Arsenal resume the Premier League schedule with a trip north to the Stadium of Light to face Sunderland.
Let’s breakdown the stats for this matchup.
Sunderland Performance
Sunderland have kicked off the 2026-27 season with a win, a draw, and a loss, leaving them in the middle of the table on 4 points.
This matches their position the weighted xG table where they are a bit better then their table position in 10th.
This is a bit of the opposite of last season where they sequenced their goals scored nearly perfectly to max out their table position. The overall underlying numbers would have put them 18th and going down instead of West Ham but instead they ended up finishing in a European position.
Looking at the course of the season, the numbers did improve over the course of the season and so far that trend has continued into the new season.
I came into the season remaining skeptical of this team and so far they have mostly shown that maybe I was too harsh on them. They have already improved 4 points with better performances than they had last season, even with their opening day loss away to Ipswich.
This should make Arsenal’s trip a good test and it won’t be one that Arsenal look past. Especially not after having dropped points here last season.
