Sunderland AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Sunderland AFC

0 – 1

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Mon 21 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Stadium of Light 40,031 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 33' Tyrhys Dolan

Y 73' Ryan Hedges

Chris Rigg 82' Y

Y 82' Adam Forshaw

Overview

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Sunderland AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Bell
Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
Assistant 2 Emily Carney (England)

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

Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC 2024-04-01 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-09-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2022-12-26 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
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

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W
18 Apr	Millwall FC	H	4–1	W
12 Apr	Luton Town FC	A	1–0	W
08 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–2	D
04 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
29 Mar	Portsmouth FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Sunderland AFC have kicked off against Blackburn Rovers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Igor Tyjon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' Lewis Travis, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sunderland AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
33' Tyrhys Dolan puts Blackburn Rovers FC on the lead.
38' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
43' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
53' It’s high time Valerien Ismael made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
58' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Callum Brittain has done his job and it is now time for Kristi Montgomery to step up.
63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
64' The supporters are chanting for Chris Rigg. He replaces Harrison Jones on 64 minute.
65' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Milan Aleksic exits the field as Eliezer Mayenda enters on 65.
70' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
73' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Hedges argues furiously but the card stands.
74' The whistle greets Yuki Ohashi as he departs to be replaced by Adam Forshaw.
78' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Tom Watson exits the field as Patrick Roberts enters on 78.
82' It’s gonna be a card for Chris Rigg.
84' Cauley Woodrow makes way for Igor Tyjon at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
89' Salis Abdul Samed has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 358 appearances.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

21
Simon Moore
10
Patrick Roberts ↑ 78'
28
Enzo Le Fee ↑ 65'
4
Dan Neil
12
Eliezer Mayenda ↑ 65'
11
Chris Rigg ↑ 64'
33
Leo Hjelde
55
Ben Middlemas
51
Oliver Bainbridge

Coach Regis Le Bris

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain ↓ Kristi Montgomery 58'
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Dion Sanderson 74'
45
Cauley Woodrow ↓ Igor Tyjon 84'
15
Danny Batth
27
Lewis Travis
5
Dominic Hyam
4
Yuri Ribeiro
23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Adam Forshaw 74'
6
Sondre Tronstad
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Makhtar Gueye 74'
12
Balazs Toth

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Samuel Szmodics	2
Tyrhys Dolan	2
Chris Rigg	2
Harry Leonard	2
Jack Clarke	2
Dan Neil	1
Ryan Hedges	1
Ben Brereton	1

Head to Head

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Millwall FC W 2025-04-12 Luton Town FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-04-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-03-29 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.04 Sunderland AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sunderland AFC32% Draw32% Blackburn Rovers FC36%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Sunderland AFC or Draw

63%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Sunderland AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sunderland AFC22% Draw52% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10%

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

0 – 3

2.8%

3 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap	Sunderland AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	18%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	21%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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