Sunderland vs Liverpool prediction | 6 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


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
Liverpool
Ranking: #7 overall, #3 in England

88.9 → 87.8 (-1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 09 May Chelsea (H) 87.6 -0.1
4-2 15 May Aston Villa (A) 87.2 -0.4
1-1 24 May Brentford (H) 87.7 +0.5
2-2 23 Aug Newcastle (A) 88.6 +0.9
2-2 29 Aug Nottm Forest (H) 87.8 -0.8

Sunderland vs Liverpool: by the numbers

There are 73 places between these two in our European rankings, with Liverpool the higher, and 17 places between them in England.

The recent trend shows Sunderland on the rise, +2.3 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Liverpool has gone the other way at -1.1.

Sunderland lost 0.2 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 11 Feb 2026.

Sunderland first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 74.7 on 24 May 2026.

The highest Liverpool have ever stood in our European rankings is #1, first reached on 29 Dec 2018.