Premier League · Matchday 8 Match report

Sunderland 0-0 Leeds United: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Sunderland

0-0Full time

Leeds United

Sunday 25 October 2026, 16:30 UTC Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Our picks against the result

7 of 12 right

Result Leeds United win37% 0-0
Double chance Leeds United or draw (X2)70% 0-0
Goals over/under 2.5 Under 2.552% 0 goals
More corners Sunderland52% Leeds United (4-5)
Yellow cards Around average 3 yellow cards · league 3.9
Yellow cards 3 yellow cards 3.5 Over57% 4.5 Under63% 5.5 Under79%
Corners Around average 9 corners · league 9.3
Corners 9 corners 8.5 Over62% 9.5 Over51% 10.5 Under59%

Match stats

Sunderland Leeds United

0 Goals 0
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
4 Corners 5

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Premier League Matchday 8 brings Sunderland vs Leeds United to the Stadium of Light on Sunday 25 October 2026, and our model leans towards a Leeds United win, with Leeds United win or draw as the double chance.

Why this pick?

Leeds United are our choice to win, mainly because our model rates them well above Sunderland over the long run, while Sunderland sit clearly below the Premier League average. The strongest counter is home advantage at the Stadium of Light, and Leeds' recent attacking output has been modest — shots and touches in the box below the rest of the division, though the big chances still arrive. What carries the call is the other end: Sunderland have scored six in seven and concede scoring chances at a rate clearly above the norm, whereas Leeds have let in only six. It is a narrow call.

Form guide

Sunderland

D 1-1 at Lech Poznań (A) Europa League · 22 Oct
L 0-2 at AFC Bournemouth (A) Premier League · 18 Oct
W 2-1 at Torreense (A) Europa League · 15 Oct
L 0-2 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H) Premier League · 10 Oct
L 3-5 at Manchester City (A) Premier League · 20 Sep

Leeds United

D 1-1 vs Manchester United (H) Premier League · 18 Oct
L 1-2 at Arsenal (A) Premier League · 10 Oct
D 0-0 vs Crystal Palace (H) Premier League · 20 Sep
W 4-1 vs Newcastle United (H) Premier League · 14 Sep
L 3-6 at Chelsea (A) EFL Cup · 9 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

SunderlandLeeds United

Attack 5 32 0.9 goals per match this season1.3 goals per match this season

Defence 26 68 2.0 conceded per match this season0.9 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Premier League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.