Manchester City vs Sunderland

Manchester City

3 - 2

Sunderland

🕒 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Foy 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2014-2015 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 2 · Sunderland 16

Referee Stats

Chris Foy

4 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	75%
Draws	25%
Away wins	0%

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

44 / 14

Avg: 2.32 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-9-7

Goals For / Against

15 / 26

Avg: 0.79 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 0.95

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

2.37

PPG

0.95

2.32

0.79

0.74

1.37

53%

O2.5

32%

42%

BTTS

42%

Score 1st

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd

Sunderland rank16th

Manchester City points79

Sunderland points38

Manchester City: #2 · 79 pts · GD +45

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sunderland: #16 · 38 pts · GD -22

41 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals16-2

Record5-0-0

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

L D W D L

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals4-5

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 11%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.532%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 74% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home89%

Manchester City clean sheet at home47%

Sunderland score away53%

Sunderland clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first0%

Manchester City win after scoring first0%

Sunderland score first0%

Sunderland win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 0% · Sunderland 0%

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.32 vs 1.47

Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.09

Sunderland score away0.79 vs 1.09

Sunderland concede away1.37 vs 1.47

Manchester City score 57% above league average, while Sunderland score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 33% below league average at home, and Sunderland are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sunderland goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	7
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (62.5%)
BTTS	4 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (100.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Manchester City vs Sunderland Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

01 Jan 2026 Sunderland vs Manchester City 0 - 0 06 Dec 2025 Manchester City vs Sunderland 3 - 0

2016-2017 Season

05 Mar 2017 Sunderland vs Manchester City 0 - 2 13 Aug 2016 Manchester City vs Sunderland 2 - 1

2015-2016 Season

02 Feb 2016 Sunderland vs Manchester City 0 - 1 26 Dec 2015 Manchester City vs Sunderland 4 - 1

2014-2015 Season

01 Jan 2015 Manchester City vs Sunderland 3 - 2 03 Dec 2014 Sunderland vs Manchester City 1 - 4