Stored context before this match
Before this match, Everton have 18 scored home results and Sunderland 18 scored away results stored in 2025-26. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Everton at home: 1.28 points per match (18 measured matches); Sunderland away: 1.00 points per match (18 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Everton scored 1.39 per home match (18 measured matches); Sunderland scored 0.78 away (18). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.38 per club appearance across 724 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 17 of 36 pooled club appearances (47.2%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 1. Everton: 0 wins; Sunderland: 0 wins; draws: 1.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

