Manchester United vs Sunderland prediction | 30 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Manchester United
Ranking: #13 overall, #5 in England

85.3 → 85.0 (-0.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-0 10 Sep Sabah (H) 86.3 +0.2
0-1 13 Sep Man City (H) 86.3 0.0
1-1 20 Sep Fulham (A) 86.2 -0.1
1-1 10 Oct Tottenham (H) 85.3 -0.9
2-0 13 Oct Atl Madrid (A) 85.0 -0.3
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

Manchester United vs Sunderland: by the numbers

Manchester United sit 36 places above Sunderland in our European rankings, and 12 places above them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Sunderland have moved +4.1 rating points, against -0.3 for Manchester United.

Last time these teams played, on 9 May 2026, Sunderland gained 0.8 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating Manchester United have ever held is 89.9, first set on 30 September 2017.

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