Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sunderland AFC
1 – 5
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Mon 1 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Stadium of Light 42,019 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 29' Samuel Szmodics
0–2 36' Samuel Szmodics
0–3 47' Ryan Hedges
0–4 54' Tyrhys Dolan
Chris Rigg 77' 1–4
1–5 81' Andrew Moran

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
1
3
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-10-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–5 L
29 Mar Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
16 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
09 Mar Southampton FC A 2–4 L
05 Mar Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
02 Mar Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Sunderland AFC A 5–1 W
29 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
09 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D
05 Mar Millwall FC H 1–1 D
02 Mar Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sunderland AFC to score. At the same time, Blackburn Rovers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Sunderland AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
  • 15' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Chrisene is hanging Harry Pickering on the field on 20 minute.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' Magnificent from Samuel Szmodics! That is 74 goals in 7 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Samuel Szmodics makes it 0-2.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' It’s high time John Eustace made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryan Hedges makes it 0-3.
  • 52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sunderland AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tyrhys Dolan makes it 0-4.
  • 55' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Adil Aouchiche is replaced by Bradley Dack.
  • 60' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at Stadium of Light. Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Andrew Moran comes on to replace Sam Gallagher.
  • 72' 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.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Joe Rankin-Costello as he leaves the pitch. Dilan Markanday steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 77' Against the run of play, Chris Rigg has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andrew Moran makes it 1-5.
  • 86' Luke O'Nien has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 366 appearances.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-5.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hayes

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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 2022-10-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-04-01 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-03-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W 2024-03-16 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-03-09 Southampton FC 4–2 Sunderland AFC L 2024-03-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-03-02 Norwich City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-04-01 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-03-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2024-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2024-03-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2024-03-02 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.16 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC28% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC45%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
55%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
72%
Sunderland AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC20% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC36%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted
1 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 2
8.2%
0 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 0
5.4%
0 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 22% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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