Sunderland vs Chelsea
Statistical Preview
Bottom side Sunderland face a massive test of their survival credentials as they welcome a high-scoring Chelsea side pushing to join the title race.Sunderland are rooted to the bottom of the league table, desperately searching for a lifeline to drag themselves into the fight for safety.
The hosts have endured a torrid time offensively in front of their fans, having failed to score in their last three home matches. Their ultimate objective is to break this attacking drought and leverage the fact that 80% of their points have been earned at home to spark a revival.
Chelsea travel comfortably positioned in the top four, aiming to keep the pressure on the top three. The visitors have displayed a dynamic attacking threat on the road, managing to score the opening goal in 3 of their 4 away matches.
Their challenge is to utilize this early firepower to dismantle a struggling opponent and solidify their elite status.
The latest outings of both clubs could not be more different. Sunderland were comfortably beaten 3-1 by Coventry, extending a miserable winless run to seven matches and highlighting their defensive frailties.
Conversely, Chelsea enter the contest full of confidence after a clinical 2-0 victory over Manchester United, demonstrating their ability to control matches and finish their chances efficiently.
This matchup points to a steep uphill battle for the home side. Chelsea could look to impose their authority early on, aligning their habit of striking first on the road with Sunderland's tendency to concede the opening goal in half of their home games. If the visitors establish an early advantage, Sunderland might struggle to respond, considering their ongoing inability to find the net at their own stadium.
Points
Sunderland
▼ Down trends
- - SEASON PERFORMANCE - Sunderland are ranked at the bottom of the points table, having lost 67% of their 9 matches.
- - CURRENT FORM - Have failed to win in their last 7 matches and rank at the bottom of the form table.
- - RESILIENCE - Points Per Game when conceding first is low at 0.14.
- - OFFENCE - Rank low in the offence table, with a low team-scored-first rate of 11%.
- - HOME OFFENCE - Rank low in the offence at home table, having failed to score in their last 3 home matches.
★ Points of Interest
- - HOME ADVANTAGE - 80% of points have been earned at home.
Chelsea
▲ Up trends
- - SCORING FIRST - Chelsea have a high team-scored-first rate of 78%, which is 67% better than the league average.
- - OFFENCE - Average goals scored per match is high at 2.11.
- - EARLY SCORING - Average goals scored in the first 15 minutes is high at 0.78, which is 300% better than the league average.
- - AWAY SCORING - Have scored the opening goal in 75% of their 4 away matches.
▼ Down trends
- - RESILIENCE - Equalizing rate is low at 25%, which is 40% worse than the league average.
★ Points of Interest
- - EARLY OFFENCE - Have scored 37% of their goals in the first 15 minutes.
- - LATE CONCEDING - 33% of conceded goals occurred after the 75th minute.
Goal events
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Pre-match stats
(stats at HOME)
(stats AWAY)
Scored-First rate vs Clean Sheet rate
Clean Sheet rate vs Scored-First rate
Lead-defending rate vs Equalizing rate
Equalizing rate vs Lead-defending rate
Scored-First PPG vs Conceded-First PPG
Conceded-First PPG vs Scored-First PPG
In-play match stats
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Latest results
(most recent first)
| 31 Oct |
3:1
1-0 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (17')
2-0 Taiwo Awoniyi (37')
3-0 Jack Rudoni (52')
3-1 Enzo Le Fee (pen.) (67')
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| 25 Oct | 0:0 |
| 18 Oct |
2:0
1-0 Marcus Tavernier (5')
2-0 Evanilson (48')
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| 10 Oct |
0:2
0-1 Maxim De Cuyper (53')
0-2 Jaouen Hadjam (90+3')
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| 20 Sep |
5:3
1-0 Enzo Fernandez (9')
1-1 Brian Brobbey (12')
2-1 Rayan Cherki (29')
2-2 Brian Brobbey (33')
3-2 Antoine Semenyo (43')
4-2 Antoine Semenyo (57')
4-3 Brian Brobbey (59')
5-3 Erling Haaland (81')
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| 12 Sep |
0:2
0-1 Bruno Guimaraes (58')
0-2 Bukayo Saka (pen.) (90+7')
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| 5 Sep |
1:1
1-0 Vitaly Janelt (57')
1-1 Enzo Le Fee (pen.) (82')
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| 30 Aug |
1:0
1-0 Wilson Isidor (75')
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2:0
1-0 Morgan Rogers (50')
2-0 Cole Palmer (pen.) (64')
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31 Oct |
|
0:2
0-1 Mike Penders (o.g.) (77')
0-2 Mathys Tel (87')
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24 Oct |
|
0:2
0-1 Pedro Neto (46')
0-2 Pedro Neto (90')
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17 Oct |
|
5:1
1-0 Jordan Henderson (2')
2-0 Morgan Rogers (3')
3-0 Joao Pedro (46')
3-1 Evanilson (51')
4-1 Joao Pedro (67')
5-1 Jordan Henderson (70')
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10 Oct |
|
3:0
1-0 Jaidon Anthony (61')
2-0 Igor Thiago (83')
3-0 Fabio Carvalho (90+4')
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18 Sep |
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2:2
1-0 Morgan Rogers (7')
1-1 Mohamed Belloumi (28')
1-2 Mohamed Belloumi (34')
2-2 Joao Pedro (66')
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12 Sep |
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2:1
0-1 Morgan Rogers (2')
1-1 Kai Havertz (25')
2-1 Martin Ødegaard (50')
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6 Sep |
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4:3
1-0 Romeo Lavia (4')
2-0 Pedro Neto (14')
3-0 Joao Pedro (32')
3-1 Malick Yalcouye (35')
3-2 Joao Pedro (o.g.) (63')
4-2 Cole Palmer (74')
4-3 Pascal Groß (90+6')
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30 Aug |
Points Per Game (PPG)
| Home | 1.00 | 1.50 | Away | |
| 0.56 | 1.78 | |||
| 0.63 | 1.63 |
Points Performance Index (PPI)
| PPI | 0.94 | 2.71 | PPI |
Sunderland
Latest AT HOMEChelsea
Latest AWAY| 25 Oct | 0:0 |
| 10 Oct |
0:2
0-1 Maxim De Cuyper (53')
0-2 Jaouen Hadjam (90+3')
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| 12 Sep |
0:2
0-1 Bruno Guimaraes (58')
0-2 Bukayo Saka (pen.) (90+7')
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| 30 Aug |
1:0
1-0 Wilson Isidor (75')
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0:2
0-1 Pedro Neto (46')
0-2 Pedro Neto (90')
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17 Oct |
|
3:0
1-0 Jaidon Anthony (61')
2-0 Igor Thiago (83')
3-0 Fabio Carvalho (90+4')
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18 Sep |
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2:1
0-1 Morgan Rogers (2')
1-1 Kai Havertz (25')
2-1 Martin Ødegaard (50')
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6 Sep |
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2:3
0-1 Joao Pedro (1')
1-1 Josh King (23')
1-2 Morgan Rogers (41')
1-3 Cole Palmer (49')
2-3 Gonzalo Garcia (54')
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24 Aug |
Points
Form for the last 8 matches
Team Stats vs League Average
Sunderland (AT HOME)
vs league average
% Clean sheets
50%
27%
Conceding Rate
50%
73%
% Failed To Score
75%
31%
Scored per game
0.25
1.52
Chelsea (AWAY)
vs league average
% Scored first
75%
47%
% Wins
50%
32%
% Defeats
50%
41%
% Clean sheets
25%
31%
Sunderland (TOTAL)
vs league average
% Defeats
67%
36%
% Scored first
11%
47%
Chelsea (TOTAL)
vs league average
% Scored first
78%
47%
Scored per game
2.11
1.36
% Clean sheets
22%
29%
Conceded per game
1.67
1.36
Results progression and current form
Sunderland
progression (home & away)
Line graph variation:
win:+2
draw:0
defeat:-1
Chelsea
progression (home & away)
Line graph variation:
win:+2
draw:0
defeat:-1
Sunderland
progression (home matches)
Line graph variation:
win:+2
draw:0
defeat:-1
Chelsea
progression (away matches)
Line graph variation:
win:+2
draw:0
defeat:-1
Goal times
Sunderland
Total
| GOALS PER TIME SEGMENT (Total) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-15 | GF | 1 | ||
| GA | 2 | |||
| 16-30 | GF | 0 | ||
| GA | 3 | |||
| 31-45 | GF | 2 | ||
| GA | 2 | |||
| 46-60 | GF | 1 | ||
| GA | 6 | |||
| 61-75 | GF | 2 | ||
| GA | 0 | |||
| 76-90 | GF | 1 | ||
| GA | 4 | |||
| 1st Half | GF | 3 | 43% | |
| GA | 7 | 41% | ||
| 2nd Half | GF | 4 | 57% | |
| GA | 10 | 59% |
| AVERAGE MINUTES (Total) | |
|---|---|
| Avg. minute goals scored | 52 |
| Avg. minute goals conceded | 49 |
Chelsea
Total
| GOALS PER TIME SEGMENT (Total) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-15 | GF | 7 | ||
| GA | 0 | |||
| 16-30 | GF | 0 | ||
| GA | 3 | |||
| 31-45 | GF | 2 | ||
| GA | 2 | |||
| 46-60 | GF | 4 | ||
| GA | 3 | |||
| 61-75 | GF | 5 | ||
| GA | 2 | |||
| 76-90 | GF | 1 | ||
| GA | 5 | |||
| 1st Half | GF | 9 | 47% | |
| GA | 5 | 33% | ||
| 2nd Half | GF | 10 | 53% | |
| GA | 10 | 67% |
| AVERAGE MINUTES (Total) | |
|---|---|
| Avg. minute goals scored | 38 |
| Avg. minute goals conceded | 57 |
Sunderland
Home
| GOALS PER TIME SEGMENT (Home) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-15 | GF | 0 | ||
| GA | 0 | |||
| 16-30 | GF | 0 | ||
| GA | 0 | |||
| 31-45 | GF | 0 | ||
| GA | 0 | |||
| 46-60 | GF | 0 | ||
| GA | 2 | |||
| 61-75 | GF | 1 | ||
| GA | 0 | |||
| 76-90 | GF | 0 | ||
| GA | 2 | |||
| 1st Half | GF | 0 | 0% | |
| GA | 0 | 0% | ||
| 2nd Half | GF | 1 | 100% | |
| GA | 4 | 100% |
| AVERAGE MINUTES (Home) | |
|---|---|
| Avg. minute goals scored | 75 |
| Avg. minute goals conceded | 73 |
Chelsea
Away
| GOALS PER TIME SEGMENT (Away) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-15 | GF | 2 | ||
| GA | 0 | |||
| 16-30 | GF | 0 | ||
| GA | 2 | |||
| 31-45 | GF | 1 | ||
| GA | 0 | |||
| 46-60 | GF | 2 | ||
| GA | 2 | |||
| 61-75 | GF | 0 | ||
| GA | 1 | |||
| 76-90 | GF | 1 | ||
| GA | 2 | |||
| 1st Half | GF | 3 | 50% | |
| GA | 2 | 29% | ||
| 2nd Half | GF | 3 | 50% | |
| GA | 5 | 71% |
| AVERAGE MINUTES (Away) | |
|---|---|
| Avg. minute goals scored | 38 |
| Avg. minute goals conceded | 55 |
Trends
Sunderland
- Sunderland have lost 67% of their 9 matches.
- Sunderland have failed to win in their last 7 matches.
- Sunderland have failed to score in their last 3 home matches.
- Sunderland have conceded the opening goal in 50% of their 4 home matches.
- Sunderland is ranked at the bottom of the Points table.
- Sunderland is ranked at the bottom of the Form for the last 8 matches table.
- Sunderland has a low ranking in the Offence table.
- Sunderland is ranked at the bottom of the Offence for the last 8 matches table.
- Sunderland has a low ranking in the Offence at Home table.
- Sunderland's team-scored-first rate is at 11%, which is 76% worse than the league average of 47%.
- Sunderland's Points Per Game when conceding first is at 0.14, which is 76% worse than the league average of 0.58.
- Sunderland's average goals scored after the 75th minute is at 0.11, which is 61% worse than the league average of 0.29.
- 80% of Sunderland's points have been earned at home.
- Sunderland have scored 86% of their goals away.
Chelsea
- Chelsea have won 50% of their 4 away matches.
- Chelsea have scored the opening goal in 75% of their 4 away matches.
- Chelsea have scored 37% of their goals in the first 15 minutes.
- Chelsea's team-scored-first rate is at 78%, which is 67% better than the league average of 47%.
- Chelsea's average goals scored per match is at 2.11, which is 56% better than the league average of 1.36.
- Chelsea's average goals scored in the first 15 minutes is at 0.78, which is 304% better than the league average of 0.19.
- 33% of Chelsea's conceded goals occurred after the 75th minute.
- Chelsea's equalizing rate is at 25%, which is 40% worse than the league average of 42%.
Points
Form for the last 8 matches
at Home
Away
Offence
Defence
Offence for the last 8 matches
Defence for the last 8 matches
Offence at Home
Defence at Home
Offence Away
Defence Away
Season summary
First Goal Impact & Lead Retention
Home team scored first:
46.2%
No goal scored:
6.6%
Away team scored first:
47.3%
Avg minute home team scored first: 25.3 min.
Avg minute away team scored first: 40.5 min.
Points Per Game after scoring first: 2.20
Points Per Game after conceding first: 0.58
Lead-defending rate at home:
61.7%
Lead-defending rate away:
54.7%
Equalizing rate at home:
45.3%
Equalizing rate away:
38.3%
Home team lead duration:
30.4%
Teams level in goals:
49.3%
Away team lead duration:
20.3%
England - Premier League