Sunderland vs Fulham preview, 22 Feb 2026: xG form

Viewing the 2025/26 seasonGo to 2026/27

Jiménez 53'
Jiménez (P) 60'
Iwobi 84'

Premier League 2025/2026

GW27

22 Feb 14:00

C. Pawson

This match has been played.

See full analysis

SUN favoured at home, but only just.

SUN36%Draw31%FUL33%

Based on 76 matches played this season.

Sunderland1.3Fulham1.2

A 0.1 xG edge, roughly a one-in-three win.

Each side's share of attacking actions down the left, centre and right, on a pitch map.After gameweek 1

SUN attack

LW0.35

CF0.29

RW0.29

CAM0.00

CDM0.12

CM0.24

LB0.00

CB0.12

RB0.06

PROSUN attack report PROFUL defence report

CautiousVery bold

PROSUN shape report PROFUL shape report

FUL attack

LW0.31

CF0.25

RW0.38

CAM0.44

CDM0.31

CM0.31

LB0.06

CB0.19

RB0.06

Last 6, goals vs xG

SUN9 scored from 6.1 xG+2.9

FUL4 scored from 7.8 xG-3.8

32%called correctly

Error score

3% better than guessing the usual home, draw and away split

0.212 against 0.218 for the guess. Lower is better.

Confidence vs realitySaid · got

33-50%

27%·41

50-60%

40%·5

60-70%

67%·3

70-80%

100%·1

Bar is what happened, tick is what the model said. Samples are small this early.

Last 50 settled matchesAccuracy ledger

Deep blockPresses higher

Possession-basedFairly direct

Very low intensityMiddling intensity

Drops right offSits off

Central playEven width

LightMiddling physicality

Both squads ranked by each player's chance of scoring in this fixture, with assist chance, xGI/90 and projected minutes.When the gameweek is set

SUN Player	Routine	Taken	xG
Mukiele	Throw-ins	112	1.8
Xhaka	Free kicks	80	2.2
Xhaka	Corners R, 9 short	61	1.9
Fée	Corners L and R, 6 short	50	1.7
Fée	Penalties	4	3.0
Diarra	Penalties	1	0.8

Share of set-play xG

Throw-ins

32%

Corners

31%

FUL Player	Routine	Taken	xG
Wilson	Corners L and R, 14 short	68	3.5
Lukić	Corners L and R, 9 short	53	1.7
Iwobi	Corners L and R, 5 short	42	2.3
Wilson

PROSUN set pieces PROFUL set pieces

Share of set-play xG

Corners

45%

Throw-ins

25%

SunderlandSunderland
1-3
FulhamFulham
Le Fée (P) 75'

Model verdict

Projected xG

Attacking zones vs vulnerabilities

Position vs Expected Position

Style ranks

Form & Head-to-head

Model accuracy

Key players

Set-piece takers