Wednesday , 30 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
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

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

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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
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

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 Bristol City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Anthony Patterson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Chris Mepham has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 37 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sunderland AFC and Bristol City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Daniel Ballard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 35 Yellow cards this season.
  • 26' The crowd applauds Tom Watson as he leaves the pitch. Patrick Roberts steps in for Sunderland AFC.
  • 31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 36' The 30-year-old Rob Dickie has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' Zak Vyner is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 42' 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.
  • 44' Luke McNally has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 44.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Sam Bell on, Yu Hirakawa off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Ireland international Max O'Leary has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Sinclair Armstrong departs to be replaced by Nahki Wells.
  • 62' Luke McNally makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Bristol City FC are in front.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Aji Alese is replaced by Dennis Cirkin.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a card for Chris Rigg.
  • 73' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 79' Sunderland AFC make a change. Chris Rigg trudges off to be replaced by Adil Aouchiche on 79 minutes.
  • 83' Anis Mehmeti is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron Pring on 84.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a card for Patrick Roberts.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Anis Mehmeti is replaced by Haydon Roberts on 86 minute.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jason Knight.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Jack Clarke 1
Tommy Conway 1
Luke McNally 1
Patrick Roberts 1
Rob Dickie 1
Ross McCrorie 1
Andreas Weimann 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.