Newcastle United vs Sunderland prediction | 5 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Newcastle United
Ranking: #20 overall, #10 in England

85.8 → 83.7 (-2.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 10 May Nottm Forest (A) 85.8 +0.3
3-1 17 May West Ham (H) 85.9 +0.1
2-0 24 May Fulham (A) 84.9 -1.0
2-2 23 Aug Liverpool (H) 84.0 -0.9
0-2 29 Aug Tottenham (A) 83.7 -0.3
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

Newcastle United vs Sunderland: by the numbers

Sunderland trail Newcastle United by 60 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 10 in England.

Over their last 10 matches Sunderland have moved +2.3 rating points, against -2.1 for Newcastle United.

Last time these teams played, on 22 Mar 2026, Newcastle United lost 1.3 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating Newcastle United have ever held is 89.2, first set on 25 Oct 2025.

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