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Sunderland vs Brighton prediction and preview

10 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Under 3.5 GoalsOdds 1.40Market probability 68%Final score 0–2

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Sunderland host Brighton in the Premier League (England) on 10 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 3.5 Goals — fewer than 3.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.40, which the bookmaker market rated at about 68% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Sunderland 0–2 Brighton.

Going into the match, Sunderland had won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 13 and conceding 11. Brighton had won 7, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 27 scored and 7 conceded.

Both teams scored in 4 of Sunderland's last 10 and 3 of Brighton's last 10; 3 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Sunderland averaged 0.80 goals scored and 1.00 conceded across 10 matches; away from home Brighton averaged 2.00 scored and 1.50 conceded across 8.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.90 goals from Sunderland and 1.52 from Brighton. From that it rates a home win at 21%, a draw at 28% and an away win at 50%, against 32%, 27% and 41% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 78%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Sunderland (green) and Brighton (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form29% – 71%
Attack27% – 73%
Defence33% – 67%
Head-to-head13% – 88%
Goals0% – 100%
Overall strength24% – 76%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
SunderlandLWLWD1.301.1040%30%
BrightonWWWDL2.700.7030%70%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
BTTS 1st Half - No77%1.22
Over 1.5 Goals76%1.25
Double Chance 1273%1.28
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals70%1.33
Under 3.5 Goals68%1.40
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals65%1.44
BTTS Yes58%1.62
Under 9.5 Corners54%1.73

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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