Sunderland 0-0 Leeds United: result and report

The Pundit picked Sunderland (39%): wrong

Report

## Sunderland and Leeds United: chances made, chances missed

Sunderland and Leeds United drew 0-0 at the Stadium of Light. The goalless scoreline was a fair reflection of a game in which neither side did enough to deserve more.

There is no scoring spine to tell, because neither goalkeeper was beaten. The chance numbers were almost identical. Leeds United edged xG 1.11 to 1.03 and had seven shots to Sunderland's six, while each side put four on target. Possession finished exactly level.

The finishing decided the result. Leeds United created two big chances and missed both. Sunderland missed the one they made. Neither side wasted a large amount of quality, but both wasted the moments that mattered most.

Sunderland still had a reasonable case for being the more threatening side over the whole afternoon. They carried roughly double Leeds United's average attacking pressure and made ten key passes to nine. Leeds United produced the sharpest single spell of pressure, though it came in bursts rather than as a sustained period of control.

James Trafford was named player of the match. Leeds United made four saves to Sunderland's three, so their goalkeeper had slightly more to do despite his side creating the better chances.

The leading scorers also drew blanks. Brian Brobbey started for Sunderland with three goals already this season, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin led the Leeds United line with four. Because neither could convert, the game stayed level.