Sunderland vs Liverpool prediction | 6 Jan 2027 | 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
Liverpool
Ranking: #7 overall, #3 in England

87.2 → 87.8 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 09 Sep Atl Madrid (H) 87.3 0.0
0-0 12 Sep Fulham (H) 87.3 0.0
0-1 20 Sep Bournemouth (A) 88.0 +0.7
0-3 11 Oct Man City (H) 87.6 -0.4
3-6 14 Oct LASK (A) 87.8 +0.2

Sunderland vs Liverpool: by the numbers

There are 42 places between these two in our European rankings, with Liverpool the higher, and 14 places between them in England.

The recent trend shows Sunderland on the rise, +4.1 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Liverpool has also improved, albeit more slowly at +0.6.

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

Sunderland first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 77.8 on 20 September 2026.

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