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Brighton and Hove Albion vs Sunderland - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 17

Premier League - Gameweek 17

Saturday, 20 Dec 2025 • 15:00

American Express Stadium (Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England)

Brighton and Hove Albion

0 : 0

Sunderland

Lineups

Brighton and Hove Albion

PosPlayer
GK
Bart Verbruggen
DEF
Olivier Boscagli
DEF
Maxim Cuyper
DEF
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
DEF
Diego Coppola
MID
Yasin Ayari
MID
Brajan Gruda
MID
Mats Wieffer
MID
Jack Hinshelwood
FWD
Georginio Rutter
FWD
Yankuba Minteh

Substitutes

46'Joel Veltmanfor Mats Wieffer
64'Kaoru Mitomafor Maxim Cuyper
71'James Milnerfor Jack Hinshelwood
71'Charalambos Kostoulasfor Yankuba Minteh
87'Tom Watsonfor Brajan Gruda

Sunderland

PosPlayer
GK
Robin Roefs
DEF
Nordi Mukiele
DEF
Lutsharel Geertruida
DEF
Omar Alderete
DEF
Daniel Ballard
DEF
Trai Hume
MID
Granit Xhaka
MID
Enzo Le Fée
MID
Christopher Rigg
FWD
Brian Brobbey
FWD
Simon Adingra

Substitutes

63'Romaine Mundlefor Simon Adingra
64'Habib Diarrafor Christopher Rigg
72'Wilson Isidorfor Brian Brobbey
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
6Sunderland177641917+227
W
D
L
W
D
9Brighton and Hove Albion176652523+224
W
L
D
L
D

Last Games

Brighton and Hove Albion

@Liverpool
0 - 2
vsWest Ham United
1 - 1
vsAston Villa
3 - 4
@Nottingham Forest
2 - 0
vsBrentford
2 - 1

Sunderland

vsNewcastle United
1 - 0
@Manchester City
0 - 3
@Liverpool
1 - 1
vsBournemouth
3 - 2
@Fulham
0 - 1

Head-to-Head

14 Mar 2026
Sunderland0 - 1Brighton and Hove...
14 Mar 2026Sunderland
0 - 1
Brighton and Hove Albion
20 Dec 2025
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20 Dec 2025Brighton and Hove Albion
0 - 0
Sunderland

Premier League

Gameweek 17

20 Dec • 12:30
Newcastle United
Chelsea
2 - 2
20 Dec • 15:00
Bournemouth
Burnley
1 - 1
20 Dec • 15:00
Brighton and Hove Albion
Sunderland
0 - 0
20 Dec • 15:00
Manchester City
West Ham United
3 - 0
20 Dec • 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford
0 - 2
20 Dec • 17:30
Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool
1 - 2
20 Dec • 20:00
Everton
Arsenal
0 - 1
20 Dec • 20:00
Leeds United
Crystal Palace
4 - 1
21 Dec • 16:30
Aston Villa
Manchester United
2 - 1
22 Dec • 20:00
Fulham
Nottingham Forest
1 - 0

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.