Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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

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' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 7' Trai Hume is having his name booked by the referee on 7.
  • 12' It’s high time Liam Manning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' Ross McCrorie has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 44 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 27' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
  • 31' Eliezer Mayenda puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
  • 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. George Tanner is replaced by Yu Hirakawa.
  • 48' It’s gonna be a card for Cameron Pring.
  • 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' What a strike from Rob Dickie! The score is 1-1.
  • 60' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' The whistle greets Enzo Le Fee as he departs to be replaced by Salis Abdul Samed.
  • 66' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 71' Bristol City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 72' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 72 minute. Max Bird leaves to be changed by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 76' What a strike from Ross McCrorie! The score is 2-1.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Alan Browne. He replaces Eliezer Mayenda on 77 minute.
  • 80' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Leo Hjelde gets a card.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. George Earthy is replaced by Marcus McGuane on 81 minute.
  • 82' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Leo Hjelde by Joseph Anderson on 82 minute.
  • 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke O'Nien, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Joseph Anderson. He receives a card.
  • 90' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Ross McCrorie departs to be replaced by Haydon Roberts.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sunderland AFC.

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
Nahki Wells 1
Jack Clarke 1
Tommy Conway 1
Luke McNally 1
Patrick Roberts 1
Rob Dickie 1
Ross McCrorie 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.