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Sunderland 1-0 AZ Alkmaar, Europa League

Sunderland
  • Le Fée 66′ (pen)

1–0

xG 2.96 – 1.32

Half time 0–0

Kick-off
Venue
Stadium of Light
Referee
Jérémie Pignard
Attendance
45,555

Sunderland 1-0 AZ Alkmaar. xG 3.0-1.3. Sunderland deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Sunderland

4-2-3-1 · Régis Le Bris

Avg rating 7.18

AZ Alkmaar

4-2-3-1 · Leeroy Echteld

Avg rating 6.70

  • Roefs

    #22 · Goalkeeper · Sunderland

    90′ played

    7.9

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Reinildo

    #17 · Left-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    7.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Danso

    #4 · Centre-back · Sunderland

    84′ played

    6.9

    Off 84′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.28
  • Alderete

    #15 · Centre-back · Sunderland

    52′ played

    7.1

    Off 52′

    Attack

    xG
    0.20
  • Mukiele

    #20 · Right-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    7.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.09

    Attack

    xG
    0.36
  • Sadiki

    #27 · Defensive midfielder · Sunderland

    90′ played

    7.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Xhaka

    #34 · Defensive midfielder · Sunderland

    90′ played

    7.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.19

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Fofana

    #39 · Left winger · Sunderland

    67′ played

    6.8

    Off 67′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Le Fée

    #28 · Attacking midfielder · Sunderland

    90′ played

    8.9

    1 goalPlayer of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.90

    Attack

    xG
    1.11
  • Hume

    #32 · Right winger · Sunderland

    67′ played

    7.3

    Off 67′

    xG
    0.30

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Isidor

    #18 · Forward · Sunderland

    67′ played

    6.9

    Off 67′

    xG
    0.10

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
  • De Busser

    #28 · Goalkeeper · AZ Alkmaar

    90′ played

    7.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Chávez

    #5 · Left-back · AZ Alkmaar

    90′ played

    6.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.10
  • Goes

    #3 · Centre-back · AZ Alkmaar

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.20
  • Schouten

    #4 · Centre-back · AZ Alkmaar

    83′ played

    7.5

    Off 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Dijkstra

    #22 · Right-back · AZ Alkmaar

    90′ played

    7.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Koopmeiners

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · AZ Alkmaar

    90′ played

    6.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.09
  • Clasie

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · AZ Alkmaar

    76′ played

    6.5

    Off 76′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Daal

    #11 · Left winger · AZ Alkmaar

    90′ played

    6.9
    xG
    0.19

    Passing

    xA
    0.09
  • Smit

    #10 · Attacking midfielder · AZ Alkmaar

    59′ played

    6.4

    Off 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.17
  • Oufkir

    #24 · Right winger · AZ Alkmaar

    45′ played

    5.8

    Off 46′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Meerdink

    #9 · Forward · AZ Alkmaar

    83′ played

    6.7

    Off 83′

    xG
    0.30

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

Bench

  • Ballard

    #5 · Substitute · Sunderland

    38′ played

    6.5

    On 52′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Brobbey

    #9 · Substitute · Sunderland

    23′ played

    6.3

    On 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Angulo

    #10 · Substitute · Sunderland

    23′ played

    6.3

    On 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.59
  • Meunier

    #12 · Substitute · Sunderland

    23′ played

    6.6

    On 67′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Rigg

    #11 · Substitute · Sunderland

    6′ played

    On 84′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • Pinto

    #7 · Substitute · AZ Alkmaar

    45′ played

    5.8

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.32
  • Byskov

    #17 · Substitute · AZ Alkmaar

    31′ played

    6.2

    On 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.34
  • Kwakman

    #21 · Substitute · AZ Alkmaar

    14′ played

    7.1

    On 76′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Stengs

    #14 · Substitute · AZ Alkmaar

    7′ played

    On 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Hornkamp

    #19 · Substitute · AZ Alkmaar

    7′ played

    On 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.22

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Timmy96 / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13tez / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Quintin Soloviev / CC BY 4.0 · Paté kroute / CC0 · Biser Todorov / CC BY 4.0 · Carlo Bruil Fotografie / CC BY 2.0 · Biso / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mtjonenfa / CC BY-SA 4.0 · BrazilianDude70 / CC BY 4.0 · Nicolette Hornkamp / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 45%Possession55%
    SUN 45%, AAL 55%.
  • 2.96Expected goals (xG)1.32
    SUN 2.96, AAL 1.32.
  • 2.17Non-penalty xG1.32
    SUN 2.17, AAL 1.32.
  • 1.16xG on target0.83
    SUN 1.16, AAL 0.83.
  • 20Shots11
    SUN 20, AAL 11.
  • 5On target2
    SUN 5, AAL 2.
  • 3Big chances3
    SUN 3, AAL 3.
  • 383Passes495
    SUN 383, AAL 495.
  • 78%Pass accuracy82%
    SUN 78%, AAL 82%.
  • 12Corners5
    SUN 12, AAL 5.
  • 16Tackles11
    SUN 16, AAL 11.
  • 9Interceptions10
    SUN 9, AAL 10.
  • 5.4PPDA (lower = more pressing)2.8
    SUN 5.4, AAL 2.8.
  • 14Fouls13
    SUN 14, AAL 13.
  • 3Yellow cards2
    SUN 3, AAL 2.
  • 0Red cards0
    SUN 0, AAL 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

SunderlandAZ Alkmaar
  1. Yellow card, Hume
    22′
  2. Yellow card, Alderete
    30′
  3. 39′
    Yellow card, Oufkir
  4. 46′
    Substitution, Pinto (Off Oufkir)
  5. Substitution, Ballard (Off Alderete)
    52′
  6. 59′
    Substitution, Byskov (Off Smit)
  7. 65′
    Yellow card, Pinto
  8. Penalty, Le Fée1–0
    66′
  9. Substitution, Brobbey (Off Isidor / Hume / Fofana)
    67′
  10. Substitution, Angulo (Off Isidor / Hume / Fofana)
    67′
  11. Substitution, Meunier (Off Isidor / Hume / Fofana)
    67′
  12. Yellow card, Mukiele
    72′
  13. 76′
    Substitution, Kwakman (Off Clasie)
  14. 83′
    Substitution, Stengs (Off Schouten / Meerdink)
  15. 83′
    Substitution, Hornkamp (Off Schouten / Meerdink)
  16. Substitution, Rigg (Off Danso)
    84′

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · BrazilianDude70 / CC BY 4.0 · Biser Todorov / CC BY 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Carlo Bruil Fotografie / CC BY 2.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nicolette Hornkamp / CC BY-SA 4.0

31 shots

Every shot

← AAL attack

SUN attack →

Le Fée 66′Sunderland · Goal · Penalty · Right foot0.92xGOT0.79xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Sunderland2.96xG

AZ Alkmaar1.32xG

Full time1–0

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Le Fée 66′ (P)

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Sunderland on top57%

AZ Alkmaar on top43%

HT0′–5′: Sunderland on top5′–10′: AZ Alkmaar on top10′–15′: Sunderland on top15′–20′: Sunderland on top20′–25′: AZ Alkmaar on top25′–30′: Sunderland on top30′–35′: Sunderland on top35′–40′: Sunderland on top40′–45′: Sunderland on top45′–50′: AZ Alkmaar on top50′–55′: Sunderland on top55′–60′: AZ Alkmaar on top60′–65′: AZ Alkmaar on top65′–70′: Sunderland on top70′–75′: AZ Alkmaar on top75′–80′: AZ Alkmaar on top80′–85′: AZ Alkmaar on top85′–90′: AZ Alkmaar on top90′–95′: Sunderland on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

32Sadiki22Roefs36Danso25Mukiele24Le Fée31Reinildo38Xhaka28Alderete18Hume20Fofana5Isidor

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Sunderland · Starting XI until the first substitution (51')Busiest link: Fofana and Reinildo, 15 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Xhaka made 1.5× an even share of the passes.
27Schouten19Chávez11Oufkir23Dijkstra20Goes19Clasie11Daal11Meerdink26Koopmeiners11Smit20De Busser

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

AZ Alkmaar · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Dijkstra and Goes, 11 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Schouten made 1.5× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.05 and 0.05).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 38), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 15).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.