Thursday , 10 September 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sunderland AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Tue 10 Dec 2024 · 19:45 UTC Stadium of Light 35,421 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 62' Luke McNally
Patrick Roberts 90+3' 1–1
Y 37' Zak Vyner
Y 44' Luke McNally
Chris Rigg 68' Y
Y 83' Anis Mehmeti
Y 84' Cameron Pring
Patrick Roberts 86' Y
Y 90' Jason Knight

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
  • Assistant 2 Rob Smith

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
3
2
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-10 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2024-04-06 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Bristol City FC 2023-12-16 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2022-08-06 Bristol City FC 2–3 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
07 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
29 Nov Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
26 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D
23 Nov Millwall FC A 1–1 D
09 Nov Coventry City FC H 2–2 D
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
07 Dec Portsmouth FC A 0–3 L
30 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC H 4–0 W
26 Nov Watford FC A 0–1 L
23 Nov Burnley FC H 0–1 L
09 Nov Norwich City FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/–
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Scott Twine 2 G
Dominic Ballard 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sunderland AFC have kicked off against Bristol City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Bristol City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sam Bell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Pring, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' Patrick Roberts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Watson on 26 minute.
  • 31' Rob Dickie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 368 appearances.
  • 36' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' The referee has no hesitation. Zak Vyner is booked for Bristol City FC — card on 37.
  • 42' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 44' Controversy at the stadium! Luke McNally argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 46' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Yu Hirakawa is withdrawn and Sam Bell gets his opportunity.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Sinclair Armstrong has done his job and it is now time for Nahki Wells to step up.
  • 62' A stunning finish from Luke McNally — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' Aji Alese makes way for Dennis Cirkin at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sunderland AFC.
  • 68' Sunderland AFC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 73' 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.
  • 78' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Adil Aouchiche on, Chris Rigg off on 79 minutes.
  • 83' The referee shows Bristol City FC player a card on 83.
  • 84' That looks like a foul for a card for Cameron Pring.
  • 86' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Haydon Roberts on, Anis Mehmeti off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Jason Knight picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ellis Simms 2
Nahki Wells 1
Jack Clarke 1
Tommy Conway 1
Luke McNally 1
Patrick Roberts 1
Rob Dickie 1
Ross McCrorie 1

Head to Head

2024-12-10 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2024-04-06 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Bristol City FC 2023-12-16 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2022-08-06 Bristol City FC 2–3 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-12-10 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-12-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-11-29 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-11-26 Sunderland AFC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-11-23 Millwall FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2024-11-09 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Coventry City FC D

Bristol City FC Form

2024-12-10 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-12-07 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-11-30 Bristol City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-11-26 Watford FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-11-23 Bristol City FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2024-11-09 Norwich City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC42% Draw30% Bristol City FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
72%
Draw or Bristol City FC
58%
Sunderland AFC or Bristol City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC29% Draw51% Bristol City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.7%
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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