Sunderland vs Brighton and Hove Albion prediction | 10 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


Sunderland
Ranking: #47 overall, #17 in England

72.6 → 77.8 (+5.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 30 Aug Fulham (H) 74.9 +0.8
1-1 05 Sep Brentford (A) 75.7 +0.8
0-2 12 Sep Arsenal (H) 76.2 +0.5
1-0 16 Sep AZ Alkmaar (H) 76.7 +0.5
5-3 20 Sep Man City (A) 77.8 +1.1
Brighton and Hove Albion
Ranking: #13 overall, #5 in England

85.4 → 85.5 (+0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-0 23 Aug Aston Villa (H) 86.3 +0.8
4-3 30 Aug Chelsea (A) 85.6 -0.7
1-1 05 Sep Leeds Utd (H) 85.1 -0.5
0-5 13 Sep Coventry (A) 85.5 +0.4
3-0 19 Sep Arsenal (H) 85.5 0.0

Sunderland vs Brighton and Hove Albion: by the numbers

Brighton and Hove Albion sit 34 places above Sunderland in our European rankings, and 12 places above them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Sunderland have moved +5.2 rating points, against +0.1 for Brighton and Hove Albion.

Brighton and Hove Albion gained 0.3 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 14 March 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Sunderland have ever held is 77.8, first set on 20 September 2026.

The highest Brighton and Hove Albion have ever stood in our European rankings is #4, first reached on 14 May 2023.