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

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Championship · 2024-25

Sunderland AFC

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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 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

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

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.

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
Tyrhys Dolan	2
Chris Rigg	2
Harry Leonard	2
Jack Clarke	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Ben Brereton	1
Andrew Moran	1
Scott Wharton	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.