Sunderland vs Crystal Palace prediction | 19 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Sunderland
Ranking: #49 overall, #17 in England

73.4 → 77.5 (+4.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 05 Sep Brentford (A) 75.7 +0.8
0-2 12 Sep Arsenal (H) 76.2 +0.5
1-0 16 Sep AZ Alkmaar (H) 76.7 +0.5
5-3 20 Sep Man City (A) 77.8 +1.1
0-2 10 Oct Brighton (H) 77.5 -0.3
Crystal Palace
Ranking: #26 overall, #12 in England

84.9 → 81.7 (-3.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 05 Sep Fulham (A) 83.9 -0.8
2-3 12 Sep Ipswich (H) 82.6 -1.3
4-0 17 Sep Lech Poznań (H) 82.5 -0.1
0-0 20 Sep Leeds Utd (A) 82.5 0.0
3-1 11 Oct Nottm Forest (H) 81.7 -0.8

Sunderland vs Crystal Palace: by the numbers

Crystal Palace sit 23 places above Sunderland in our European rankings, and 5 places above them in England.

The recent trend shows Sunderland on the rise, +4.1 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Crystal Palace has gone the other way at -3.2.

Last time these teams played, on 17 January 2026, Sunderland gained 1.2 rating points.

The highest Sunderland have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #47, first reached on 20 September 2026.

Crystal Palace first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 87.4 on 26 October 2025.