Sunderland defeated AZ Alkmaar 1-0 in this UEFA Europa League fixture played on 2026-09-16. The shot count was 20 for Sunderland and 11 for AZ Alkmaar. Possession finished at 45.0 percent against 55.0 percent. Expected goals were 2.96 for the home side and 1.32 for the visitors. The starting shapes were 4-2-3-1 and 4-2-3-1. The final score, attacking indicators, discipline, goalkeeper data and visual comparison are detailed below. The figures provide a factual account of the completed match and do not turn the recap into a prediction. The Football dashboard retains the interactive filters, team histories and season views for deeper analysis.
Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.
Sunderland GK
PSxG conceded0.83
Goals conceded0
Goals saved0.83
Save %100.0%
AZ Alkmaar GK
PSxG conceded–
Goals conceded1
Save %80.0%
Sunderland's keeper stopped about 0.8 goal more than an average keeper would, while AZ Alkmaar's keeper kept out 80% of the shots on target.
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Attack vs DefensexG, shots & goals — Home/Away per competition
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Referee TendencyTeam output under each referee they played for
Goalkeeper WeaknessWhere the keeper concedes — by zone & foot
