Sunderland vs Manchester City

Value Assessment

Home Win
7.53
15% pred
+1.6%
Draw
4.79
21% pred
-0.1%
Away Win
1.40
64% pred
-7.2%
BTTS Yes 1.86 48%
BTTS No

Match Info

Kickoff
Thu, Jan 1 2026 · 20:00
Venue
Stadium of Light (Sunderland)
Competition
Premier League · 19
Coaches
Régis Le Bris
Régis Le Bris
Sunderland
Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola
Manchester City
Referee
Jarred Gillett Jarred Gillett

Recent Form

Sunderland Sunderland
3W 2D 0L
1.4 GF · 0.4 GA
W H Burnley Burnley 3-0
W H Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 2-1
D H Manchester City Manchester City 0-0
D H Leeds United Leeds United 1-1
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 1-0
3W 2D 0L
1.4 GF · 0.4 GA
W H Burnley Burnley 3-0
W H Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 2-1
D H Manchester City Manchester City 0-0
D H Leeds United Leeds United 1-1
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 1-0
0W 2D 3L
0.6 GF · 2.2 GA
L A Arsenal Arsenal 0-3
L A West Ham United West Ham United 1-3
D A Everton Everton 1-1
L A Brentford Brentford 0-3
D A Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 1-1
2W 1D 2L
1.4 GF · 1.6 GA
L A Arsenal Arsenal 0-3
W H Burnley Burnley 3-0
L A West Ham United West Ham United 1-3
W H Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 2-1
D A Everton Everton 1-1
Manchester City Manchester City
2W 1D 2L
1.4 GF · 1.6 GA
W A Liverpool Liverpool 2-1
D A Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-2
L A Bodø / Glimt Bodø / Glimt 1-3
L A Manchester United Manchester United 0-2
W A Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-0
4W 1D 0L
3.6 GF · 0.6 GA
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 3-1
W H Galatasaray Galatasaray 2-0
W H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0
W H Exeter City Exeter City 10-1
D H Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1
2W 1D 2L
1.4 GF · 1.6 GA
W A Liverpool Liverpool 2-1
D A Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-2
L A Bodø / Glimt Bodø / Glimt 1-3
L A Manchester United Manchester United 0-2
W A Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-0
4W 1D 0L
2.2 GF · 0.8 GA
W A Liverpool Liverpool 2-1
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 3-1
D A Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-2
W H Galatasaray Galatasaray 2-0
W H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0

Sidelined Players

Sunderland Sunderland 6 out
Aji Alese
Aji Alese
injury
Bertrand Traoré
Bertrand Traoré
injury
Jocelin Ta Bi
Jocelin Ta Bi
injury
Harrison Jones
Harrison Jones
injury
Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka
injury

+1 more

Manchester City Manchester City 7 out
Sverre Nypan
Sverre Nypan
suspended
Mateo Kovacic 
Mateo Kovacic 
injury
Josko Gvardiol 
Josko Gvardiol 
injury
Jérémy Doku
Jérémy Doku
injury
John Stones 
John Stones 
injury

+2 more

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Sunderland
0
0%
Draws
2
20%
Manchester City
8
80%
Avg Goals
3.3
BTTS
60%

League Signals

Predictability
46%
LOW
Home Bias
+5%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.9
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
23%
BTTS
54%
Over 2.5
56%

Final Words

Manchester City arrive in strong form with 4 wins from 5 games. The head-to-head favors Manchester City in recent meetings.