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Sunderland v Brighton result

Full-time · Sunderland 0–1 Brighton

Premier League · · Stadium of Light

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Sunderland 0–1 Brighton — Brighton won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Brighton: 1.13 to 0.66 in expected goals, from 12 shots to 14, ahead on xG from the eighth minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Brighton won 1–0 at Stadium of Light in the Premier League on Saturday 14 March.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Brighton: Y. Minteh (58’).

Discipline

T. Kirk showed three yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sunderland: Granit Xhaka (75’); Brighton: D. Gómez (51’) and Y. Minteh (74’).

What it changes

Sunderland move down from 11th to 12th (30 league matches played). Sunderland have scored 42 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 20 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 38 games). Sunderland have conceded 48 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 20 clubs.

Brighton move up from 12th to 10th (30 league matches played). Brighton have scored 52 goals, the 10th-most of the 20 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 38 games). Brighton have conceded 46 goals, the third-fewest of the 20 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Y. Minteh (Brighton) 7.2, Pascal Groß (Brighton) 5.0 and Jan van Hecke (Brighton) 4.8 led the match.

Next up

Sunderland next host Chelsea on 8 November 2026.

Brighton next host Brentford on 8 November 2026.

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

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

The Numbers

  • Result: Sunderland 0–1 Brighton · Premier League
  • Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
  • Referee: T. Kirk
  • Head-to-head (last 1): Sunderland 0 · draws 1 · Brighton 0 · 0 goals/game
  • Recent form: Sunderland 2W 1D 2L · Brighton 2W 0D 3L

Sunderland 0–1 Brighton (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.88 / 0.75
Goals
against 1.13 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5
over 8 matches
3.88 / 4.63
Corners
against 6 / 4.63 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5
over 8 matches
4 / 4
Shots on target
against 3.13 / 3.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5
over 8 matches
2 / 2.38
Cards
against 1.88 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5
over 8 matches
3.33 yellows
Referee · T. Kirk
24.17 fouls a game
Home and away split · Pro
over 6 matches

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

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 8 March 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 gameSunderland for / againstLineBrighton for / against
Goals scored
0.88 for · 1.13 against n 8
2.5standard
0.75 for · 1.25 against n 8
Corners won
3.88 for · 6 against n 8
9.5standard
4.63 for · 4.63 against n 8
Shots
10.88 for · 14.38 against n 8
19.5standard
11.63 for · 10.88 against n 8
Shots on target
4 for · 3.13 against n 8
8.5standard
4 for · 3.38 against n 8
Fouls committed
10.75 for · 13 against n 8
21.5standard
13.13 for · 11.38 against n 8
Cards shown
2 for · 1.88 against n 8
3.5standard
2.38 for · 1.38 against n 8

Referee: T. Kirk — 3.33 yellow cards a game, 0.5 red cards, 24.17 fouls over 6 matches.

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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.
PlayerAppsAvg minsSavesGoals concededPenalties saved
R. Roefs29902610 min883 /90341.2 /9010 /90
M. Ellborg290180 min42 /9010.5 /9000 /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 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 890
1.95/2

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.
PlayerAppsAvg minsTacklesInterceptionsBlocksDuels wonFouls committedYellow cards
T. Hume30832493 min552 /90210.8 /90100.4 /901505.4 /90260.9 /9080.3 /90
O. Alderete26872266 min281.1 /90281.1 /90251 /901204.8 /90220.9 /9050.2 /90
N. Mukiele25902243 min582.3 /90331.3 /9090.4 /901546.2 /90241 /9040.2 /90
Dan Ballard25812024 min311.4 /90170.8 /90200.9 /901637.2 /90251.1 /9030.1 /90
L. Geertruida18751355 min291.9 /90161.1 /9070.5 /90463.1 /90120.8 /9000 /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 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
T. Hume n 882.5
1.25/2
1.46/3
J. van Hecke
R. Roefs n 890
00/0
0.54/0
—
E. Le Fée n 890
1.17/2
1.57/4
—
O. Alderete n 888.3
0.93/1
0.43/0
F. Kadıoğlu
N. Mukiele n 889.1
0.96/1
0.84/2
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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 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
T. Hume n 882.5
1.67/3
E. Le Fée n 890
2.98/6
O. Alderete n 888.3
1.14/2
N. Mukiele n 889.1
1.86/4
N. Sadiki n 879.6
1.76/4
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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.
PlayerAppsAvg minsGoalsAssistsShotsShots on targetKey passesDribbles completed
W. Isidor23491120 min30.2 /9000 /90262.1 /90121 /9000 /9070.6 /90
C. Talbi21611284 min30.2 /9010.1 /90161.1 /9080.6 /90120.8 /90151.1 /90
B. Brobbey20591189 min50.4 /9010.1 /90161.2 /90100.8 /9070.5 /9010.1 /90
Eliezer Mayenda1459824 min20.2 /9000 /90111.2 /9060.7 /9050.5 /9070.8 /90
R. Mundle1239473 min00 /9000 /9081.5 /9040.8 /9020.4 /90193.6 /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 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
T. Hume n 882.5
0.73/2
0.31/1
R. Roefs n 890
00/0
00/0
E. Le Fée n 890
0.54/0
0.32/0
O. Alderete n 888.3
0.11/0
00/0
N. Mukiele n 889.1
0.94/3
0.11/0
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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 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
T. Hume n 882.5
00/0
00/0
R. Roefs n 890
00/0
00/0
E. Le Fée n 890
0.11/0
00/0
O. Alderete n 888.3
00/0
00/0
N. Mukiele n 889.1
00/0
0.32/0
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Brighton

Brighton Goalkeeper

Brighton — 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.
PlayerAppsAvg minsSavesGoals concededPenalties saved
B. Verbruggen29902610 min802.8 /90361.2 /9010 /90
Jason Steele590450 min224.4 /9061.2 /9000 /90
Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 8 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
B. Verbruggen n 890
2.46/4
Jason Steele n 890
3.86/5

Brighton Defensive

Brighton — 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.
PlayerAppsAvg minsTacklesInterceptionsBlocksDuels wonFouls committedYellow cards
F. Kadıoğlu33822706 min551.8 /90200.7 /9070.2 /901254.2 /90190.6 /9070.2 /90
J. van Hecke30862588 min401.4 /90311.1 /90250.9 /901625.6 /90220.8 /9080.3 /90
L. Dunk28882475 min301.1 /90281 /90271 /901063.9 /90150.5 /90100.4 /90
M. De Cuyper20601199 min171.3 /90100.8 /9010.1 /90453.4 /90171.3 /9020.2 /90
M. Wieffer19741413 min543.4 /90211.3 /9040.3 /901137.2 /90251.6 /9060.4 /90
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Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 8 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
F. Kadıoğlu n 890
0.43/0
1.35/4
O. Alderete
D. Gómez n 868.5
2.88/5
0.21/0
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J. van Hecke n 884.1
1.15/2
1.37/3
T. Hume
B. Verbruggen n 890
0.11/0
00/0
—
L. Dunk n 890
0.65/0
0.11/0
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Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 8 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
F. Kadıoğlu n 890
1.45/3
D. Gómez n 868.5
4.68/6
J. van Hecke n 884.1
1.25/2
L. Dunk n 890
1.16/2
D. Welbeck n 867
1.35/3
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Brighton Attacking

Brighton — 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.
PlayerAppsAvg minsGoalsAssistsShotsShots on targetKey passesDribbles completed
D. Welbeck28641801 min110.5 /9010 /90351.7 /90190.9 /90180.9 /90100.5 /90
G. Rutter26691781 min20.1 /9020.1 /90281.4 /90150.8 /90261.3 /90271.4 /90
C. Kostoulas943385 min00 /9010.2 /9092.1 /9030.7 /9051.2 /9071.6 /90
S. Tzimas934309 min30.9 /9020.6 /9072 /9051.5 /9061.7 /9020.6 /90
H. Howell460238 min10.4 /9020.8 /9031.1 /9020.8 /9031.1 /9020.8 /90
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Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 8 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
F. Kadıoğlu n 890
0.85/1
0.43/0
D. Gómez n 868.5
0.53/0
0.53/0
J. van Hecke n 884.1
0.11/0
00/0
B. Verbruggen n 890
00/0
00/0
L. Dunk n 890
0.95/2
0.32/0
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Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 8 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
F. Kadıoğlu n 890
00/0
00/0
D. Gómez n 868.5
0.32/0
00/0
J. van Hecke n 884.1
00/0
0.11/0
B. Verbruggen n 890
00/0
00/0
L. Dunk n 890
00/0
00/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
SunderlandBrighton
48%Possession52%
0.90Expected goals (xG)1.68
14Shots12
4Shots on target4
5Shots off target3
5Blocked shots5
8Shots inside the box9
7Corners3
3Offsides1
7Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Saves3
422Passes471
79%Pass accuracy79%

Sunderland Player Stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
M. Ellborg9000000007.2
L. Geertruida9000110006.7
O. Alderete9000220107.2
T. Hume9000101106.3
G. Xhaka90000001Y7.2
C. Rigg9000101106.2
H. Diarra9000100006.2
N. Sadiki9000000207.3
C. Talbi8500111006.9
B. Brobbey7800101006.2
Dan Ballard6400002106.7
L. O'Nien sub2600000007
Dennis Cirkin sub1400100006.3
Eliezer Mayenda sub1200000006.3

Brighton Player Stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
B. Verbruggen9000000007.3
M. Wieffer9000001207
J. van Hecke9000000307.5
L. Dunk9000001208
F. Kadıoğlu9000000407.5
J. Milner9000000207.2
P. Groß9000101307.3
D. Gómez89001002Y6.2
D. Welbeck8900211206.6
J. Hinshelwood8800223106.5
Y. Minteh76101124Y8
M. De Cuyper sub1400000006.5
Y. Ayari sub1100000006.7
J. Veltman sub10000010–
M. O'Riley sub10000000–

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

Recent form
SunderlandWLDWL
Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game
BrightonLLWWL
Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game
Head-to-head last 1
Sunderland 0 · 1 draw · Brighton 0 · 0 goals/game
  • 2025-12-20 Brighton 0–0 Sunderland
League standing · 2025/26
Sunderland#7 pos54 pts38 pl-6 GD
Brighton#8 pos53 pts38 pl+6 GD
Goals per game
Sunderland scored1.11
Brighton scored1.37
Sunderland conceded1.26
Brighton conceded1.21

Shot Map and Expected Goals

Sunderland 0.66 xG from 14 shots, Brighton 1.13 from 12. 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.

Jack Hinshelwood 8' · 0.35 xGDiego Gómez 67' · 0.14 xGMats Wieffer 67' · 0.14 xGJack Hinshelwood 24' · 0.11 xGChris Rigg 39' · 0.10 xGJan Paul van Hecke 25' · 0.10 xGChemsdine Talbi 11' · 0.09 xGLewis Dunk 9' · 0.07 xGDennis Cirkin 97' · 0.07 xGNoah Sadiki 22' · 0.07 xGFerdi Kadioglu 16' · 0.06 xGBrian Brobbey 52' · 0.06 xGGranit Xhaka 78' · 0.05 xGOmar Alderete 73' · 0.05 xGPascal Groß 9' · 0.04 xGNoah Sadiki 22' · 0.04 xGLutsharel Geertruida 41' · 0.04 xGDanny Welbeck 13' · 0.04 xGDan Ballard 44' · 0.03 xGTrai Hume 65' · 0.02 xGHabib Diarra 62' · 0.02 xGPascal Groß 57' · 0.01 xGTrai Hume 37' · 0.01 xGOmar Alderete 15' · 0.01 xGDanny Welbeck 49' · 0.01 xGYankuba Minteh 57' · 0.04 xG · goal
Sunderland (attacking right)Brighton (attacking left)mark size = expected goals
TeamShotsGoalsxG
Sunderland1400.66
Brighton1211.13

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, Brighton led on xG, 0.77 to 0.39. At full time, Brighton led on xG, 1.13 to 0.66. The widest gap was 0.63 xG to Brighton, in the 67th minute.

xG timeline (cumulative)
1.10.600′15′30′45′60′75′90′105′MinutesCumulative xGGoal - Brighton 57 min
Sunderland 0.66 xGBrighton 1.13 xGdots = goals · 26 shots

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Sunderland and Brighton?
In their last 1 meetings, Sunderland won 0, Brighton won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 0 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sunderland and Brighton?
Recent form — Sunderland 2W 1D 2L; Brighton 2W 0D 3L.

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