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Sunderland vs Aston Villa - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 5

Premier League - Gameweek 5

Sunday, 21 Sept 2025 • 14:00

Stadium of Light (Monkwearmouth, Sunderland)

Sunderland

1 : 1

Aston Villa

Goals

67'
0 : 1
Matty Cash
0 : 1
Matty Cash67'
Wilson Isidor
1 : 1
75'
75'Wilson Isidor
1 : 1

Lineups

Sunderland

PosPlayer
GK
Robin Roefs
DEF
Trai Hume
DEF
Nordi Mukiele
DEF
Omar Alderete
DEF
Reinildo Mandava
DEF
Noah Sadiki
MID
Christopher Rigg
MID
Granit Xhaka
MID
Enzo Le Fée
FWD
Chemsdine Talbi
FWD
Wilson Isidor

Substitutes

37'Daniel Ballardfor Christopher Rigg
80'Arthur Masuakufor Chemsdine Talbi
80'Eliezer Mayendafor Wilson Isidor
81'Lutsharel Geertruidafor Enzo Le Fée
90'Dan Neilfor Noah Sadiki

Aston Villa

PosPlayer
GK
Emiliano Martinez
DEF
Matty Cash
DEF
Ezri Konsa
DEF
Tyrone Mings
DEF
Lucas Digne
MID
John McGinn
MID
Boubacar Kamara
FWD
Evann Guessand
FWD
Morgan Rogers
FWD
Emiliano Buendia
FWD
Ollie Watkins

Substitutes

58'Harvey Elliottfor Lucas Digne
58'Ian Maatsen
for Emiliano Buendia
73'Donyell Malenfor Evann Guessand
82'Jadon Sanchofor Morgan Rogers
82'Lamare Bogardefor Boubacar Kamara
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
7Sunderland522164+28
W
L
W
D
D
18Aston Villa503215-43
D
L
L
D
D

Last Games

Sunderland

@Crystal Palace
0 - 0
vsBrentford
2 - 1
@Burnley
0 - 2
vsWest Ham United
3 - 0

Aston Villa

@Everton
0 - 0
vsCrystal Palace
0 - 3
@Brentford
0 - 1
vsNewcastle United
0 - 0
@Manchester United
0 - 2

Head-to-Head

21 Sept 2025
Sunderland1 - 1Aston Villa
21 Sept 2025Sunderland
1 - 1
Aston Villa

Premier League

Gameweek 5

20 Sept • 12:30
Liverpool
Everton
2 - 1
20 Sept • 15:00
Burnley
Nottingham Forest
1 - 1
20 Sept • 15:00
West Ham United
Crystal Palace
1 - 2
20 Sept • 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leeds United
1 - 3
20 Sept • 15:00
Brighton and Hove Albion
Tottenham Hotspur
2 - 2
20 Sept • 17:30
Manchester United
Chelsea
2 - 1
20 Sept • 20:00
Fulham
Brentford
3 - 1
21 Sept • 14:00
Bournemouth
Newcastle United
0 - 0
21 Sept • 14:00
Sunderland
Aston Villa
1 - 1
21 Sept • 16:30
Arsenal
Manchester City
1 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.