Newcastle vs Sunderland: prediction & preview

Kick-offSun, 6 Dec 2026 · 14:00
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park

Newcastle vs Sunderland prediction

Home Win Likely The most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 11.9%.

Newcastle win56%
Draw25%
Sunderland win19%

Expected goals: Newcastle 1.8, Sunderland 1.

Other likely scorelines: 2-0 (10%), 2-1 (9.9%), 1-0 (9.8%).

High Confidence · Poisson model with Dixon-Coles correction, run on team attack and defence strengths, recent form and venue · public track record

Every remaining meeting with Sunderland

Newcastle have 2 fixtures left against Sunderland this season. The model prices each one separately, because home advantage and the state of the table move the numbers between them.

Kick-offFixtureVenueNewcastle win / draw / loss
Sun, 6 Dec 2026 · 14:00Newcastle vs SunderlandSt James' Park56% / 25% / 19%
Sat, 1 May 2027 · 15:00Sunderland vs NewcastleStadium of Light39% / 28% / 33%

Sunderland so far this season

Sunderland are 20th in the Premier League on 5 points from 9 games: 1 won, 2 drawn and 6 lost.

They have scored 7 goals, the 2nd fewest in the division, and conceded 17, the 4th most: 0.8 scored and 1.9 conceded a game, against a division average of 1.3.

Newcastle are 13th on 11 points, 6 points and 7 places above Sunderland.

How the teams compare

League tablePosPtsPldW-D-LGF-GA
Newcastle United131193-2-412-15
Sunderland20591-2-67-17

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NUFC Pulse: Newcastle United AI match predictions. A Poisson model with Dixon-Coles correction, run on fixtures, results and standings from API-Football.