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Everton U21 vs Sunderland U21 Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–21 – 2

Demi Akarakiri 13′13th

20thAhmed Abdullahi 20′Fin Geragusian 23′ (pen)

Possession
50%50%
Shots · on target in brackets
13 (2)12 (5)
Corners
62
Table · 20 v 18 pts
13th20th → 17th

Premier League 2 Division OneMatchday 16Finch Farm Training GroundRef R. Aspinall

Events

EVE 1–2 SUN · 0–3 yellow
  1. Full time 1–2
  2. Fin GeragusianYellow card
  3. Joe CowanYellow card
  4. Ceiran Loneyfor Coby Ebere
  5. Luca Davisfor Odin Samuels-Smith
  6. Rhys Walshfor Charlie Dinsdale
  7. Archie Lightfootfor Bayley Hester
  8. Shea PitaSubstitution
  9. Francis Gomezfor Malik Olayiwola
  10. Jake Watersfor Ahmed Abdullahi
  11. Tom Proctorfor Jack Whittaker
  12. Elias LenzYellow card
  13. Half-time 1–2
  14. Fin Geragusian1–2Penalty goal
  15. Ahmed Abdullahi1–1Goal · right foot · assist Jaydon Jones
  16. Demi Akarakiri1–0Goal · right foot

Lineups

Starting XIs
Everton U214-2-3-1formation4-4-2Sunderland U21
  1. 1Douglas Lukjanciks
  1. 2Odin Samuels-Smith↓84′
  2. 4Reece Welch99′
  3. 5Aled Thomas99′
  4. 3Joshua van Schoor99′
  1. 8Demi Akarakiri
  2. 6Callum Bates99′
  1. 7Kingsford Boakye99′
  2. 10Malik Olayiwola↓65′
  3. 9Coby Ebere↓84′
  1. 11Braiden Graham99′
  1. 1Joe CowanYC 99′
  1. 3Bayley Hester↓72′
  2. 2Finlay Holcroft99′
  3. 5Alex Lienard99′
  4. 6Ben Kindon99′
  1. 11Jack Whittaker↓61′
  2. 4Elias LenzYC 99′
  3. 8Jaydon JonesA
  4. 7Charlie Dinsdale↓72′
  1. 10Finn Geragusyan
  2. 9Ahmed AbdullahiG ↓61′
  1. 13Luca DavisDF · ↑84′
  2. 14Francis GomezMF · ↑65′
  3. 15Shea PitaFW · ↑65′
  4. 16Ceiran LoneyFW · ↑84′
  5. 12Goodness Gospel-EzeGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Paul Tait · David McCallumG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 13Archie LightfootMF · ↑72′
  2. 14Tom ProctorMF · ↑61′
  3. 15Jake WatersFW · ↑61′
  4. 16Rhys WalshFW · ↑72′
  5. 12Isaac AllanGK

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Everton U21all competitionsSunderland U21
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.67Goals per game (both sides)4
  3. 87%Over 1.593%
  4. 67%Over 2.567%
  5. 47%Over 3.560%
  6. 60%Both teams scored73%
  7. 27%Clean sheets20%
  8. 20%Failed to score7%
  9. Everton U21 at home v Sunderland U21 away
  10. 9Played6
  11. 5Won2
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 3Lost2
  14. 17-14Goals (for-against)13-10
  15. 1.78Points per game1.33
  16. 67%Over 2.550%
  17. 11%Clean sheets17%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 13-181st-half goals (for-against)16-10
  20. 14-102nd-half goals (for-against)21-13
  21. 52%Goals after half-time57%
  22. 80%Goal before half-time67%
  23. 3-6-6Half-time W-D-L5-8-2
How we calculate this

What stands out

  • 17thfrom 20th

    Sunderland U21 moved from 20th to 17th in the Premier League 2 Division One table with this result.15 → 18 points after 14 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 1–2half-time

    The match stood at 1–2 at half-time before a goalless second half (1–2 full time).

Team stats

16 figures
Everton U21full timeSunderland U21
  1. 50%Possession50%
  2. 13Shots12
  3. 2Shots on target5
  4. 6Corners2
  5. 13Fouls5
  6. 0Yellow cards3
All 16 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 96Attacks84
  3. 74Dangerous attacks46
  4. 1Offsides3
  5. 15%Shot accuracy42%
  6. 3Shots blocked3
  7. 3Shots off target4
  8. Defence
  9. 6Goal kicks14
  10. 4Saves3
  11. Other
  12. 0Penalties1
  13. 4Substitutions4

Table after full time

Premier League 2 Division One 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Chelsea U211510-1-437:22+15311st
11West Ham United U21145-6-329:23+62111th
12Crystal Palace U21136-3-425:21+42112th
13Everton U21156-2-722:23-12013th
14Brighton U21145-4-523:17+61914th
15Stoke City U21145-4-521:26-51915th
16Middlesbrough U21154-6-525:21+41816th
17Sunderland U21145-3-629:2901820th ▲3
18Aston Villa U21135-3-524:25-11818th
19Wolves U21145-3-625:31-61817th ▼2
29West Brom U21141-3-1011:32-21629th
Everton U21
13th20 → 20 pts
Sunderland U21
20th → 17th15 → 18 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Everton U214d restSUN +5d rest9d restSunderland U21
  1. 3-0W7 Nov
  2. 0-2L3 Dec
  3. 3-2W15 Dec
  4. 2-1W19 Dec
  5. 0-2L9 Jan
  6. 5-1W20 Jan
  7. 3-2W25 Jan
  8. 2-0W30 Jan
  9. 0-0D6 Feb
  10. 2-2D16 Feb

6-2-2goals 20:122.00pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 4-0W1 Dec
  2. 1-2L6 Dec
  3. 1-1D12 Dec
  4. 2-4L22 Dec
  5. 1-1D16 Jan
  6. 1-3L21 Jan
  7. 2-2D26 Jan
  8. 3-2W1 Feb
  9. 2-0W6 Feb
  10. 6-1W11 Feb

4-3-3goals 23:161.50pts/game

  1. HBurnley U212–2
  2. AArsenal U210–0
  3. ATottenham U212–0
  4. HManchester City U213–2
  5. HRB Leipzig U215–1

latest 5

  1. ANottingham Forest U216–1
  2. ABrighton U212–0
  3. HLeicester U213–2
  4. AWolves U212–2
  5. HBorussia Dortmund U211–3
Show older matches
  1. HLeicester U210–2
  2. HMonaco U212–1
  3. HPSV U213–2
  4. HReal Madrid U210–2
  5. AWest Brom U213–0

older

  1. HNewcastle United U211–1
  2. AColchester United U212–4
  3. ANorwich City U211–1
  4. HManchester City U211–2
  5. HBromley U214–0

Referee

R. Aspinall
Cards / match
4.43this match 3 (-1.43)
Yellows / match
4.27this match 3
Reds / match
0.16
Penalties / match
0.3828% of matches
Fouls / match
20.8this match 18

1.93Home 1.93 vs Away 2.35 yellows/match · +0.42 away · 6–9 red2.35

46%Results in 95 recent matches · draw 27%26%

home winsaway wins
With Everton U21
4-0-0 in 4 · 2.75 yellows/game
With Sunderland U21
0-2-1 in 3 · 1.67 yellows/game
Analysed latest 95 of 100 career matches.

Match info

Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 16 of 21
Kick-off
Venue
Finch Farm Training Ground, Liverpool
Capacity
7,000 · grass
Weather
8 °C · moderate rain · humidity 84%
Referee
R. Aspinall
EVE coach
Paul Tait
SUN coach
David McCallum

Match summary

Sunderland U21 beat Everton U21 2-1 in the Premier League 2 Division One, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Everton U21 sat 13th on 20 points, while Sunderland U21 were 20th on 15 points. Before kickoff, Sunderland U21 were 20th in the table but 8th on points from the last five league games. Across 3 previous meetings on record, Everton U21 won 1 and Sunderland U21 won 1, with 1 draw (4.67 goals per game).

Goals came from Demi Akarakiri (13') for Everton U21 and Ahmed Abdullahi (20') and Fin Geragusian (23') for Sunderland U21.

Everton U21 — live results and scheduleSunderland U21 — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Head-to-head

3 meetings on record since 2015

1-1-1Everton U21 W-D-L · goals 7:7

1 EVE1 draws1 SUN
With Everton U21 at home
1-1-0 (5:4)
Goals per meeting
4.67
Over 2.5 goals
67%
Both teams scored
100%
Won by the host
67%
  1. Everton U214–3Sunderland U21Premier League 2 Division One
  2. Sunderland U213–2Everton U21Premier League U21
  3. Everton U211–1Sunderland U21Premier League U21
  1. Everton U21nextSunderland U21Premier League 2 Division One

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

44%Model · draw 21%35%

Projected goals
2.00 – 1.77total 3.77 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
2–1 8.1%1–1 8.1%2–2 7.2%
OutcomeModelHappened
Everton U21 win44%No
Draw21%No
Sunderland U21 win35%Yes
Over 1.5 goals89%Yes
Over 2.5 goals73%Yes
Over 3.5 goals52%No
Both teams to score72%Yes
Everton U21 clean sheet17%No
Sunderland U21 clean sheet14%No
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Matchday 16

Premier League 2 Division One · the other 10 games
  1. Southampton U212–1Middlesbrough U21
  2. Chelsea U212–2Leeds United U21
  3. Tottenham U214–1Norwich City U21
  4. Nottingham Forest U210–3Liverpool U21
  5. Manchester City U214–0Wolves U21
  6. Newcastle United U210–4Fulham U21
  7. Brighton U213–2Birmingham City U21
  8. Burnley U214–1Derby County U21
  9. Manchester United U214–1Leicester U21
  10. West Ham United U213–0Crystal Palace U21
Premier League 2 Division One fixtures and results →

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