Saturday , 14 November 2026

Bristol City FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Bristol City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Fri 18 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate 25,915 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 31' Eliezer Mayenda
Rob Dickie 55' 1–1
Ross McCrorie 76' 2–1
R 7' Trai Hume
Cameron Pring 48' Y
Y 66' Anthony Patterson
Y 80' Leo Hjelde
Y 89' Joseph Anderson

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Ashton Gate.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Richard Woodward
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
3
1
Bristol City FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2024-12-10 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2024-04-06 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Bristol City FC 2023-12-16 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
12 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D
08 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
05 Apr Watford FC H 2–1 W
29 Mar Burnley FC A 0–1 L
14 Mar Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
12 Apr Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
08 Apr Norwich City FC A 0–0 D
05 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W
29 Mar Millwall FC H 1–0 W
15 Mar Coventry City FC A 0–3 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
1/2
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Scott Twine 5 G
Dominic Ballard 4 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bristol City FC is hosting Sunderland AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Jason Knight has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 7' Trai Hume has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 7.
  • 12' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 17' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 22' Bristol City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sunderland AFC backline.
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 31' Eliezer Mayenda puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
  • 36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Sunderland AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 41' Joseph Anderson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 373 appearances.
  • 46' The whistle greets George Tanner as he departs to be replaced by Yu Hirakawa.
  • 48' Bristol City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 48.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' The deadlock is broken! Rob Dickie gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
  • 60' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Enzo Le Fee makes way for Salis Abdul Samed at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sunderland AFC.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Anthony Patterson on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Max O'Leary, a Ireland goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Anis Mehmeti on, Max Bird off on 72 minutes.
  • 76' GOAL! Ross McCrorie fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 77' Alan Browne is replacing Eliezer Mayenda for the Sunderland AFC side.
  • 80' Leo Hjelde was booked on 80.
  • 81' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcus McGuane is hanging George Earthy on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Sunderland AFC! Joseph Anderson comes on to replace Leo Hjelde.
  • 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 89' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' Haydon Roberts is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ross McCrorie at the 90 minute mark.
  • Another three points for Bristol City FC.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ellis Simms 2
Ross McCrorie 1
Andreas Weimann 1
Eliezer Mayenda 1
Chris Martin 1
Ross Stewart 1
Nahki Wells 1
Jack Clarke 1

Head to Head

2025-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2024-12-10 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2024-04-06 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Bristol City FC 2023-12-16 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2025-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2025-04-12 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-04-08 Bristol City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-04-05 Bristol City FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2025-03-29 Burnley FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2025-03-14 Bristol City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-12 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2025-04-08 Norwich City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2025-04-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2025-03-29 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.36 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC50% Draw28% Sunderland AFC22%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
50%
Bristol City FC or Sunderland AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC31% Draw51% Sunderland AFC18%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
13.1%
0 – 0
12.7%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 24% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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