Liverpool vs Sunderland: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Liverpool played against Sunderland in Premier League (England). The game was played on December 3, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Liverpool has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Sunderland has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Liverpool scores 1.54 goals per game and allows 1.54. Sunderland scores 1.31 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.81 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 54% of Liverpool's games and 46% of Sunderland's. The Over 2.5 rates are 69% and 38%, compared with league averages of 52% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Liverpool has the higher season xG average, 1.64 to 1.11 per game. Liverpool takes 14.8 shots per game, while Sunderland takes 9.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Liverpool leads at halftime in 31% of its games and scores 1.08 goals per game after halftime. Sunderland leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.92 after halftime.

When the teams score

Liverpool's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For Sunderland, it is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier League games average 2.81 goals. Both teams score in 52% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

68Possession (%)32
LiverpoolSunderland
23Shots9
LiverpoolSunderland
4Shots on target6
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2.37xG1.25
LiverpoolSunderland
7Corners3
LiverpoolSunderland
89Dangerous attacks36
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10Fouls5
LiverpoolSunderland
1Cards1
LiverpoolSunderland

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

LiverpoolSunderland
1.54Goals scored / game1.31
LiverpoolSunderland
1.54Goals allowed / game1
LiverpoolSunderland
61%Average possession43%
LiverpoolSunderland
4.23Shots on target / game2.92
LiverpoolSunderland

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.85Shots per game9.77
LiverpoolSunderland
4.23Shots on target2.92
LiverpoolSunderland
10.4%Shot conversion13.4%
LiverpoolSunderland
61%Possession43%
LiverpoolSunderland
1.64xG for1.11
LiverpoolSunderland
1.3xG against1.67
LiverpoolSunderland

Shooting quality

Liverpool: DominantSunderland: Counter-attacking
LiverpoolSunderland
Accuracy (shots on target)28%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.45

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Sunderland is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Liverpool · 1.6 pts / game - Sunderland

Liverpool
LWLLW
Season result split
54% W0% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-0-6
1.62 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-0-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Sunderland
WDDLW
Season result split
46% W31% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-3
1.69 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-3
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DWLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.14Opponent xG: 1.89BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Liverpool is 18% better for: goals scored per game.

1.54 goals / game - Liverpool · 1.31 goals / game - Sunderland

Sunderland is 54% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.54 goals / game - Liverpool · 1 goals / game - Sunderland

Liverpool scoring profile: very strong

Liverpool scores in 85% of games (11 of 13 meczów), while Sunderland keeps a clean sheet in 31% (4 of 13 meczów).

Sunderland scoring profile: strong

Sunderland scores in 69% of games (9 of 13 meczów), while Liverpool keeps a clean sheet in 31% (4 of 13 meczów).

20Goals scored (season)17
LiverpoolSunderland
20Goals conceded (season)13
LiverpoolSunderland
3.08Average goals per game2.31
LiverpoolSunderland
6Goals scored (last 5)8
LiverpoolSunderland
9Goals conceded (last 5)7
LiverpoolSunderland

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal69%
LiverpoolSunderland
46%2 goals46%
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15%3 goals15%
LiverpoolSunderland
8%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal69%
LiverpoolSunderland
62%2 goals31%
LiverpoolSunderland
23%3 goals0%
LiverpoolSunderland
0%4 goals0%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time15%
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8%BTTS in both halves0%
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31%Scored in both halves31%
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BTTS and goal count

54%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
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15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
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20%BTTS - last 580%
LiverpoolSunderland

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time54%
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23%Min. 2 goals before half-time23%
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8%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
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2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
LiverpoolSunderland
62%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
LiverpoolSunderland
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
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Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sunderland is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.15 pts / game - Liverpool · 1.23 pts / game - Sunderland

Liverpool - half-time state
31% leading23% draw46% trailing
Sunderland - half-time state
23% leading54% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.15Points per game (1st half)1.23
LiverpoolSunderland
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.38
LiverpoolSunderland
0.62Goals conceded (1st half)0.46
LiverpoolSunderland
1.08Average goals (1st half)0.85
LiverpoolSunderland
54%Clean sheet before half-time69%
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62%No goal before half-time62%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.54Points per game (2nd half)1.69
LiverpoolSunderland
1.08Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
LiverpoolSunderland
0.92Goals conceded (2nd half)0.54
LiverpoolSunderland
2Average goals (2nd half)1.46
LiverpoolSunderland
31%Clean sheet after half-time62%
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23%No goal after half-time38%
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Liverpool - second-half results

38% W38% R23% P
15
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding174%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 54%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sunderland - second-half results

46% W31% R23% P
16
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 46%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Liverpool - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.40
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game1.00.8
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sunderland - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.80
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Liverpool
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
1
1
16-30
4
3
31-45
4
4
46-60
1
2
61-75
9
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Sunderland
ScoredConceded
0
5
0-15
3
0
16-30
2
1
31-45
2
2
46-60
4
2
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.70
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Liverpool

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
45% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
45%

Sunderland

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.56
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.87
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.67
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
63%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

LiverpoolLigaSunderland
Average goals per game 3.082.81 2.31
Both teams scored 54%52% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 69%56% 38%
Clean sheets 31%27% 31%
Goal before half-time 77%74% 54%
Goal after half-time 100%82% 77%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.81
Average goals per game
52%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / game
1.23
Away goals / game
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. SunderlandYellow cardEnzo Le Fée
  2. LiverpoolYellow cardJoseph Dave Gomez
  3. SunderlandSubstitutionOn: Wilson IsidorOff: Brian Brobbey
  4. LiverpoolSubstitutionOn: Curtis Julian JonesOff: Joseph Dave Gomez
  5. SunderlandGoalChemsdine TalbiAssist: Enzo Le Fée
  6. LiverpoolSubstitutionOn: Hugo EkitikeOff: Alexis Mac Allister
  7. SunderlandSubstitutionOn: Lutsharel GeertruidaOff: Enzo Le Fée
  8. SunderlandGoalNordi Mukiele Mulere
  9. SunderlandSubstitutionOn: Luke O'NienOff: Chemsdine Talbi

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Stuart AttwellMatches officiated: 25
4.88Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 236%Home wins36%Draws28%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Liverpool vs Sunderland?

The Premier League match finished Liverpool 1:1 Sunderland. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Liverpool vs Sunderland?

Liverpool score 1.54 goals per game on average and Sunderland 1.31. The Premier League average is 2.81 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Liverpool's matches and 46% of Sunderland's.

What form are Liverpool and Sunderland in?

Over the last 5 games Liverpool have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Sunderland 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Liverpool vs Sunderland?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.