Stored context before this match
Before this match, Sunderland have 18 scored home results and Chelsea 18 scored away results stored in 2025-26. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Sunderland at home: 1.67 points per match (18 measured matches); Chelsea away: 1.44 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. Sunderland scored 1.28 per home match (18 measured matches); Chelsea scored 1.72 away (18). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.38 per club appearance across 740 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 20 of 36 pooled club appearances (55.6%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 1. Sunderland: 1 wins; Chelsea: 0 wins; draws: 0.
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.

