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Sunderland v Brighton

29%Sunderland
29%Draw
42%Brighton

Brighton, just.

Tested

Brighton win about 42 times in 100. The other 58: a draw (29) or a Sunderland win (29).

Forecast by Vesta, published Wednesday 30 September 2026, 13:25 CEST, before kickoff.

3 or more goals50%
Both teams score56%
Expected goals1.2 v 1.5
Most likely score1-114% chance

Likely line-ups

Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoff
Sunderland5-2-2-14-2-3-1Brighton

Players to watch

Model estimate

Each player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).

Numbers to expect

Forecast by Vesta

What each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.

Shots11.813.7
Shots on target3.94.6
Corners4.65.0
Fouls11.113.1
Yellow cards1.92.0

What's at stake

Model estimate

The chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.

What Sunderland v Brighton changes for both teams
Team and chanceNowSunderland winDrawBrighton win
Sunderland
Top 41%2%1%<1%
Bottom 319%12%19%24%
Brighton
Title3%3%2%5%
Top 454%46%49%61%

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals92%
2 or more goals76%
3 or more goals50%
4 or more goals29%
5 or more goals14%

Exactly

0 goals8%
1 goal16%
2 goals26%
3 goals22%
4 goals15%
5 goals8%
6 or more goals6%

Goals by team

Tested
Sunderland: 1 or more70%
Sunderland: 2 or more34%
Sunderland: 3 or more12%
Brighton: 1 or more78%
Brighton: 2 or more44%
Brighton: 3 or more19%
Both teams score56%
At least one team does not score44%

Winning margin

Tested
Sunderland by 3 or more4%
Sunderland by 28%
Sunderland by 117%
Draw28%
Brighton by 121%
Brighton by 213%
Brighton by 3 or more8%

Result combinations

Tested
Sunderland win or draw58%
Either team wins (no draw)72%
Brighton win or draw71%

Clean sheets

Tested
Sunderland keep a clean sheet22%
Brighton keep a clean sheet30%
Sunderland win without conceding14%
Brighton win without conceding22%
No goals at all8%

The first goal

Model estimate
Sunderland score first41%
Brighton score first51%
No goals8%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1532%
Minutes 16-3021%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6011%
Minutes 61-757%
Minutes 76-90+6%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Sunderland goals down, Brighton goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
07.98.97.43.71.40.4
17.013.58.94.51.70.5
24.87.25.72.71.00.3
31.92.92.21.10.40.1
40.60.90.70.30.1·
50.10.20.20.1··

Halves

Tested
A goal in the first half69%
A goal in the second half78%
Sunderland ahead at half-time25%
Level at half-time43%
Brighton ahead at half-time33%
Sunderland win the second half27%
Second half level37%
Brighton win the second half37%
More goals in the first half30%
More goals in the second half43%
Same goals in both halves27%

Half-time and full-time

Tested
Sunderland ahead at half-time, Sunderland win16%
Level at half-time, Sunderland win11%
Brighton ahead at half-time, Sunderland win2%
Sunderland ahead at half-time, draw6%
Level at half-time, draw17%
Brighton ahead at half-time, draw6%
Sunderland ahead at half-time, Brighton win2%
Level at half-time, Brighton win15%
Brighton ahead at half-time, Brighton win25%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
SunderlandBrighton

Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works

Every player's chances

Model estimate

Everyone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.

Sunderland
Sunderland: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Brian Brobbey8128%4%6%32%1.6
Enzo Le Fée8815%1%17%29%1.1
Nilson Angulo6711%<1%8%18%1.0
Dan Ballard909%<1%4%13%0.9
Wilson Isidor bench209%<1%<1%10%0.7
Nordi Mukiele727%<1%6%12%0.6
Thomas Meunier836%<1%9%14%0.8
Noah Sadiki855%<1%4%9%0.7
Granit Xhaka904%<1%12%15%0.7
Trai Hume bench393%<1%3%6%0.4
Malick Fofana bench93%<1%2%4%0.2
Kevin Danso542%<1%1%3%0.3
Chemsdine Talbi bench61%<1%<1%2%0.1
Dayann Methalie bench181%<1%1%3%0.1
Reinildo721%<1%2%3%0.2
Habib Diarra bench5<1%<1%<1%1%0.1
Luke O&#039;Nien bench14<1%<1%<1%1%0.1
Robin Roefs90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Brighton
Brighton: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Charalampos Kostoulas7129%5%11%37%2.6
Diego Gómez8818%2%9%25%1.6
Luka Vuskovic8814%<1%2%15%1.0
Malick Yalcouyé4713%<1%7%19%0.9
Maxim De Cuyper8612%<1%18%28%0.9
Pascal Groß9011%<1%17%26%1.1
Yasin Ayari689%<1%6%14%1.3
Georginio Rutter bench214%<1%4%8%0.5
Chema Andres bench224%<1%2%6%0.3
Jack Hinshelwood bench144%<1%2%5%0.3
Lewis Dunk723%<1%1%4%0.5
Ferdi Kadioglu673%<1%3%6%0.5
Mats Wieffer bench333%<1%4%6%0.3
Olivier Boscagli882%<1%6%7%0.3
Costinha bench122%<1%1%3%0.2
Pascal Struijk bench201%<1%<1%2%0.2
Ibrahim Osman bench61%<1%1%2%0.1
Bart Verbruggen90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0