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Premier League · Round 3 · Sat 05 Sep, 14:00

Brentford
1–1
Full time
Sunderland

Pre-match prediction

50%
27%
23%
Brentford 50% Draw 27% 23% Sunderland

⏳Made before lineups were confirmed for this match.

Expected goals
1.50 – 0.96
Over 2.5 goals
45%
Both teams to score
49%
Model confidence
normal

Most likely scorelines

1-1 14% 1-0 12% 0-0 10% 2-0 10% 2-1 9%

Compared to the betting market (reference only, not used as a model input)

Brentford
50% vs 56%
Draw
27% vs 24%
Sunderland
23% vs 19%

Lineups

Reference only — not used by the prediction model. Positions (LB/CB/RB etc.) are a best-effort guess from the source's own left-to-right player order, not a confirmed tactical slot.

Sunderland 5-4-1
22
Roefs GK
7.5 1490
4
Danso LWB
1455
5
Ballard CB
7.5 1460
12
Meunier CB
6.0 1491
17
Reinildo CB
6.9 1533
20
Mukiele RWB
6.9 1514
10
Angulo LM
6.9 1504
27
Sadiki CM
6.6 1511
28
Fée CM
Goal 7.3 1495
34
Xhaka RM
7.2 1534
9
Brobbey ST
6.2 1459
1
Kelleher GK
6.9 1516
20
Ajer LB
6.7 1479
22
Collins CB
6.6 1506
23
Lewis-Potter CB
5.9 1471
33
Kayode RB
7.0 1602
7
Schade CDM
6.6 1576
11
Ouattara CDM
6.7 1532
18
Sangaré LW
6.7 1514
24
Damsgaard CAM
7.5 1536
27
Janelt RW
Goal 8.0 1547
9
Thiago ST
7.3 1561
Brentford 4-2-3-1

Brentford · Bench

A. Hickey, R. Henry, Y. Yarmolyuk, H. Valdimarsson, C. Wilson, Fábio Carvalho, J. Anthony, E. Diouf, Jannik Schuster

Sunderland · Bench

D. Methalie, C. Rigg, L. O'Nien, O. Alderete, W. Isidor, Jules Ahoka, M. Ellborg, T. Hume, M. Fofana

Brentford · last 5

Leeds (A) 1-1 D Tottenham Hotspur (H) 3-0 W Liverpool (A) 1-1 D Crystal Palace (H) 2-2 D Manchester City (A) 3-0 L

Sunderland · last 5

Fulham (H) 1-0 W Ipswich (A) 2-1 L Chelsea (H) 2-1 W Everton (A) 1-3 W Manchester United (H) 0-0 D

Head-to-head

05 Sep 2026 Brentford 1–1 Sunderland 07 Jan 2026 Brentford 3–0 Sunderland 30 Aug 2025 Sunderland 2–1 Brentford

News

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