Premier League · Full time ·Matchday 5

Manchester City vs Sunderland

5 – 3 Full time

8′Dayann Methalie
9′Enzo Fernández
12′Brian Brobbey
29′Rayan Cherki
33′Brian Brobbey
43′Antoine Semenyo
57′Antoine Semenyo
59′Brian Brobbey
60′Nilson AnguloMalick Fofana
68′Noah SadikiWilson Isidor
75′Iliman NdiayeJeremy Doku
79′Thomas MeunierTrai Hume
81′Erling Haaland
85′Rayan CherkiNico O'Reilly

Etihad Stadium, ManchesterReferee: Robert Jones

Manchester City 70%
Draw 19%
Sunderland 12%

Confidence: High  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

16 Shots 17
6 Shots on target 9
55 Possession % 45
6 Corners 5
14 Fouls 14
4 Saves 1
403 Accurate passes 312

Manchester City vs Sunderland overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Manchester City vs Sunderland

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityManchester CityDrawSunderland
Model64.3%21.9%13.8%
Market71.5%17.6%10.9%
Final69.7%18.7%11.7%
Edge-7.2%+4.3%+2.9%

Confidence: High

Why Manchester City

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.09 vs 0.95.
  • Better recent form: 6 wins in the last 6 vs 3 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

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

Manchester Cit ↓ / Sunderland → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 6% 1 8% 10% 2 10% 10% 3 8% 7% 4+ 7% 7%

Goal probability

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

1+ goals 94%
2+ goals 84%
3+ goals 61%
No goals 6%

Manchester City and Sunderland expected goals

Manchester City 2.09
Sunderland 0.95

Total expected goals: 3.04

Manchester City and Sunderland attack and defence ratings

Manchester City

Attack 1.55 +55%
Defence 0.73 -27%

Sunderland

Attack 1.05 +5%
Defence 0.89 -11%

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.

Manchester City vs Sunderland: result vs prediction

Manchester City 5 – 3 Sunderland

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

Other Matchday 5 fixtures

Premier League

Before and after this match

Manchester City vs Sunderland markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Manchester City 69.7% 1.44 -7.2% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 60.9% 1.64 — —
Both teams to score Yes 56.0% 1.79 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 88.3% 1.13 — —
Handicap -1 Manchester City win 42.2% 2.37 — —

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
1X2Manchester City69.7%
Draw18.7%
Sunderland11.7%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.560.9%
Under 2.539.1%
Both teams to scoreYes56.0%
No44.0%
Double chance1X (home or draw)88.3%
12 (either side)81.3%
X2 (draw or away)30.3%
Handicap -1Manchester City win42.2%
Push (exactly one goal)22.0%
Loss35.7%
Correct score (top 3)2-010.3%
1-110.3%
2-19.9%

Manchester City vs Sunderland stats

Manchester City and Sunderland recent form

newest first
Manchester City WWWWWW
Sunderland WLWDWL

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

Manchester City vs Sunderland head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

8Manchester City wins 2Draws 0Sunderland wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-01-01SunderlandManchester CityPremier League0-0
2025-12-06Manchester CitySunderlandPremier League3-0
2017-03-05SunderlandManchester CityPremier League0-2
2016-08-13Manchester CitySunderlandPremier League2-1
2016-02-02SunderlandManchester CityPremier League0-1
2015-12-26Manchester CitySunderlandPremier League4-1
2015-09-22SunderlandManchester CityLeague Cup1-4
2015-01-01Manchester CitySunderlandPremier League3-2
2014-12-03SunderlandManchester CityPremier League1-4
2014-04-16Manchester CitySunderlandPremier League2-2

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Manchester City vs Sunderland odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 71.7%, draw 17.5%, away 10.8%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 1.37 5.53 9.45
Bet365 1.33 5.25 8.00
BetVictor 1.33 5.25 9.00
Betano 1.37 5.60 8.75
Betfair 1.33 5.50 8.50
Marathonbet 1.35 5.45 9.30
Pinnacle 1.34 5.57 9.01
SBO 1.32 4.84 7.05
William Hill 1.35 5.00 8.00
mybookieag 1.25 5.70 9.60

Odds movement

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

1 1.34 ▲ +0.09
X 5.45 ▼ -0.25
2 8.75 ▼ -0.65

29 snapshots recorded, from .