In week 30 of the 2025-2026 Premier League, Sunderland face Brighton & Hove Albion on 2026-03-14 (kick-off 15:00 GMT) at Stadium of Light.
Expect 5-6 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 26 fouls this match from Referee T. Kirk based on their last 7 games.
Recent managerial H2H between R. Le Bris and F. Hürzeler over 1 match, record stands at 0-0, with 1 draw.
Sunderland are 11th in the standings with 40 points, followed by Brighton & Hove Albion in 14th on 37 points.
Sunderland have 8 players out: J. T. Bi (Injury), R. Mandava (Knee Injury), N. Mukiele (Injury), R. Mundle (Muscle Injury), R. Roefs (Muscle Injury), B. Traore (Injury), B. Brobbey (Groin Injury), D. Cirkin (Injury) whereas Brighton & Hove Albion have 3 players missing: S. Tzimas (Knee Injury), A. Webster (Knee Injury), L. Dunk (Knee Injury).
We're predicting Sunderland to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Brighton & Hove Albion are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
Last time out, L. O'Nien registered the best mark for Sunderland - 7.6 - and Y. Minteh did likewise for Brighton & Hove Albion with an 7.2 score.
Double disappointment: Sunderland fell 0-1 against Port Vale, while Brighton & Hove Albion went down 0-1 vs Arsenal.
Neither side is flying – Sunderland 2-1-2 and Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0-3 over the last 5 matches.
Brighton & Hove Albion hold the upper hand H2H: of 4 meetings, they've triumphed 2 times, conceded 1 time and shared 1 draw.
We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Sunderland's 1.57 goals/game at home balance out Brighton & Hove Albion's 1.47 away scoring.
Sunderland is going head to head with Brighton on 14/3/2026 15:00 GMT at Stadium of Light for the England Premier League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Sunderland v Brighton H2H statistics!