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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 1446
4
Danso LWB
1455
5
Ballard CB
7.5 1455
12
Meunier CB
6.0 1479
17
Reinildo CB
6.9 1497
20
Mukiele RWB
6.9 1481
10
Angulo LM
6.9 1478
27
Sadiki CM
6.6 1470
28
Fée CM
Goal 7.3 1453
34
Xhaka RM
7.2 1489
9
Brobbey ST
6.2 1442
1
Kelleher GK
6.9 1532
20
Ajer LB
6.7 1495
22
Collins CB
6.6 1506
23
Lewis-Potter CB
5.9 1486
33
Kayode RB
7.0 1615
7
Schade CDM
6.6 1594
11
Ouattara CDM
6.7 1538
18
Sangaré LW
6.7 1521
24
Damsgaard CAM
7.5 1550
27
Janelt RW
Goal 8.0 1561
9
Thiago ST
7.3 1577
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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