Sunderland vs Brighton & Hove Albion – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 6
Sunderland
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Brighton
Stadium of Light

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Recent form Last 5 matches
Sunderland
L Manchester City Sunderland 5–3 5 3 L Sunderland Arsenal 0–2 0 2 D Brentford Sunderland 1–1 1 1 W Sunderland Fulham 1–0 1 0 L Ipswich Sunderland 2–1 2 1
Goals scored 6 1.2 per match
Goals conceded 10 2 per match
Clean sheets 1 matches without conceding a goal
Failed to score 1 matches without scoring
Yellow cards 12 2.4 per match
Corners 20 4 per match
Both teams scored 60% of these matches
Over 2.5 goals 40% matches with 3+ goals
Brighton & Hove Albion
W Brighton Arsenal 3–0 3 0 W Coventry City Brighton 0–5 0 5 D Brighton Leeds 1–1 1 1 L Chelsea Brighton 4–3 4 3 W Brighton Aston Villa 4–0 4 0
Goals scored 16 3.2 per match
Goals conceded 5 1 per match
Clean sheets 3 matches without conceding a goal
Failed to score 0 matches without scoring
Yellow cards 12 2.4 per match
Corners 27 5.4 per match
Both teams scored 40% of these matches
Over 2.5 goals 80% matches with 3+ goals
Head to head Recent meetings
Sunderland 0–1 0 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 0 0 Sunderland

See full Sunderland vs Brighton & Hove Albion history & stats

League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 3 1 1 16 5 +11 10
14 Sunderland 5 1 1 3 6 10 -4 4
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 6 points

Full Premier League standings

Season stats compared Premier League · 2026/2027
Sunderland Brighton & Hove Albion
5 Matches played 5
1.2 6 total Goals scored / match 3.2 16 total
2 10 total Goals conceded / match 1 5 total
48.4% Average possession / match 64.6%
60% 3 matches Both teams to score (BTTS) 40% 2 matches
40% 2 matches Over 2.5 goals 80% 4 matches
4 Corners / match 5.4
2.4 Yellow cards / match 2.4
1 Matches with a clean sheet 3
Key player battle Premier League · 2026/2027
Brian Brobbey
Sunderland
Pascal Groß
Brighton & Hove Albion · Attacker
Goals 3
Assists 0
Minutes per goal 134'
Pass accuracy 77.6%
Matches played 5
Minutes played 401
Goals 3
Assists 3
Minutes per goal 150'
Pass accuracy 89%
Matches played 5
Minutes played 450

About the match

Sunderland vs Brighton & Hove Albion will be played on 10 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC at Stadium of Light in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Sunderland are 14th in the Premier League standings, while Brighton & Hove Albion are 3rd.

Head-to-head

Sunderland and Brighton & Hove Albion have met 2 times in the available head-to-head data.

Sunderland recorded no wins, while Brighton & Hove Albion won once, with one meeting ending in a draw.