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

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Championship · 2024-25

Sunderland AFC

0 – 1

Full Time

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 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

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' Three points are at stake. Sunderland AFC host Blackburn Rovers FC — let the battle begin!
5' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Regis Le Bris might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
33' Tyrhys Dolan does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
43' Sunderland AFC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
48' 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.
53' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
58' The crowd applauds Callum Brittain as he leaves the pitch. Kristi Montgomery steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
64' Sunderland AFC ring the changes. Harrison Jones has done his job and it is now time for Chris Rigg to step up.
65' Eliezer Mayenda is replacing Milan Aleksic for the Sunderland AFC side.
70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
73' Ryan Hedges is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
74' Yuki Ohashi makes way for Adam Forshaw at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
78' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patrick Roberts is hanging Tom Watson on the field on 78 minute.
82' Chris Rigg is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
84' Igor Tyjon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cauley Woodrow on 84 minute.
89' 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.
Full Time. Blackburn Rovers FC beats Sunderland AFC

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
Jack Clarke	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Tyrhys Dolan	2
Chris Rigg	2
Harry Leonard	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.