Home team: Sunderland
Away team: AZ Alkmaar
VenueStadium of LightSunderland
ScheduledHome
Europa League · 2026/27
Sunderland
Stadium of Light · Sunderland · provisional competition venue
Path difficulty22Rank 25 of 36
Opponent coefficient277.008Rank 30 of 36
Round-trip travel9,766 kmRank 21 of 36
Estimated controls84 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient23.903Frozen at the draw
Club schedule
Fixtures & results
Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores from every edition with published match coverage.
Europa League
All competition fixtures 2026/27 match programme
Home team: Torreense
Away team: Sunderland
VenueEstádio Municipal de Leiria - Dr. Magalhães PessoaLeiria
ScheduledAway
Home team: Lech Poznań
Away team: Sunderland
VenuePoznan StadiumPoznań
ScheduledAway
Home team: Sunderland
Away team: GNK Dinamo
VenueStadium of LightSunderland
ScheduledHome
Home team: Sunderland
Away team: Jagiellonia
VenueStadium of LightSunderland
ScheduledHome
Home team: AC Milan
Away team: Sunderland
VenueStadio San SiroMilan
ScheduledAway
Home team: Anderlecht
Away team: Sunderland
VenueRSC Anderlecht StadiumBrussels
ScheduledAway
Home team: Sunderland
Away team: Levski Sofia
VenueStadium of LightSunderland
ScheduledHome
League-phase draw
8 roads, 8 opponents
Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.
H
At the assigned home venue
Home opponents
AZ Alkmaar
AFAS Stadion · Alkmaar
- Club coefficient
- 62.875
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
GNK Dinamo
Stadion Maksimir · Zagreb
- Club coefficient
- 46.5
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Jagiellonia
Białystok City Stadium · Białystok
- Club coefficient
- 22
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Levski Sofia
Georgi Asparuhov Stadium · Poduyane District
- Club coefficient
- 7
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
A
Travel required
Away opponents
AC Milan
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium · Milan
- Club coefficient
- 66
- Return travel
- 2,572 km
- Estimated controls
- 2
Anderlecht
Lotto Park · Anderlecht
- Club coefficient
- 30.75
- Return travel
- 1,185 km
- Estimated controls
- 2
Lech Poznań
Enea Stadion · Poznań
- Club coefficient
- 27.25
- Return travel
- 2,461 km
- Estimated controls
- 2
Torreense
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa · Leiria
- Club coefficient
- 14.633
- Return travel
- 3,549 km
- Estimated controls
- 2
Assigned competition venues
The away map
Great-circle distances are estimates. The map shows the venue assignments currently held in the draw snapshot.
4 away routes9,766 km estimated return travel
| Away opponent | Assigned venue | City | One way | Return | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| awayAC Milan | Giuseppe Meazza Stadium | Milan | 1,286 km | 2,572 km | 2 |
| awayAnderlecht | Lotto Park | Anderlecht | 593 km | 1,185 km | 2 |
| awayLech Poznań | Enea Stadion | Poznań | 1,231 km | 2,461 km | 2 |
| awayTorreense | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | Leiria | 1,774 km | 3,549 km | 2 |
Path Difficulty Index v1
Why this path scores 22
The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.
Competition rank25 / 36
Easier than the competition median.
- Rival strength65% weight9 · 5.9 pts
- Round-trip travel25% weight24.5 · 6.1 pts
- Estimated controls10% weight100 · 10 pts
Published formula
65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Europa League.
MethodologyTournament participation
Edition record
Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.
| Season | Competition | Published stage | Position / result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Europa League | League-phase fixtures | 8 fixtures |
Published matches
Final record
No final in the published record
This club appears in a league-phase top eight, but not in a final currently included in the snapshot.