Brighton vs Sunderland

0 - 0

🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Sunderland 7

Referee Stats

Darren England

23 matches · 3.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.78
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	43%
Draws	26%
Away wins	30%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Shots were tight (16-14).
Brighton controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 20

Avg: 1.58 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 28

Avg: 0.89 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74

PPG

1.11

1.58

0.89

1.05

1.47

58%

O2.5

42%

58%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

21%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Sunderland rank7th

Brighton points53

Sunderland points54

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sunderland: #7 · 54 pts · GD -6

24 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-5

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sunderland last 5 away

W D L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals10-7

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home26%

Sunderland score away58%

Sunderland clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first47%

Brighton win after scoring first56%

Sunderland score first21%

Sunderland win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 57% · Sunderland 38%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Sunderland 35.0'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Brighton concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Sunderland score away0.89 vs 1.22

Sunderland concede away1.47 vs 1.53

Brighton score 3% above league average, while Sunderland score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 14% below league average at home, and Sunderland are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3

Avg goals1.00

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 0.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Sunderland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

0-15 1

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

441

334

Passes Accurate

364

255

Passes %

83%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19'

19' B. Gruda

34'

34' D. Coppola

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Wieffer

1st substitution · For: J. Veltman

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Adingra

1st substitution · For: R. Mundle

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. De Cuyper

2nd substitution · For: K. Mitoma

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ C. Rigg

2nd substitution · For: H. Diarra

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Y. Minteh

3rd substitution · For: C. Kostoulas

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood

4th substitution · For: J. Milner

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ B. Brobbey

3rd substitution · For: W. Isidor

79'

79' D. Ballard

86'

86' E. Le Fée

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ B. Gruda

5th substitution · For: T. Watson

Brighton vs Sunderland 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton drew 0-0 with Sunderland on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. B. Gruda received a yellow card for Brighton at 19'. D. Coppola received a yellow card for Brighton at 34'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Wieffer replacing J. Veltman. Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 63', with S. Adingra replacing R. Mundle. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. De Cuyper replacing K. Mitoma. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 64', with C. Rigg replacing H. Diarra. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Y. Minteh replacing C. Kostoulas. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 71', with J. Hinshelwood replacing J. Milner. Sunderland made their 3rd substitution at 72', with B. Brobbey replacing W. Isidor. D. Ballard received a yellow card for Sunderland at 79'. E. Le Fée received a yellow card for Sunderland at 86'. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 87', with B. Gruda replacing T. Watson.

Brighton used 5 substitutions while Sunderland used 3 substitutions. Brighton got 2 yellow cards, while Sunderland got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Shots were tight (16-14).
Brighton controlled possession (57%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Brighton vs Sunderland Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

10 Oct 2026 Sunderland vs Brighton 0 - 2

2025-2026 Season

14 Mar 2026 Sunderland vs Brighton 0 - 1 20 Dec 2025 Brighton vs Sunderland 0 - 0