Premier League Round 16 2026-12-20 · 14:00 UTC scheduled
Sunderland (home)
VS Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Crystal Palace (away)

No model probabilities for this match yet.

Predictions are generated as match data becomes available — check another date or come back later.

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 Sunderland Crystal Palace
Recent xG (attack, per-match avg) 1.281.07
Recent xGA (defence, per-match avg) 1.952.09
Sample size (matches with xG data) 55
Rest days since last match 77
Season pressing (PPDA, lower = more intense) 11.9 16.0
Matches in the last 7 days 32
Matches in the next 7 days 33
Travel to this match (km) 0401

Injuries & suspensions

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

Sunderland

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

Crystal Palace

  • injured Chadi Riad return: Late June 2027
  • injured Ismaïla Sarr return: Mid November 2026
  • injured Takehiro Tomiyasu return: Late November 2026

Head to head

All-time (per our source): Sunderland 4 · 3 3 draws · 3 Crystal Palace

DateHome ScoreAway
2026-01-17Sunderland 2:1Crystal Palace
2025-09-13Crystal Palace 0:0Sunderland
2017-02-04Crystal Palace 0:4Sunderland
2016-09-24Sunderland 2:3Crystal Palace
2016-03-01Sunderland 2:2Crystal Palace
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