Premier League Round 18 2026-12-30 · 19:30 UTC scheduled

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Why — recent form

"—" means the number is not available in our data; we never fill gaps with zeros. Recent form covers only matches with expected-goals data, which may be fewer than the team's actual recent fixtures.

Metric Manchester United Sunderland
Recent xG (attack, per-match avg) 1.031.28
Recent xGA (defence, per-match avg) 2.051.95
Sample size (matches with xG data) 55
Rest days since last match 34
Season pressing (PPDA, lower = more intense) 12.7 11.9
Matches in the last 7 days 22
Matches in the next 7 days 22
Travel to this match (km) 047

Injuries & suspensions

Latest pre-match snapshot from our data source; availability varies by league.

Manchester United

  • injured Amad Diallo return: doubtful
  • injured Benjamin Sesko return: Early January 2027
  • injured Luke Shaw return: Early November 2026
  • injured Manuel Ugarte return: Early April 2027
  • injured Marcus Rashford return: doubtful
  • injured Patrick Dorgu return: Early November 2026

Sunderland

  • injured Daniel Ballard return: Early November 2026
  • injured Nordi Mukiele return: doubtful
  • injured Romaine Mundle return: Early January 2027

Head to head

All-time (per our source): Manchester United 24 · 7 7 draws · 3 Sunderland

DateHome ScoreAway
2026-05-09Sunderland 0:0Man United
2025-10-04Man United 2:0Sunderland
2017-04-09Sunderland 0:3Man United
2016-12-26Man United 3:1Sunderland
2016-02-13Sunderland 2:1Man United
How predictions are made

Probabilities are generated by our own statistical model from public match data. AI is used only to explain the evidence and analysis.

Data coverage

Model probabilities: unavailable Recent xG form: available Injuries & suspensions: available Head to head: available Pressing baseline: available Season context: available