Stored context before this match
Before this match, Sunderland have 7 scored home results and Newcastle 7 scored away results stored in 2025-26. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Sunderland at home: 2.14 points per match (7 measured matches); Newcastle away: 0.86 points per match (7 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Sunderland scored 2.00 per home match (7 measured matches); Newcastle scored 1.00 away (7). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.41 per club appearance across 308 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 9 of 14 pooled club appearances (64.3%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. No earlier meetings between these teams are stored.
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.


