Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackpool FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Blackpool FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sun 1 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC Bloomfield Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Callum Connolly 8' Y
Y 19' Edouard Michut
Ian Carlo Poveda 28' Y
Shayne Lavery 71' Y
Y 72' Luke O'Nien
Jake Beesley 85' Y
Callum Connolly 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Bloomfield Road.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
4
1
Blackpool FC 7 games · Avg 1.3 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-10-04 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Blackpool FC 2021-04-27 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackpool FC 2021-04-17 Blackpool FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2019-12-14 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D
29 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
17 Dec Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
10 Dec Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D
12 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 1–2 L
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Blackpool FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 4–1 W
26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
17 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
12 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L
03 Dec Millwall FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Bloomfield Road will turn into a battlefield for Blackpool FC and Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' Blackpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Callum Connolly on 8.
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' Blackpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's shape.
  • 19' The referee has no hesitation. Edouard Michut is booked for Sunderland AFC — Yellow card on 19.
  • 21' GOAL! Shayne Lavery scores on 21.
  • 26' With 0 assists to his name this season, Luke O'Nien is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackpool FC.
  • 28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ian Carlo Poveda.
  • 33' Blackpool FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sunderland AFC backline.
  • 38' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackpool FC that had 384 games and scored 466 goals.
  • 48' Abdoullah Ba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 428 appearances.
  • 53' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 58' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' Abdoullah Ba is replacing Edouard Michut for the Sunderland AFC side.
  • 66' Ross Stewart makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Sunderland AFC are in front.
  • 71' Blackpool FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 72' Sunderland AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Blackpool FC. Shayne Lavery is replaced by Jerry Yates.
  • 78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' Ken Dougall gets the nod from Blackpool FC. He replaces Charlie Patino and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Jake Beesley catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Blackpool FC. Ian Carlo Poveda is replaced by Callum Wright.
  • 90' Blackpool FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • It finishes all square. Blackpool FC and Sunderland AFC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sullay Kaikai 1
Sullay Kaikai 1
Luke Garbutt 1
Ross Stewart 1
Shayne Lavery 1
Jack Baldwin 1
Armand Gnanduillet 1
Josh Maja 1

Head to Head

2023-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-10-04 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Blackpool FC 2021-04-27 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackpool FC 2021-04-17 Blackpool FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2019-12-14 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC

Blackpool FC Form

2023-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2022-12-29 Blackpool FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2022-12-26 Hull City AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-12-17 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-12-10 Blackpool FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2022-11-12 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Blackpool FC L

Sunderland AFC Form

2023-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2022-12-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–4 Sunderland AFC W 2022-12-26 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-12-17 Hull City AFC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2022-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-12-03 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Millwall FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.09 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Blackpool FC or Sunderland AFC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC37% Draw31% Sunderland AFC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
63%
Blackpool FC or Sunderland AFC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC24% Draw52% Sunderland AFC24%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.3%
0 – 1
11%
1 – 0
10.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
2.6%
0 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.