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1 Dominic Calvert-Lewin 4 - 2 Brian Brobbey 3
- 3 Wilson Isidor 1
- 4 Enzo Le Fée 1
- 5 James Justin 1
- 6 Noah Okafor 1
- 7 Anton Stach 1
- 8 Nilson Angulo 1
- 9 Jayden Bogle 1
- 1 Dominic Calvert-Lewin 14
- 2 Enzo Le Fée 12
- 3 Brian Brobbey 11
- 4 Anton Stach 11
- 5 Ao Tanaka 8
- 6 Thomas Meunier 8
- 7 Nordi Mukiele 8
- 8 Wilson Isidor 7
- 9 James Justin 7
- 10 Noah Okafor 7
- 1 James Justin 12
- 2 Nordi Mukiele 12
- 3 Anton Stach 9
- 4 Trai Hume 8
- 5 Granit Xhaka 8
- 6 Enzo Le Fée 7
- 7 Noah Okafor 7
- 8 Noah Sadiki 7
- 9 Ethan Ampadu 7
- 10 Reinildo Mandava 6
- 1 Tarik Muharemovic 2
- 2 Ao Tanaka 1
- 3 Enzo Le Fée 1
- 4 James Justin 1
- 5 Thomas Meunier 1
- 6 Nilson Angulo 1
- 7 Habib Diarra 1
- 8 Lukas Nmecha 1
- 9 Gabriel Gudmundsson 1
- 1 Granit Xhaka 15
- 2 Enzo Le Fée 11
- 3 Anton Stach 10
- 4 Ethan Ampadu 8
- 5 Noah Sadiki 7
- 6 Kevin Danso 5
- 7 James Justin 5
- 8 Brian Brobbey 5
- 9 Jayden Bogle 5
- 10 Trai Hume 4
- 1 Granit Xhaka 350
- 2 Tarik Muharemovic 340
- 3 Ethan Ampadu 286
- 4 Nico Elvedi 264
- 5 Noah Sadiki 243
- 6 James Trafford 188
- 7 Reinildo Mandava 184
- 8 James Justin 183
- 9 Robin Roefs 174
- 10 Ao Tanaka 173
- 1 Noah Okafor 13
- 2 Nilson Angulo 8
- 3 Enzo Le Fée 7
- 4 Granit Xhaka 7
- 5 Noah Sadiki 6
- 6 Dayann Méthalie 5
- 7 Tarik Muharemovic 4
- 8 Ao Tanaka 4
- 9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin 4
- 10 Daniel James 4
- 1 Ethan Ampadu 13
- 2 Tarik Muharemovic 11
- 3 Anton Stach 11
- 4 Nordi Mukiele 11
- 5 James Justin 9
- 6 Reinildo Mandava 9
- 7 Granit Xhaka 8
- 8 Gabriel Gudmundsson 6
- 9 Nico Elvedi 5
- 10 Enzo Le Fée 4
Sunderland Leeds UnitedNo absentees
Sunderland host Leeds United on Sunday with their Premier League survival already shaping up as a season-long grind, and we expect another tight, low-scoring afternoon on Wearside.
Anthony Eadson’s Sunderland vs Leeds United predictions, best bets and score prediction are below.
Premium Tips
Our two best bets lean into the shape of the game rather than chasing a goalscorer, and both read off the same low-scoring, physical template we expect at the Stadium of Light.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Under 9.5 total corners | 8/11 (Spreadex) | Everything about this fixture points to a low-event afternoon, and the corner count should follow suit. Sunderland have scored just once in three home games and sit bottom with six goals all season, so sustained pressure has been rare in front of their own fans. Leeds, for their part, are a controlled, low-goal side who have kept two clean sheets and conceded only six times in seven matches. When two cautious teams meet, play tends to funnel through midfield rather than spill into wide areas, and the last two league meetings between these sides finished 0-1 and 1-1. We will take under 9.5 corners at 8/11. |
| Ethan Ampadu to be carded | 9/5 (Spreadex) | Ethan Ampadu has played every minute of Leeds’ league season, and he has been booked in each of his last two games, against Arsenal and Manchester United. He has also committed at least one foul in five of his seven matches. Sunderland are fighting for their lives at the bottom and will throw bodies forward at home, which should leave Ampadu with plenty of attacks to break up. With Leeds more likely to protect a narrow lead than chase the game, the cynical fouls tend to come at their end of the pitch. At 9/5 with Spreadex, he looks a fair price in the cards market. |
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How Sunderland go into the game
Sunderland go into this one bottom of the Premier League on four points, with just one win, one draw and five defeats from seven games. They have lost their last two, beaten 2-0 at Bournemouth last time out and 2-0 at home by Brighton before that, and have now failed to score in three of their last five outings.
Home form is the bigger worry. Sunderland have taken only three points at the Stadium of Light, winning once but losing twice in three games, and have managed just one goal in front of their own supporters all season. With a minus-eight goal difference and 14 already conceded, there is next to no margin for error against a side as miserly as Leeds.
How Leeds United go into the game
Leeds United have made a far steadier start, sitting seventh on 10 points with two wins, four draws and one defeat from their seven games. They drew 1-1 at home with Manchester United last time out, and before that ran Arsenal close in a 1-2 defeat, having earlier thumped Newcastle United 4-1 at Elland Road.
The pattern is a tight, low-scoring one. Leeds have scored nine and conceded only six, kept two clean sheets and stayed unbeaten at home, where they have drawn three of four. On the road they are harder to pin down, with a win, a draw and a defeat from three, but they travel as the more settled side here and will fancy nicking something on Wearside.
Sunderland vs Leeds United head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03/26 | Leeds United | 0-1 | Sunderland |
| 28/12/25 | Sunderland | 1-1 | Leeds United |
| 17/02/25 | Leeds United | 2-1 | Sunderland |
| 04/10/24 | Sunderland | 2-2 | Leeds United |
| 09/04/24 | Leeds United | 0-0 | Sunderland |
These sides have met plenty in recent years, mostly across the Championship, and the meetings tend to be close. The Black Cats won the most recent league encounter 1-0 at Elland Road, but three of the last five have been drawn.
Sunderland vs Leeds United predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds United to win | 7/5 (Spreadex) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Leeds have lost only once in seven and arrive the more settled, higher-placed outfit. |
| Both teams to score – No | 1/1 (Spreadex) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Sunderland have one goal in three home games and Leeds own two clean sheets. |
| Under 2.5 goals | 8/11 (Spreadex) | ⭐⭐⭐ | The last two meetings finished 0-1 and 1-1, and neither side is scoring freely this term. |
| Sunderland 0-1 Leeds United | 7/1 (Spreadex) | ⭐⭐ | The visitors’ control and Sunderland’s blunt attack point to a slender away margin. |
Sunderland vs Leeds United score prediction
The home side’s attacking struggles are hard to ignore, and Leeds carry just enough quality to exploit them without the game ever opening up. We expect a nervy, low-scoring contest settled by a single moment, and we are siding with the visitors to edge it on Wearside. Score prediction: Sunderland 0-1 Leeds United.
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