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Sunderland vs Brighton

Sunderland
0 - 1
Brighton
🕒 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadium of Light 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Kirk 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Sunderland 7 · Brighton 8
Referee Stats
Thomas Kirk
6 matches · 3.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.33
Reds avg 0.50
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 33%
Draws 33%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-12).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Team Overview

Sunderland (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20
Avg: 1.32 / 1.05

Points

33
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

5
Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 26
Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5

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
1.05
1.32
GF
1.16
1.05
GA
1.37
47%
O2.5
42%
47%
BTTS
53%
37%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Sunderland rank7th
Brighton rank8th
Sunderland points54
Brighton points53
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.
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.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sunderland last 5 home

W D L W L
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals3-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Brighton last 5 away

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals6-6
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 0%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Sunderland score at home74%
Sunderland clean sheet at home37%
Brighton score away74%
Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Sunderland score first37%
Sunderland win after scoring first57%
Brighton score first32%
Brighton win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sunderland 78% · Brighton 46%
Avg first goal minute: Sunderland 39.4' · Brighton 45.5'

Vs league average

Sunderland score at home1.32 vs 1.53
Sunderland concede at home1.05 vs 1.22
Brighton score away1.16 vs 1.22
Brighton concede away1.37 vs 1.53
Sunderland score 14% below league average, while Brighton score 5% below league average.
Defensive side: Sunderland are 14% below league average at home, and Brighton are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals1.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Sunderland goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
31-45 3
46-60 3
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
0-15 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 0

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
46-60 5
61-75 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 5
31-45 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
14
12
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
5
5
Shots Inside Box
8
9
Shots Outside Box
6
3
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
7
11
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
407
466
Passes Accurate
319
366
Passes %
78%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
49' ⚽
⚽
49' ⚽ VAR
C. Rigg
Goal Disallowed - offside
51'
51' D. Gómez
58' ⚽
⚽
58' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
Y. Minteh
Normal Goal
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ D. Ballard
1st substitution · For: L. O'Nien
74'
74' Y. Minteh
76'
76' G. Xhaka
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ Y. Minteh
1st substitution · For: M. De Cuyper
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ B. Brobbey
2nd substitution · For: Eliezer Mayenda
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ C. Talbi
3rd substitution · For: D. Cirkin
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood
2nd substitution · For: Y. Ayari
90+4' ↑↓
↑↓
90+4' ⇄ D. Gómez
3rd substitution · For: J. Veltman
90+5' ↑↓
↑↓
90+5' ⇄ D. Welbeck
4th substitution · For: M. O'Riley

Sunderland vs Brighton 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Sunderland 1-0 on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Thomas Kirk. It was played at Stadium of Light.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: VAR intervened at 49' for Sunderland (Goal Disallowed - offside). D. Gómez received a yellow card for Brighton at 51'. Brighton leveled the score at 58' when Y. Minteh scored, making the score 1-1. Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 64', with D. Ballard replacing L. O'Nien. Y. Minteh received a yellow card for Brighton at 74'. G. Xhaka received a yellow card for Sunderland at 76'. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 76', with Y. Minteh replacing M. De Cuyper. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 78', with B. Brobbey replacing Eliezer Mayenda. Sunderland made their 3rd substitution at 85', with C. Talbi replacing D. Cirkin. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 88', with J. Hinshelwood replacing Y. Ayari. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 90+4', with D. Gómez replacing J. Veltman. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with D. Welbeck replacing M. O'Riley.

Sunderland used 3 substitutions while Brighton used 4 substitutions. Sunderland got 1 yellow card, while Brighton got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-12).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Sunderland vs Brighton 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