League Cup · Full time ·Round of 16

Sunderland vs Brentford

3 – 2 Full time

26′Chemsdine Talbi
29′Timur Tutierov
39′Malick Fofana
42′Callum Wilson
45′Habib DiarraChris Rigg
59′Callum WilsonDango Ouattara
59′Michael KayodeAaron Hickey
59′Mamadou SangareMathias Jensen
60′Timur TutierovThomas Meunier
60′Omar AldereteLuke O'Nien
71′Jaidon AnthonyKevin Schade
71′Nathan CollinsKristoffer Ajer
74′Kevin Schade
80′Chemsdine TalbiTom Proctor
83′Vitaly Janelt
85′Jannik Schuster
89′Chris Rigg
90′Igor Thiago
90′Djiamgone Jocelin Ta BiF. Scott

Stadium of Light, SunderlandReferee: Gavin Ward

Sunderland 27%
Draw 26%
Brentford 47%

Confidence: High  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

7 Shots 16
4 Shots on target 7
33 Possession % 67
0 Corners 5
8 Fouls 18
0 Offsides 3
4 Saves 0
198 Accurate passes 491

Sunderland vs Brentford overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Sunderland vs Brentford

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilitySunderlandDrawBrentford
Model30.3%24.2%45.5%
Market26.5%26.3%47.2%
Final27.5%25.8%46.7%
Edge+0.9%-0.5%-0.4%

Confidence: High · Edge = Final minus Market

Why Brentford

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.88 vs 1.51.
  • Better recent form: 2 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Sunderland ↓ / Brentford → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 5% 6% 1 11% 9% 6% 2 7% 7% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 96%
2+ goals 86%
3+ goals 66%
No goals 4%

Sunderland and Brentford expected goals

Sunderland 1.51
Brentford 1.88

Total expected goals: 3.39

Sunderland and Brentford attack and defence ratings

Sunderland

Attack 0.95 -5%
Defence 1.03 +3%

Brentford

Attack 1.21 +21%
Defence 1.12 +12%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Sunderland vs Brentford: result vs prediction

Sunderland 3 – 2 Brentford

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✗ Incorrect
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✓ Correct

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Sunderland vs Brentford markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Brentford 46.7% 2.14 -0.4% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 65.9% 1.52 — —
Both teams to score Yes 67.1% 1.49 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 74.2% 1.35 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 54.5% 1.83 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Sunderland27.5%
Draw25.8%
Brentford46.7%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.565.9%
Under 2.534.1%
Both teams to scoreYes67.1%
No32.9%
Double chance1X (home or draw)53.3%
12 (either side)74.2%
X2 (draw or away)72.5%
Handicap -1Brentford win25.7%
Push (exactly one goal)19.8%
Loss54.5%
Correct score (top 3)1-110.5%
1-29.0%
2-17.2%

Sunderland vs Brentford stats

Sunderland and Brentford recent form

newest first
Sunderland DDLWLL
Brentford DLDWWD

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Sunderland vs Brentford head-to-head

Last 5 meetings

1Sunderland wins 2Draws 2Brentford wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-09-05BrentfordSunderlandPremier League1-1
2026-01-07BrentfordSunderlandPremier League3-0
2025-08-30SunderlandBrentfordPremier League2-1
2018-02-17SunderlandBrentfordChampionship0-2
2017-10-21BrentfordSunderlandChampionship3-3

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Sunderland vs Brentford odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 26.5%, draw 26.3%, away 47.2%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 3.66 3.62 2.04
Bet365 3.50 3.60 2.00
BetVictor 3.60 3.60 2.00
Betano 3.55 3.60 2.05
Betfair 3.60 3.50 1.95
Dafabet 3.50 3.65 2.08
Marathonbet 3.68 3.62 2.02
Pinnacle 3.78 3.64 2.02
SBO 3.34 3.32 1.97
William Hill 3.50 3.30 1.95

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 3.58 ▲ +0.98
X 3.60 ▲ +0.30
2 2.01 ▼ -0.59

82 snapshots recorded, from .