Sunderland vs Brighton prediction & probabilities (2026-10-10)

Sunderland vs Brighton: model prediction

Premier League
Sunderland

LWDLL

Sat, 10 Oct 202610/1015:00UK
Brighton

WLDWW

Model’s top convictions

77%

Over 1.5 goals

70%

Draw or Brighton

60%

Over 8.5 corners

Our priceNo bookmaker price published for this match yet.

Model pick

Brighton43.6%

Win probability · fair 2.29

Top signals

Over 1.5 goalsVery likely77.2%Fair 1.30
Draw or BrightonLikely69.7%Fair 1.44
Over 8.5 cornersClose call59.8%Fair 1.67

Model read

A measured edge to Brighton: 44% is the model's line for this Premier League meeting on 10 October 2026. Three angles decide this preview: 1) Totals sit close to the fence: 53% for Over 2.5 with both teams to score at 56%. 2) The recent series reads 0 wins for Sunderland, 1 draws and 1 for Brighton over 2 games, 0.5 goals on average. 3) Wilson Isidor drives the home shot volume, 1.3 on target per 90. The run in: Sunderland arrive W2 D1 L3, Brighton W3 D1 L2. Team news worth noting: Sunderland have Patterson ruled out, Seelt ruled out, Hjelde ruled out, Masuaku ruled out. The engine passes on this one (no bookmaker price published for this match yet).

Value & higher-risk angles

Outcomes the model rates higher than the obvious price suggests, plus a few long-shot scorelines that are simply possible. These are the least likely calls on the page, so treat them as such. They are not tips, and we do not beat the sharp bookmakers.

High risk

Brighton win43.6%@ 2.29
Over 10.5 corners39.9%@ 2.51
Over 11.5 corners31.2%@ 3.21
Medium risk

Both teams to score56.4%@ 1.77
Sunderland or draw56.4%@ 1.77
Over 2.5 goals52.7%@ 1.90
Random finds

1-1 correct score12.4%@ 8.06
1-2 correct score9.1%@ 11.00
0-1 correct score8.9%@ 11.21

Model vs market

Sunderland

30.4%

Draw

26.0%

Brighton

43.6%

Model

no bookmaker price published for this match yet

Goals

Over 1.5Strongest read · Very likely77.2%Fair 1.30
Over 2.5Close call52.7%Fair 1.90
BTTS · YesClose call56.4%Fair 1.77

Corners

Over 8.5 cornersClose call59.8%Fair 1.67
Over 9.5 cornersClose call49.6%Fair 2.02
Over 10.5 cornersUnlikely39.9%Fair 2.51
Over 11.5 cornersUnlikely31.2%Fair 3.21
Most cornersSunderland48.8%Brighton40.7%

Shots

Over 22.5 shotsLikely64.3%Fair 1.55
Over 24.5 shotsClose call52.8%Fair 1.89
Over 26.5 shotsUnlikely41.4%Fair 2.41
Over 28.5 shotsUnlikely31.0%Fair 3.23

Recent shot volume

Sunderland14.3 taken11.7 faced
Brighton18.0 taken11.5 faced

Shots taken and faced per game over each side’s last 6 matches, from real match data.

First half / second half shots

Shots before and after the break, per game, across the number of games in brackets. The bar shows how much of the shooting happens in the first half. These come from a different source than the match shot totals above, and we only count a match when the shots before the break add up to the actual half-time score. A match where they did not is left out rather than guessed at, which is why the two sets of numbers can differ.

Sunderland (5 games)

5.2 / 8.0

Brighton (5 games)

7.4 / 11.6

Totals line guide

0.5·1.577.2%2.552.7%3.5·4.5·
Recommended focusOver 1.577.2%

Discipline: Our price. No bookmaker price published for this match yet.

Form & head-to-head

SunderlandLWDLL
BrightonWLDWW

Last 2 meetings: Sunderland 0 · 1 draws · Brighton 1 · 0.5 goals/game.

2026-03-14Sunderland 0-1 Brighton
2025-12-20Brighton 0-0 Sunderland

Season stats

Season 2026/27, real results only

SunderlandBrighton
League position#14 of 20#3 of 20
Record W-D-L1-1-33-1-1
Current streakL2W2
Points per game0.802.00
Record, home vs away1-0-11-0-1
Goals scored per game1.203.20
Goals conceded per game2.001.00
1st half goals per game0.601.60
2nd half goals per game0.601.60
Corners won per game4.05.4
Cards per game2.62.4
Fouls per game13.013.0
Red cards this season10
Shots per game13.219.0
Shots faced per game12.011.6
Shots on target per game5.05.8
1st half shots per game5.27.4
2nd half shots per game8.011.6
xG for per game2.012.58
xG against per game1.771.73
Over 2.5 rate

40.0%80.0%

BTTS rate

60.0%40.0%

Clean sheets

20.0%60.0%

Rates this season:SunderlandBrighton

League averages this season: 2.82 goals per match · Over 2.5 in 52% · BTTS in 50%. Full league tables & stats →

Players to watch

Top 3 per side by recent form, this season’s squad only, a watch list, not a confirmed lineup

Wilson IsidorSunderland · key player
To score17.3%5.78
1+ on target38.4%2.60
2+ shots37.2%2.69
Shots/90 3.48SoT/90 1.3Goals/90 0.51
Charalampos KostoulasBrighton · key player
To score14.2%7.04
1+ on target39.3%2.54
2+ shots37.6%2.66
Shots/90 4.61SoT/90 1.76Goals/90 0.54
Malick FofanaSunderland · in form
To score17.3%5.78
1+ on target46.0%2.17
2+ shots37.6%2.66
Shots/90 2.14SoT/90 1.01Goals/90 0.31
Ibrahim OsmanBrighton · in form
To score0.0%·
1+ on target29.6%3.38
2+ shots32.8%3.05
Shots/90 2.71SoT/90 0.81Goals/90 0
Brian BrobbeySunderland · in form
To score24.1%4.15
1+ on target44.4%2.25
2+ shots37.5%2.67
Shots/90 1.8SoT/90 0.81Goals/90 0.38
Georginio RutterBrighton · in form
To score12.9%7.75
1+ on target34.7%2.88
2+ shots44.5%2.25
Shots/90 2.3SoT/90 0.65Goals/90 0.21

Model fair odds

Our calibrated probability as a decimal price (1 divided by probability). A fair model price, not a bookmaker quote.

Match result

Sunderland win3.31
Draw3.82
Brighton win2.29
Both teams to score1.77

Goals

Over 0.5 goals1.07
Over 1.5 goals1.30
Over 2.5 goals1.90
Over 3.5 goals3.28
Sunderland most3.31
Brighton most2.29

Corners

Over 7.5 corners1.35
Over 8.5 corners1.59
Over 9.5 corners1.95
Over 10.5 corners2.51
Sunderland most2.04
Brighton most2.45

Cards

Over 2.5 cards1.31
Over 3.5 cards1.76
Over 4.5 cards2.68
Over 5.5 cards4.63
Sunderland most2.94
Brighton most2.19

Shots on target

Over 6.5 SoT1.45
Over 7.5 SoT1.75
Over 8.5 SoT2.23
Over 9.5 SoT2.97
Sunderland most2.21
Brighton most2.37

Shots

Over 22.5 shots1.55
Over 24.5 shots1.89
Over 26.5 shots2.41
Over 28.5 shots3.23
Sunderland most1.80
Brighton most2.59

Fouls

Over 20.5 fouls1.48
Over 22.5 fouls1.92
Over 24.5 fouls2.73

Team news

Most likely availability, voted across independent sources. A model input, not a confirmed lineup.

  • PattersonSunderlandOut0% to play
  • SeeltSunderlandOut0% to play
  • HjeldeSunderlandOut0% to play
  • MasuakuSunderlandOut0% to play
  • DiarraSunderlandOut0% to play
  • AdingraSunderlandOut0% to play
  • MundleSunderlandOut0% to play
  • Jocelin Ta Bi, Romaine Mundle, Bertrand Traore, Nilson Angulo, Nordi Mukiele, Robin Roefs, Enzo Le FeeSunderlandOut
  • DunkBrightonDoubtful75% to play
  • IgorBrightonOut0% to play
  • MitomaBrightonOut0% to play
  • MintehBrightonOut0% to play
  • HinshelwoodBrightonOut0% to play
  • BuonanotteBrightonOut0% to play

What the absences carry

Share of the squad’s total expected goal involvement (xG + xA) this season. It is a measure of what the team is missing, not a prediction of the result: we do not publish a re-run win probability, because estimating who replaces him is a model change that has to be validated first.

  • Habib DiarraSunderland10.3%12.7 xG+xA in 3,403 min
  • Romaine MundleSunderlandnot enough minutes to weigh1.0 xG+xA in 371 min
  • Jack HinshelwoodBrighton9.7%13.1 xG+xA in 3,358 min
  • Mats WiefferBrighton5.2%7.0 xG+xA in 2,985 min
  • Zadok YohannaBrightonnot enough minutes to weigh0.0 xG+xA in 7 min
All model outcomes · full market spectrum & player markets

Shots

Over 22.5 64.3% Over 24.5 52.8% Over 26.5 41.5% Over 28.5 31.0%
Most: Sunderland 55.7% Most: Brighton 38.6%
Sunderland Over 13.2 46.5% Brighton Over 13.2 34.4%

Shots on target

Over 6.5 69.1% Over 7.5 57.0% Over 8.5 44.8% Over 9.5 33.7%
Most: Sunderland 45.2% Most: Brighton 42.3%
Sunderland Over 4.2 41.0% Brighton Over 4.2 38.9%

Cards

Over 2.5 76.3% Over 3.5 56.8% Over 4.5 37.3%
Most: Sunderland 34.0% Most: Brighton 45.6%
Sunderland Over 1.8 55.3% Brighton Over 1.8 63.4%

Sunderland: players to watch (recent-form projection)

Each number is the player’s recent rate per 90 minutes, scaled to how long we expect them to play. Only players in this season’s squad appear. It is a projection from recent form, not a confirmed lineup: nobody has announced the team yet.

Player Shots/90 SoT/90 Goals/90 1+ SoT 2+ shots To score
Wilson Isidor 3.48 1.3 0.51 38.4% 37.2% 17.3%
Malick Fofana 2.14 1.01 0.31 46.0% 37.6% 17.3%
Brian Brobbey 1.8 0.81 0.38 44.4% 37.5% 24.1%
Chemsdine Talbi 1.42 0.51 0.23 26.6% 21.4% 13.0%
Nilson Angulo 1.32 0.48 0.12 26.5% 20.8% 7.4%

Brighton: players to watch (recent-form projection)

Each number is the player’s recent rate per 90 minutes, scaled to how long we expect them to play. Only players in this season’s squad appear. It is a projection from recent form, not a confirmed lineup: nobody has announced the team yet.

Player Shots/90 SoT/90 Goals/90 1+ SoT 2+ shots To score
Charalampos Kostoulas 4.61 1.76 0.54 39.3% 37.6% 14.2%
Ibrahim Osman 2.71 0.81 0 29.6% 32.8% 0.0%
Georginio Rutter 2.3 0.65 0.21 34.7% 44.5% 12.9%
Diego Gómez 1.88 0.58 0.17 31.5% 34.7% 10.5%
Matt O'Riley 1.64 0.58 0.19 23.9% 18.1% 8.5%

Clean sheet & win to nil

Worked out from the scoreline grid above: a clean sheet is every scoreline where the other side fails to score. It is the model’s own percentage, scored against the result afterwards, and it is not a tip.

Sunderland clean sheet 21.4%
Brighton clean sheet 28.7%
Sunderland win to nil 14.6%
Brighton win to nil 22.0%

Full market spectrum · model probabilities

The model’s own percentages, with no odds attached. The smaller markets are here so you can see everything we hold a number on, not because we claim an advantage in them. The colour says how close our percentages have landed to reality on matches the model had never seen.

Match result & goals calibrated
1×2
home 30.2% draw 26.2% away 43.7%
double_chance
1X 56.3% 12 73.8% X2 69.8%
dnb
home 40.9% away 59.1%
btts
yes 56.4% no 43.6%
clean_sheet
home 21.5% away 28.9%
win_to_nil
home 14.7% away 22.1%
winning_margin
home_by_1 17.2% home_by_2 8.7% home_by_3plus 4.3%
away_by_1 21.4% away_by_2 13.3% away_by_3plus 8.9%
correct_score
0-0 6.8% 0-1 8.9% 0-2 7.3%
0-3 3.8% 0-4 1.5% 0-5 0.5%
1-0 7.1% 1-1 12.4% 1-2 9.1%
1-3 4.7% 1-4 1.8% 1-5 0.6%
2-0 4.8% 2-1 7.3% 2-2 5.6%
2-3 2.9% 2-4 1.1% 2-5 0.4%
3-0 2.0% 3-1 3.1% 3-2 2.3%
3-3 1.2% 3-4 0.5% 3-5 0.1%
4-0 0.6% 4-1 1.0% 4-2 0.7%
4-3 0.4% 4-4 0.1% 4-5 0.0%
5-0 0.2% 5-1 0.2% 5-2 0.2%
5-3 0.1% 5-4 0.0% 5-5 0.0%
other 0.7%
likeliest_score
h 100.0% a 100.0% p 12.4%
Goals: totals / handicap / exact calibrated
total
over_0.5 93.2% under_0.5 6.8% over_1.5 77.2%
under_1.5 22.8% over_2.5 52.7% under_2.5 47.3%
over_3.5 30.5% under_3.5 69.5% over_4.5 15.0%
under_4.5 85.0% over_5.5 6.4% under_5.5 93.6%
odd_even
odd 48.6% even 51.4%
team_home
over_0.5 71.1% under_0.5 28.9% over_1.5 35.3%
under_1.5 64.7% over_2.5 13.0% under_2.5 87.0%
team_away
over_0.5 78.5% under_0.5 21.5% over_1.5 45.6%
under_1.5 54.4% over_2.5 20.2% under_2.5 79.8%
most
home 30.2% draw 26.2% away 43.7%
handicap
home_-2.5 4.3% away_+2.5 95.7% home_-1.5 13.0%
away_+1.5 87.0% home_-0.5 30.2% away_+0.5 69.8%
home_+0.5 56.3% away_-0.5 43.7% home_+1.5 77.8%
away_-1.5 22.2% home_+2.5 91.1% away_-2.5 8.9%
total_exact
exact_0 6.8% exact_1 16.0% exact_2 24.5%
exact_3 22.2% exact_4 15.5% exact_5 8.6%
exact_6 4.0% exact_7plus 2.4%
First half range, not a point
1×2
home 26.7% draw 40.2% away 33.1%
total
over_0.5 72.4% under_0.5 27.7% over_1.5 36.8%
under_1.5 63.2% over_2.5 14.0% under_2.5 86.0%
btts
yes 22.4% no 77.6%
total_exact
exact_0 27.7% exact_1 35.5% exact_2 22.9%
exact_3 9.8% exact_4plus 4.2%
Second half range, not a point
1×2
home 21.5% draw 35.6% away 42.9%
total
over_0.5 78.0% under_0.5 22.1% over_1.5 44.6%
under_1.5 55.4% over_2.5 19.4% under_2.5 80.6%
btts
yes 26.5% no 73.5%
Half-time / full-time range, not a point
H/H 17.2% H/D 6.0% H/A 3.5%
D/H 8.7% D/D 14.3% D/A 17.2%
A/H 1.3% A/D 4.2% A/A 27.7%
Corners range, not a point
total
over_7.5 74.1% under_7.5 25.9% over_8.5 63.0%
under_8.5 37.0% over_9.5 51.3% under_9.5 48.7%
over_10.5 39.9% under_10.5 60.1% over_11.5 29.6%
under_11.5 70.4% over_12.5 21.1% under_12.5 78.9%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 70.2% under_3.5 29.8% over_4.5 55.0%
under_4.5 45.0% over_5.5 40.3% under_5.5 59.7%
team_away
over_3.5 64.9% under_3.5 35.2% over_4.5 48.8%
under_4.5 51.2% over_5.5 34.2% under_5.5 65.8%
most
home 48.9% draw 10.2% away 40.8%
handicap
home_-3.5 21.4% away_+3.5 78.6% home_-1.5 38.8%
away_+1.5 61.2% home_-0.5 48.9% away_+0.5 51.1%
home_+0.5 59.2% away_-0.5 40.8% home_+1.5 68.8%
away_-1.5 31.2% home_+3.5 84.2% away_-3.5 15.9%
Shots range, not a point
total
over_22.5 64.3% under_22.5 35.7% over_24.5 52.8%
under_24.5 47.2% over_26.5 41.4% under_26.5 58.6%
over_28.5 31.0% under_28.5 69.1%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_10.5 69.8% under_10.5 30.2% over_12.5 54.3%
under_12.5 45.7% over_14.5 39.1% under_14.5 60.9%
team_away
over_10.5 58.7% under_10.5 41.3% over_12.5 42.0%
under_12.5 58.0% over_14.5 27.6% under_14.5 72.4%
most
home 55.7% draw 5.7% away 38.6%
handicap
home_-4.5 32.8% away_+4.5 67.2% home_-2.5 44.0%
away_+2.5 56.0% home_-0.5 55.7% away_+0.5 44.3%
home_+0.5 61.4% away_-0.5 38.6% home_+2.5 72.1%
away_-2.5 28.0% home_+4.5 81.0% away_-4.5 19.0%
Shots on target range, not a point
total
over_6.5 69.1% under_6.5 30.9% over_7.5 57.0%
under_7.5 43.0% over_8.5 44.8% under_8.5 55.2%
over_9.5 33.7% under_9.5 66.4%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 58.0% under_3.5 42.0% over_4.5 41.0%
under_4.5 59.0% over_5.5 26.7% under_5.5 73.3%
team_away
over_3.5 56.0% under_3.5 44.0% over_4.5 38.9%
under_4.5 61.1% over_5.5 24.9% under_5.5 75.1%
most
home 45.2% draw 12.6% away 42.3%
handicap
home_-2.5 22.8% away_+2.5 77.2% home_-0.5 45.2%
away_+0.5 54.8% home_+0.5 57.8% away_-0.5 42.3%
home_+2.5 79.4% away_-2.5 20.6%
Cards calibrated
total
over_2.5 76.3% under_2.5 23.7% over_3.5 56.8%
under_3.5 43.2% over_4.5 37.3% under_4.5 62.7%
over_5.5 21.6% under_5.5 78.4%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_1.5 55.3% under_1.5 44.7% over_2.5 28.4%
under_2.5 71.6%
team_away
over_1.5 63.4% under_1.5 36.6% over_2.5 36.5%
under_2.5 63.5%
most
home 34.0% draw 20.5% away 45.6%
handicap
home_-1.5 17.6% away_+1.5 82.4% home_-0.5 34.0%
away_+0.5 66.0% home_+0.5 54.4% away_-0.5 45.6%
home_+1.5 73.5% away_-1.5 26.5%
Fouls calibrated
total
over_20.5 67.8% under_20.5 32.2% over_22.5 52.2%
under_22.5 47.9% over_24.5 36.7% under_24.5 63.3%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_9.5 61.6% under_9.5 38.4% over_11.5 38.5%
under_11.5 61.6% over_13.5 19.9% under_13.5 80.1%
team_away
over_9.5 76.9% under_9.5 23.2% over_11.5 56.4%
under_11.5 43.6% over_13.5 35.3% under_13.5 64.7%
most
home 33.7% draw 7.6% away 58.7%
handicap
home_-3.5 15.3% away_+3.5 84.7% home_-0.5 33.7%
away_+0.5 66.3% home_+2.5 57.3% away_-2.5 42.7%
Red card range, not a point
any
yes 15.0% no 85.1%
home
yes 13.9% no 86.1%
away
yes 1.2% no 98.8%

How this works (honestly)

We are transparent about our method, our limits and how we measure performance.

What we use

Results, odds & closing prices, xG, shots, lineups, referee and schedule load.

Our method

Dixon-Coles + an xG strength model + champion/challenger selection + probability calibration + a trust gate.

What we don’t do

We do not beat the sharp market. The value is honest probabilities, No-bet calls and CLV.

Performance snapshot

Top-pick hit rate 47.7% (reliability, not edge). Calibration error 0.0097 (55560 matches).

More: Sunderland predictions · Brighton predictions · Premier League

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