Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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3
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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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sunderland AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' George Earthy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' 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 Zak Vyner suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patrick Roberts is hanging Tom Watson on the field on 26 minute.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' It’s high time Regis Le Bris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 37' Bristol City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 37.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 44' Bristol City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' The whistle greets Yu Hirakawa as he departs to be replaced by Sam Bell.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Watson, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Nahki Wells. He replaces Sinclair Armstrong on 60 minute.
  • 62' GOAL! Luke McNally scores on 62.
  • 63' Dennis Cirkin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aji Alese on 63 minute.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Chris Rigg gets a card.
  • 73' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Chris Rigg departs to be replaced by Adil Aouchiche.
  • 83' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Anis Mehmeti gets a card.
  • 84' Cameron Pring was booked on 84.
  • 86' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a card on 86.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Haydon Roberts. He replaces Anis Mehmeti on 86 minute.
  • 90' Jason Knight was booked on 90.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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
Tommy Conway 1
Luke McNally 1
Patrick Roberts 1
Rob Dickie 1
Ross McCrorie 1
Andreas Weimann 1
Eliezer Mayenda 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.