Sunderland

• 42ndof 98 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength ratingRating before its last match
• 3matches without a win, running now
• 2wins in a row, the longest run of 2016-17
• 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2016-17
• 52%of the team's league goals scored by Jermain Defoe15 of 29 in 2016-17
• 24%of matches won since 2001-02537 matches in the five leagues
• 4–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Crystal Palace 0–4 SunderlandSat 4 Feb 2017
• 0–8Heaviest defeat: Southampton 8–0 SunderlandSat 18 Oct 2014

• 37%of Sunderland's matches won by Vesta's favourite48% expected
• 4wins in 11 matches as Vesta's favourite4 expected
• 19%won with 19%: Newcastle United 1–2 SunderlandSun 22 Mar 2026
• 22%won with 22%: Leeds 0–1 SunderlandTue 3 Mar 2026
• 23%won with 23%: Everton 1–3 SunderlandSun 17 May 2026
• 43%lost at 43%: Burnley 2–0 SunderlandSat 23 Aug 2025
• 39%lost at 39%: Sunderland 0–5 Nottingham ForestFri 24 Apr 2026
• 37%lost at 37%: Ipswich 2–1 SunderlandSat 22 Aug 2026

Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).

• 1point won in the last five minutes and stoppage timeJoint 14th most in the league; 3 goals scored from the 86th minute on
• 4points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage timeJoint 6th most in the league; 11 goals conceded from the 86th minute on
• 6points won after going behindBehind at some point in 30 matches; 17th most in the league
• 8points dropped after going aheadAhead at some point in 9 matches; 18th most in the league

Goal minutes. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.

Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.