Brentford — Sunderland 1:1

Brentford

1:1

Sunderland

EPL · 5 Sep 2026 · season 2026/27

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Score1:1

Home xG1.59Brentford

Away xG2.15Sunderland

Expected points1.07 : 1.73

Who deserved it

A draw, but Sunderland created more (2.15 xG against 1.59) — points dropped.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Brentford	1	1.59	−0.6	1.07
Sunderland	1	2.15	−1.1	1.73

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
56'	Vitaly Janelt	Brentford	0.36
81'	Enzo Le Fée (penalty)	Sunderland	0.76

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
61'	Noah Sadiki	Sunderland	0.37	saved
4'	Keane Lewis-Potter	Brentford	0.36	blocked, from a corner
50'	Thiago	Brentford	0.36	saved, header

Shots: Brentford 12, Sunderland 14; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 3 and 3.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Brentford 0.38, Sunderland 0.59: about even. In the second half xG was Brentford 1.22, Sunderland 1.54: a small edge for Sunderland. Sunderland scored 1 from 2.15 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

Shot data: Understat. xG rates the quality of a chance; it is not a forecast of the result.