Daniel Ballard
Known as Dan Ballard
Defender
· 
Sunderland
· 18th in the league
Next fixture
Sun 25 Oct, 16:30 UTC HOME
Leeds
Analysis
Season Performance
Dan Ballard at Sunderland this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 450 · Starts: 5
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?Dan Ballard's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other defenders in Premier League. Green is clearly above that average, red is clearly below, orange is close to it. A stat needs enough qualifying players at this position before a comparison is shown. |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | ||
| Goals | - - | 1.2 0.25 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.18 0.04 | 0.32 0.07 |
| Shots | 5 1.00 | 3.7 0.89 |
| Shots on target | - - | 1.7 0.38 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | - - | 1.3 0.27 |
| Expected assists (xA) | 0.15 0.03 | 0.28 0.06 |
| Key passes | 2 0.40 | 3.3 0.77 |
| Defending | ||
| Clean sheets | 1 0.20 | 1.8 0.48 |
| Tackles | 10 2.00 | 7.0 1.61 |
| Interceptions | 3 0.60 | 5.0 1.17 |
| Duels won | 45 9.00 | 19.8 4.66 |
| Blocked shots | 4 0.80 | 3.6 0.81 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | 10 2.00 | 4.1 1.02 |
| Fouls drawn | 8 1.60 | 3.9 0.94 |
| Yellow cards | 2 0.40 | 1.4 0.34 |
| Red cards | - - | - - |
Player Traits
Dan Ballard’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Tackles72%
- Interceptions21%
- Duels won100%
- Blocked shots56%
- Clean sheets14%
- Expected goals (xG)52%
- Expected assists (xA)45%
Squad standing
Where Dan Ballard ranks among 29 registered Sunderland players this season.
- 6th of 29 for Minutes played
- 1st of 29 for Fouls committed
- 11th of 29 for Expected goals (xG)
- 5th of 29 for Tackles
- 7th of 29 for Interceptions
- 1st of 29 for Duels won
- 2nd of 29 for Blocked shots
- 10th of 29 for Key passes
Historic Bets
Dan Ballard’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 70.6% Based on 34 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 2 Over 1.5 Tackles 32.4% Based on 34 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 3 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 29.4% Based on 34 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 4 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 17.6% Based on 34 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 5 To Be Booked (Yellow Card) 17.6% Based on 34 matches across 2 seasons on file
Recent Form
The same markets over Dan Ballard’s last 10 matches (75 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 80%
- 2 Over 1.5 Tackles 40%
- 3 Over 1.5 Fouls Committed 50% Above career
- 4 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 0% Below career
- 5 To Be Booked (Yellow Card) 30% Above career
Match log
Every finished match on file Dan Ballard actually featured in, most recent first, bounded to Sportmonks’ own per-match player-stats coverage, not this player’s full career (see “Season by season” below for that). This is also what the last-10-games Player Bets list on each fixture page’s Odds & Bets tab reads from.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | Shots | SOT | Tackles | Fouls | CS | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 26 | Away |  Man City |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 12 Sep 26 | Home |  Arsenal |
L | 97’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | |
| 05 Sep 26 | Away |  Brentford |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
| 30 Aug 26 | Home |  Fulham |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Y | - |
| 22 Aug 26 | Away |  Ipswich |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 02 May 26 | Away |  Wolves |
D | 24’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Y | |
| 24 Apr 26 | Home |  Nott'm Forest |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 19 Apr 26 | Away |  Aston Villa |
L | 27’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 14 Mar 26 | Home |  Brighton |
L | 64’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 03 Mar 26 | Away | Leeds |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Y | - |
| 28 Feb 26 | Away |  Bournemouth |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 22 Feb 26 | Home | Fulham |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 Feb 26 | Home |  Liverpool |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 07 Feb 26 | Away | Arsenal |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
| 02 Feb 26 | Home |  Burnley |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Y | - |
| 24 Jan 26 | Away |  West Ham |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| 17 Jan 26 | Home |  Crystal Palace |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 07 Jan 26 | Away | Brentford |
L | 79’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 04 Jan 26 | Away |  Tottenham |
D | 24’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | - |
| 20 Dec 25 | Away | Brighton |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Y | |
| 14 Dec 25 | Home |  Newcastle |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Y | - |
| 06 Dec 25 | Away | Man City |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
| 03 Dec 25 | Away | Liverpool |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 29 Nov 25 | Home | Bournemouth |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 22 Nov 25 | Away | Fulham |
L | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 08 Nov 25 | Home | Arsenal |
D | 90’ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 03 Nov 25 | Home |  Everton |
D | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 25 Oct 25 | Away |  Chelsea |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 18 Oct 25 | Home | Wolves |
W | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Y | - |
| 04 Oct 25 | Away |  Man United |
L | 53’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Y | - |
| 27 Sep 25 | Away | Nott'm Forest |
W | 15’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | - |
| 21 Sep 25 | Home | Aston Villa |
D | 53’ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 23 Aug 25 | Away | Burnley |
L | 9’ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | - |
| 16 Aug 25 | Home | West Ham |
W | 90’ | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Y | - |
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Season by season
Every season on file for Dan Ballard, most recent first, as far back as the data goes. For the Premier League this can reach further back than the current season’s Sportmonks-sourced columns: Understat’s own cached match history covers up to 6 seasons, so an earlier row may carry goals/assists/xG/xA while its tackles/interceptions/etc. show ‘-’ (Sportmonks itself only carries 3 seasons per league).
| Season | 2026/2027 | 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Sunderland | Sunderland |
| Mins | 450 | 2148 |
| Starts | 5 | 24 |
| Goals | - | 2 |
| Assists | - | - |
| xG | 0.18 | 3.70 |
| xA | 0.15 | 1.58 |
| Shots | 5 | 26 |
| SOT | - | 9 |
| Tackles | 10 | 33 |
| Int. | 3 | 20 |
| Duels won | 45 | 168 |
| Blocked | 4 | 25 |
| Key passes | 2 | 16 |
| Fouls | 10 | 29 |
| Fouls drawn | 8 | 30 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 7 |
| Yel | 2 | 4 |
| Red | - | 1 |
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