Sunderland AFC vs Blackpool FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Blackpool FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Blackpool FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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 04 Oct Blackpool FC H 0–0 D 01 Oct Preston North End FC H 0–0 D 17 Sep Watford FC A 2–2 D 14 Sep Reading FC A 3–0 W 05 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L 31 Aug Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Oct Sunderland AFC A 0–0 D 01 Oct Norwich City FC H 0–1 L 17 Sep Millwall FC A 1–2 L 14 Sep Rotherham United FC A 0–3 L 04 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W 31 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L Key Stats
43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sunderland AFC is hosting Blackpool FC for another epic battle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Blackpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Patrick Roberts, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 25' Marvin Ekpiteta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' It’s high time Michael Appleton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 45' 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.
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ajibola Alese made 231 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 55' The travelling Blackpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Charlie Patino.
- 58' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 58 minute. Amad leaves to be changed by Jewison Bennette.
- 63' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 64' Blackpool FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Theo Corbeanu. He replaces Shayne Lavery on 66 minute.
- 67' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Corry Evans departs to be replaced by Daniel Neil.
- 72' 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.
- 76' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 76 minute. Alex Pritchard leaves to be changed by Edouard Michut.
- 81' Blackpool FC 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.
- 83' Ken Dougall is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
- 85' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 85.
- 85' Ian Carlo Poveda is replacing Gary Madine for the Blackpool FC side.
- 90' 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.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
Starting XI
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Alex Pritchard ↓ Edouard Michut 76'
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Elliot Embleton ↓ Abdoullah Ba 67'
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Corry Evans ↓ Daniel Neil 67'
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Patrick Roberts ↓ Leon Dajaku 76'
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- 42
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Amad ↓ Jewison Bennette 58'
Bench
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- 26
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Daniel Neil ↑ 67'
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Leon Dajaku ↑ 76'
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Edouard Michut ↑ 76'
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Abdoullah Ba ↑ 67'
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Jewison Bennette ↑ 58'
Coach Tony MowbrayBlackpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 12
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Gary Madine ↓ Ian Carlo Poveda 85'
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- 34
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- 9
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Shayne Lavery ↓ Theo Corbeanu 66'
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Bench
- 35
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- 32
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Ian Carlo Poveda ↑ 85'
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Theo Corbeanu ↑ 66'
Coach Michael Appleton -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Luke Garbutt 1 Ross Stewart 1 Shayne Lavery 1 Jack Baldwin 1 Armand Gnanduillet 1 Josh Maja 1 Charlie Wyke 1 Matthew Virtue-Thick 1 Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
Blackpool FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.01 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.76 Blackpool FC xGI would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 74%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.77Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 80% 20% ± 1.5 53% 47% ± 2.5 26% 74% ± 3.5 11% 89% ± 4.5 4% 96% Double Chance
Sunderland AFC or Draw 74%Draw or Blackpool FC 60%Sunderland AFC or Blackpool FC 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 15.8%1 – 1 14%0 – 1 11.4%2 – 0 8.2%2 – 1 6.5%1 – 2 4.8%0 – 2 4.6%3 – 0 2.7%2 – 2 2.6%3 – 1 2.3%1 – 3 1.3%Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Blackpool FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 11% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 23% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 17% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 47% ✗Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.