Head-to-head overview

Based on the matches in our database.

Burnley 56 draws8 Sunderland
19
Meetings
2.42
Goals / game
42%
Both teams scored
47%
Over 2.5 goals
Burnley

Facts about Burnley

Scored in10/19 (53%)
Conceded in12/19 (63%)
Goals scored22 · 1.16/game
Longest winning streak1
Longest unbeaten run4
Longest losing streak2
Longest run without a win4
Sunderland

Facts about Sunderland

Scored in12/19 (63%)
Conceded in10/19 (53%)
Goals scored24 · 1.26/game
Longest winning streak2
Longest unbeaten run4
Longest losing streak1
Longest run without a win4
By competition
CompetitionBurnleyDrawSunderlandGames
Premier League3238
Championship1348
FA Cup1102
League Cup0011
All competitions56819

ELO comparison

Five-year rating histories overlaid, with a neutral head-to-head forecast.

Burnley1851
gap 173
2024Sunderland
2024162320222023202420252026
If they met (neutral venue)
Burnley
16%
Draw
22%
Sunderland
62%

All meetings

19 matches on record

2 Feb 2026
Premier League
SunderlandSunderland30BurnleyBurnley
BTTSO2.5
23 Aug 2025
Premier League
BurnleyBurnley20SunderlandSunderland
BTTSO2.5

Burnley recent form

Sunderland recent form

Burnley has gone head to head with Sunderland 19 times since 2004, winning 5 and scoring 22 goals. Sunderland, in turn, has won 8 and scored 24 goals. There have been 6 draws between Burnley and Sunderland. Across all meetings both teams have scored in 42% of games and 47% have produced over 2.5 goals, at an average of 2.42 goals per game.