Sunderland AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 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 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
Recent Form
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 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 -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sunderland AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
- 5' Sunderland AFC 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.
- 10' 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.
- 15' 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.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
- 25' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' It’s high time Valerien Ismael made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 33' GOAL! Tyrhys Dolan scores on 33. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow
- 38' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Yuki Ohashi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 43' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
- 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 53' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 58' The whistle greets Callum Brittain as he departs to be replaced by Kristi Montgomery.
- 63' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 64' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Rigg is hanging Harrison Jones on the field on 64 minute.
- 65' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Milan Aleksic is replaced by Eliezer Mayenda.
- 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Hedges on 73.
- 74' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Yuki Ohashi by Adam Forshaw on 74 minute.
- 78' Patrick Roberts is replacing Tom Watson for the Sunderland AFC side.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Chris Rigg. He receives a card.
- 84' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Igor Tyjon is hanging Cauley Woodrow on the field on 84 minute.
- 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sunderland AFC.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 8
- 26
- 18
- 1
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20
Salis Abdul Samed ↓ Enzo Le Fee 65'
- 7
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40
Tom Watson ↓ Patrick Roberts 78'
- 45
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50
Harrison Jones ↓ Chris Rigg 64'
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30
Milan Aleksic ↓ Eliezer Mayenda 65'
Bench
- 21
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10
Patrick Roberts ↑ 78'
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28
Enzo Le Fee ↑ 65'
- 4
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12
Eliezer Mayenda ↑ 65'
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11
Chris Rigg ↑ 64'
- 33
- 55
- 51
Coach Regis Le BrisBlackburn Rovers FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2
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19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Dion Sanderson 74'
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45
Cauley Woodrow ↓ Igor Tyjon 84'
- 15
- 27
- 5
- 4
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23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Adam Forshaw 74'
- 6
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10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Makhtar Gueye 74'
- 12
Bench
- 1
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28
Adam Forshaw ↑ 74'
- 11
- 3
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9
Makhtar Gueye ↑ 74'
- 21
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31
Dion Sanderson ↑ 74'
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51
Kristi Montgomery ↑ 58'
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32
Igor Tyjon ↑ 84'
Coach Valerien Ismael -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Chris Rigg 2 Harry Leonard 2 Jack Clarke 2 Samuel Szmodics 2 Tyrhys Dolan 2 Scott Wharton 1 Ross Stewart 1 Yuki Ohashi 1 Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
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 accuracy3 / 41.04 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.18 Blackburn Rovers FC xGI would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Blackburn Rovers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.22Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.3%0 – 0 13.2%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 10%1 – 2 7.6%0 – 2 7.3%2 – 1 6.7%2 – 0 5.6%2 – 2 4.1%1 – 3 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.