Brentford vs Sunderland — Premier League result and pre-match forecast, Saturday, 5 September 2026
Metis pre-match forecast
Market-anchored distributionFrozen as published · 6.1 h before kick-off. Never re-computed after the match.
Brentford
56%
top pick
Draw
25%
result
Sunderland
19%
Final score
1–1
Top pick missed
Metis gave the draw 24.8% before kick-off, and its most likely result was a Brentford win. Expected goals 1.83–1.00 against 1–1 actual.
Forecast against the result
How this forecast scored
Both scores are losses: lower is better, 0 is a forecast that put all of its probability on what happened. A single fixture says nothing on its own — the league's running record is on its league page, and the model is measured against the Pinnacle opening price in the methodology.
Most likely scores before kick-off: 1–1 (11.8%), 1–0 (9.9%), 2–0 (9.9%). It finished 1–1 — one of them.
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Brentford
| 22 Aug | H | vs Tottenham | 3–0 | W |
| 30 Aug | A | vs Leeds | 1–1 | D |
| 5 Sept | H | vs Sunderland | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Sept | A | vs Bournemouth | 2–2 | D |
| 18 Sept | H | vs Chelsea | 3–0 | W |
Sunderland
| 22 Aug | A | vs Ipswich | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Aug | H | vs Fulham | 1–0 | W |
| 5 Sept | A | vs Brentford | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Sept | H | vs Arsenal | 0–2 | L |
| 20 Sept | A | vs Man City | 3–5 | L |
Head to head
No previous meetings in the Metis results archive for this competition.
Model context
| Stat | Brentford (Home · 3 matches) | Sunderland (Away · 3 matches) |
|---|---|---|
| BTTS rate | 33.3% | 100.0% |
| Over 2.5 rate | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| Clean sheet | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Avg goals | 2.67 | 4.33 |
Home stats use Brentford's home record; away stats use Sunderland's away record this season. These are completed-match rates over the samples shown above, not model probabilities — early in a season a handful of matches produces 0% and 100% readings.