Manchester City vs Sunderland prediction | 20 Sep 2026 | xGtoday


Manchester City
Ranking: #4 overall, #2 in England

91.2 → 91.0 (-0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 13 May Crystal Palace (H) 91.1 +0.3
1-1 19 May Bournemouth (A) 90.5 -0.6
1-2 24 May Aston Villa (H) 89.7 -0.8
2-1 23 Aug Bournemouth (H) 90.1 +0.4
1-4 28 Aug Crystal Palace (A) 91.0 +0.9
Sunderland
Ranking: #80 overall, #20 in England

71.8 → 74.1 (+2.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 02 May Wolves (A) 72.6 -0.6
0-0 09 May Man United (H) 73.4 +0.8
1-3 17 May Everton (A) 73.7 +0.3
2-1 24 May Chelsea (H) 74.7 +1.0
2-1 22 Aug Ipswich (A) 74.1 -0.6

Manchester City vs Sunderland: by the numbers

Sunderland trail Manchester City by 76 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 18 in England.

The recent trend shows Sunderland on the rise, +2.3 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Manchester City has gone the other way at -0.2.

Manchester City gained 0.1 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 1 Jan 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Manchester City have ever held is 99.5, first set on 6 Sep 2022.

Sunderland first climbed to joint #72 in our European rankings on 26 May 2026.