Premier League · Wed, 02 Dec 2026 20:00 GMT · Anfield

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Liverpool v Sunderland, Premier League on Wed, 02 Dec 2026 20:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Liverpool host Sunderland in the Premier League on Wednesday 2 December (kick-off 20:00 UK).

The key numbers

Sunderland have scored eight goals, the fewest of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games).

Form and the table

Nine of Liverpool’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in nine of Liverpool’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, Liverpool have four wins, three draws and two defeats in their last 9 home matches in all competitions — 1.67 points per game, scoring 1.56 and conceding 1.33. Liverpool have scored 14 goals, the eighth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Liverpool have conceded 10 goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Four of Sunderland’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (27%). Both teams scored in six of Sunderland’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). Away from home, Sunderland have one win, two draws and three defeats in their last 6 away matches in all competitions — 0.83 points per game, scoring 1.33 and conceding 2.17. Sunderland have conceded 17 goals, the sixth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games).

Liverpool (fourth) and Sunderland (19th) are 10 points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Liverpool the stronger side, 289 rating points above Sunderland (Liverpool 1782, Sunderland 1492, after at least 48 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 11 February 2026, finished Sunderland 0–1 Liverpool.

Team news

Predicted Liverpool XI (4-2-3-1): A. Becker, V. van Dijk, J. Jacquet, R. Araújo, M. Kerkez, A. Mac Allister, F. Wirtz, T. Nyoni, B. Barcola, C. Gakpo, A. Isak — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Cody Gakpo (5.6 per match over 12 appearances, three goals and six assists) and Florian Wirtz (4.2 per match over 15 appearances, two goals and four assists) have been Liverpool’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Liverpool (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Cody Gakpo averages 2.0 key passes per 90 over 1674 minutes, with a key pass in 10 of the last 10 appearances. Florian Wirtz averages 2.8 key passes per 90 over 1947 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Sunderland XI (4-2-3-1): R. Roefs, Reinildo, L. O'Nien, O. Alderete, N. Mukiele, N. Sadiki, E. Le Fée, J. Ahoka, G. Xhaka, C. Rigg, B. Brobbey — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Enzo Le Fée (4.5 per match over 14 appearances, four goals and one assist) and Jocelin Ta Bi (4.3 per match over three appearances, two assists) have been Sunderland’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Sunderland (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Enzo Le Fée averages 2.0 key passes per 90 over 1061 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

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

The Numbers

Kick-off: Wed, 02 Dec 2026 20:00 GMT · Premier League · Anfield
Head-to-head (last 2): Liverpool 1 · draws 1 · Sunderland 0 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Liverpool 2W 1D 2L · Sunderland 2W 1D 2L

Liverpool v Sunderland (Premier League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.5 / 1

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8.14 / 4.13

Corners

against 3.14 / 3.63 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.57 / 4.38

Shots on target

against 4 / 4.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.71 / 2.25

Cards

against 2.57 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

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

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 8 November 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. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Liverpool for / against	Line	Sunderland for / against
Goals scored	2.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8.14 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	20.14 for · 14.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.38 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.57 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.38 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.86 for · 9.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Liverpool

Liverpool Goalkeeper

Liverpool — 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
Alisson Becker	14	901260 min	342.4 /90	120.9 /90	00 /90
G. Mamardashvili	1	9090 min	55 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Liverpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Liverpool before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alisson Becker n 8	90	2.1 4/2
G. Mamardashvili n 8	86	3.7 8/6

Liverpool Defensive

Liverpool — 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
Jérémy Jacquet	15	821226 min	352.6 /90	251.8 /90	110.8 /90	805.9 /90	141 /90	20.1 /90
V. van Dijk	14	861198 min	100.8 /90	141.1 /90	20.2 /90	604.5 /90	110.8 /90	30.2 /90
R. Araújo	13	72939 min	121.2 /90	101 /90	70.7 /90	565.4 /90	90.9 /90	30.3 /90
M. Kerkez	12	841003 min	211.9 /90	121.1 /90	40.4 /90	544.8 /90	191.7 /90	40.4 /90
Jeremie Frimpong	7	58404 min	92 /90	51.1 /90	00 /90	163.6 /90	61.3 /90	20.4 /90
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Liverpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Liverpool before kick-off, to 8 November 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
Jérémy Jacquet n 8	84.3	0.9 6/1	0.7 3/2	—
Alisson Becker n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
V. van Dijk n 8	82.3	1.2 5/4	0.7 3/2	—
A. Mac Allister n 8	90	1.3 5/2	0.9 4/3	—
F. Wirtz n 8	68.9	2.1 6/4	1.3 4/3	—
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Liverpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Liverpool before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Jérémy Jacquet n 8	84.3	2.8 7/5
V. van Dijk n 8	82.3	0.7 4/1
A. Mac Allister n 8	90	1.4 6/4
F. Wirtz n 8	68.9	1.6 5/3
R. Araújo n 8	72.1	1.4 5/3
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Liverpool Attacking

Liverpool — 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
A. Isak	12	74886 min	80.8 /90	10.1 /90	262.6 /90	121.2 /90	90.9 /90	90.9 /90
L. Koumas	4	79317 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	72 /90	30.9 /90	10.3 /90	20.6 /90
A. Mac Allister	14	781097 min	50.4 /90	10.1 /90	252.1 /90	100.8 /90	191.6 /90	80.7 /90
F. Wirtz	14	751044 min	20.2 /90	40.3 /90	242.1 /90	90.8 /90	322.8 /90	141.2 /90
B. Barcola	13	65841 min	30.3 /90	30.3 /90	222.4 /90	80.9 /90	121.3 /90	171.8 /90
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Liverpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Liverpool before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jérémy Jacquet n 8	84.3	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
Alisson Becker n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
V. van Dijk n 8	82.3	1.2 6/2	0.3 1/1
A. Mac Allister n 8	90	2.3 7/5	0.9 5/2
F. Wirtz n 8	68.9	3.1 6/4	1 3/3
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Liverpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Liverpool before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Jérémy Jacquet n 8	84.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Alisson Becker n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
V. van Dijk n 8	82.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Mac Allister n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
F. Wirtz n 8	68.9	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0
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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	14	901260 min	282 /90	141 /90	00 /90
M. Ellborg	2	90180 min	52.5 /90	00 /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 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 8	90	2.5 5/4
M. Ellborg n 6	90	2.5 4/4

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
T. Hume	13	71919 min	272.6 /90	90.9 /90	30.3 /90	646.3 /90	161.6 /90	30.3 /90
Reinildo	12	80959 min	161.5 /90	131.2 /90	40.4 /90	595.5 /90	100.9 /90	30.3 /90
T. Meunier	12	55661 min	111.5 /90	40.5 /90	10.1 /90	223 /90	81.1 /90	10.1 /90
N. Mukiele	11	79866 min	232.4 /90	212.2 /90	80.8 /90	586 /90	121.2 /90	30.3 /90
K. Danso	9	81731 min	70.9 /90	81 /90	60.7 /90	283.4 /90	91.1 /90	20.2 /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 8 November 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
R. Roefs n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
N. Sadiki n 8	74.6	1.2 7/1	1.4 5/4	—
E. Le Fée n 8	66.5	1 4/2	1.9 7/2	—
G. Xhaka n 8	79.4	0.7 4/1	1.6 6/3	—
T. Hume n 8	70.8	1.6 5/4	1 5/1	—
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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 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Sadiki n 8	74.6	1.7 6/5
E. Le Fée n 8	66.5	1.4 4/2
G. Xhaka n 8	79.4	1.6 6/4
T. Hume n 8	70.8	1.7 5/2
Reinildo n 8	74.9	1.2 5/2
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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
W. Isidor	11	43473 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	163 /90	51 /90	30.6 /90	30.6 /90
B. Brobbey	10	67672 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	162.1 /90	81.1 /90	60.8 /90	50.7 /90
Timur Tuterov	5	64319 min	20.6 /90	00 /90	30.8 /90	20.6 /90	20.6 /90	20.6 /90
N. Sadiki	14	791099 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	90.7 /90	40.3 /90	100.8 /90	90.7 /90
E. Le Fée	14	761061 min	40.3 /90	10.1 /90	232 /90	90.8 /90	242 /90	181.5 /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 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Roefs n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Sadiki n 8	74.6	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
E. Le Fée n 8	66.5	1.5 6/3	0.7 4/0
G. Xhaka n 8	79.4	1 4/2	0.6 3/1
T. Hume n 8	70.8	0.8 4/1	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 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Roefs n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Sadiki n 8	74.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
E. Le Fée n 8	66.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
G. Xhaka n 8	79.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Hume n 8	70.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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

Recent form

LiverpoolWDLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

SunderlandDWLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Liverpool 1 · 1 draw · Sunderland 0 · 1.5 goals/game

2026-02-11 Sunderland 0–1 Liverpool
2025-12-03 Liverpool 1–1 Sunderland

League standing · 2026/27

Liverpool#4 pos18 pts10 pl+4 GD

Sunderland#19 pos8 pts10 pl-9 GD

Goals per game

Liverpool scored1.4

Sunderland scored0.8

Liverpool conceded1

Sunderland conceded1.7

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What is the head-to-head record between Liverpool and Sunderland?: In their last 2 meetings, Liverpool won 1, Sunderland won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
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