Manchester United vs Sunderland

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Stuart Attwell 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 3 · Sunderland 7
Referee Stats
25 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.20
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.36
Over 4.5 cards 60%
Home wins 36%
Draws 36%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (15-8).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 24
Avg: 2.05 / 1.26

Points

42
Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2
Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 28
Avg: 0.89 / 1.47

Points

21
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.21
PPG
1.11
2.05
GF
0.89
1.26
GA
1.47
58%
O2.5
42%
68%
BTTS
47%
79%
Score 1st
21%

League-position context

Manchester United rank3rd
Sunderland rank7th
Manchester United points71
Sunderland points54
Manchester United: #3 · 71 pts · GD +19
7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 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.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals12-8
Record4-0-1
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.

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.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 0%

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

Manchester United score at home89%
Manchester United clean sheet at home21%
Sunderland score away58%
Sunderland clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first79%
Manchester United win after scoring first80%
Sunderland score first21%
Sunderland win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 0% · Sunderland 38%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 25.5' · Sunderland 35.0'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.05 vs 1.53
Manchester United concede at home1.26 vs 1.22
Sunderland score away0.89 vs 1.22
Sunderland concede away1.47 vs 1.53
Manchester United score 34% above league average, while Sunderland score 27% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 3% above league average at home, and Sunderland are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
0-15 7
16-30 6
31-45 6
46-60 6
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 7
61-75 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
31-45 2

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
6
3
Total Shots
15
8
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
11
5
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
2
3
Fouls
10
12
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
445
416
Passes Accurate
350
332
Passes %
79%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
8'
8' Goal · 1-0
M. Mount
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Mbeumo
29'
29' O. Alderete
31'
31' Goal · 2-0
B. Šeško
Normal Goal
35'
35' N. Sadiki
37'
37' S. Adingra
1st substitution · For: D. Ballard
45+5'
45+5' VAR
T. Hume
Penalty cancelled
57'
57' B. Traoré
58'
58' B. Traoré
2nd substitution · For: Eliezer Mayenda
58'
58' A. Masuaku
3rd substitution · For: C. Talbi
59'
59' W. Isidor
4th substitution · For: B. Brobbey
64'
64' Diogo Dalot
1st substitution · For: P. Dorgu
65'
65' M. Mount
2nd substitution · For: Matheus Cunha
76'
76' G. Xhaka
77'
77' B. Mbeumo
3rd substitution · For: K. Mainoo
79'
79' T. Hume
5th substitution · For: L. Geertruida
81'
81' Casemiro
85'
85' L. Yoro
4th substitution · For: H. Maguire
85'
85' Casemiro
5th substitution · For: M. Ugarte

Manchester United vs Sunderland 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday, 04 October 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Stuart Attwell. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Manchester United took an early lead at 8' when M. Mount scored, with the assist credited to B. Mbeumo, making the score 1-0. O. Alderete received a yellow card for Sunderland at 29'. Manchester United extended the lead at 31' when B. Šeško scored, making the score 2-0. N. Sadiki received a yellow card for Sunderland at 35'. Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 37', with S. Adingra replacing D. Ballard. VAR intervened at 45+5' for Sunderland (Penalty cancelled).

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. B. Traoré received a yellow card for Sunderland at 57'. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 58', with B. Traoré replacing Eliezer Mayenda. Sunderland made their 3rd substitution at 58', with A. Masuaku replacing C. Talbi. Sunderland made their 4th substitution at 59', with W. Isidor replacing B. Brobbey. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 64', with Diogo Dalot replacing P. Dorgu. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. Mount replacing Matheus Cunha. G. Xhaka received a yellow card for Sunderland at 76'. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 77', with B. Mbeumo replacing K. Mainoo. Sunderland made their 5th substitution at 79', with T. Hume replacing L. Geertruida. Casemiro received a yellow card for Manchester United at 81'. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 85', with L. Yoro replacing H. Maguire. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 85', with Casemiro replacing M. Ugarte.

Manchester United used 5 substitutions while Sunderland used 5 substitutions. Manchester United got 1 yellow card, while Sunderland got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (15-8).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)

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