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Championship | Gameweek 7
Sep 20, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Ewood Park
Sunderland

Blackburn
1 - 3
Sunderland

Leonard (35')
Travis (31'), Wharton (45+3'), Leonard (50'), Garrett (77'), Rankin-Costello (90+6')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Clarke (28' pen., 78'), Neill (45+1')
Mowbray (32'), Pritchard (71'), Ba (86'), Ballard (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: QPR 1-3 Sunderland
Saturday, September 16 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Sunderland

This has all the makings of a thrilling contest, particularly given the recent goalscoring exploits of the visitors. Nevertheless, we fancy Rovers to earn a share of the spoils on home territory to continue their solid recovery from the disappointment of last season. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sunderland win with a probability of 41.29%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 33.92% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.56%) and 0-2 (6.51%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 2-1 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.6%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawSunderland
33.92% (-0.536 -0.54) 24.79% (0.124 0.12) 41.29% (0.407 0.41)
Both teams to score 58.03% (-0.573 -0.57)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.89% (-0.688 -0.69)45.1% (0.685 0.69)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.55% (-0.663 -0.66)67.45% (0.65900000000001 0.66)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.25% (-0.637 -0.64)25.75% (0.635 0.64)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.32% (-0.871 -0.87)60.68% (0.867 0.87)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.16% (-0.10299999999999 -0.1)21.84% (0.101 0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.93% (-0.15300000000001 -0.15)55.07% (0.15 0.15)
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 33.92%
    Sunderland 41.29%
    Draw 24.78%
Blackburn RoversDrawSunderland
2-1 @ 7.88% (-0.079 -0.08)
1-0 @ 7.63% (0.085 0.09)
2-0 @ 5.18% (-0.036 -0.04)
3-1 @ 3.56% (-0.102 -0.1)
3-2 @ 2.71% (-0.086 -0.09)
3-0 @ 2.34% (-0.06 -0.06)
4-1 @ 1.21% (-0.058 -0.06)
4-2 @ 0.92% (-0.047 -0.05)
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 33.92%
1-1 @ 11.6% (0.09 0.09)
2-2 @ 5.99% (-0.078 -0.08)
0-0 @ 5.62% (0.164 0.16)
3-3 @ 1.37% (-0.048 -0.05)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 24.78%
1-2 @ 8.83% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
0-1 @ 8.56% (0.224 0.22)
0-2 @ 6.51% (0.151 0.15)
1-3 @ 4.48% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.3% (0.067 0.07)
2-3 @ 3.04% (-0.049 -0.05)
1-4 @ 1.7% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-4 @ 1.26% (0.022 0.02)
2-4 @ 1.16% (-0.023 -0.02)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 41.29%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Sunderland

Blackburn Rovers
46.8%
Draw
25.5%
Sunderland
27.7%
47
Head to Head
Dec 26, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 24
Sunderland
2-1
Blackburn
Stewart (22' pen.), Simms (90+1')
Stewart (18' og.)
Oct 18, 2022 8pm
Mar 20, 2012 8pm
Dec 11, 2011 1.30pm
Jan 1, 2011 3pm
Sunderland
3-0
Blackburn
Bent (19'), Welbeck (11'), Gyan (89')
Ferdinand (79')

Dunn (51'), Biram Diouf (69')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds29179353193460
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd29186540211958
3Burnley29151223692757
4Sunderland291510442241855
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom291014538251344
6Middlesbrough29128947361144
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn29126113228442
8Bristol City29101183734341
9Watford29125124041-141
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds29118104245-341
11Norwich CityNorwich29109104842639
12Coventry CityCoventry29108113938138
13Queens Park RangersQPR2991193237-538
14Millwall29910102826237
15Preston North EndPreston2981383236-437
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2999113343-1036
17Swansea CitySwansea2997133240-834
18Cardiff CityCardiff29710123344-1131
19Hull City2978143038-829
20Stoke CityStoke29611122636-1029
21Portsmouth2978143652-1629
22Derby CountyDerby2976163240-827
23Luton TownLuton2975172948-1926
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth29410152762-3522


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