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Championship | Gameweek 40
Apr 1, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Sunderland
1 - 5
Blackburn

Rigg (77')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Szmodics (29', 36'), Hedges (47'), Dolan (54'), Moran (81')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Cardiff 0-2 Sunderland
Friday, March 29 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Whether Friday's impressive beating of Cardiff is the catalyst for better attacking fortunes for Sunderland only time will tell, but Dodds's men arrive on Monday as the firm favourites to see off a Blackburn side whose away form has been lacklustre throughout 2024. Eustace's men showed enough offensive endeavour against Ipswich to suggest that they can breach the Sunderland goal, but the Black Cats should bite back harder to put another dent in their visitors' survival bid. 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 47.38%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 28.91% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.51%) and 2-0 (7.29%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-2 (7.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood.

Result
SunderlandDrawBlackburn Rovers
47.38% (0.064 0.06) 23.71% (-0.145 -0.15) 28.91% (0.077000000000002 0.08)
Both teams to score 59.39% (0.562 0.56)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.73% (0.717 0.72)42.27% (-0.72 -0.72)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.33% (0.712 0.71)64.67% (-0.715 -0.72)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.96% (0.304 0.3)18.04% (-0.308 -0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.07% (0.51900000000001 0.52)48.93% (-0.52200000000001 -0.52)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.46% (0.416 0.42)27.54% (-0.42 -0.42)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.95% (0.535 0.53)63.05% (-0.538 -0.54)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 47.38%
    Blackburn Rovers 28.91%
    Draw 23.71%
SunderlandDrawBlackburn Rovers
2-1 @ 9.4% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 8.51% (-0.19 -0.19)
2-0 @ 7.29% (-0.09 -0.09)
3-1 @ 5.36% (0.05 0.05)
3-0 @ 4.16% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.46% (0.073 0.07)
4-1 @ 2.3% (0.044 0.04)
4-0 @ 1.78% (0.013 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.48% (0.045 0.05)
Other @ 3.65%
Total : 47.38%
1-1 @ 10.97% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-2 @ 6.06% (0.069 0.07)
0-0 @ 4.97% (-0.161 -0.16)
3-3 @ 1.49% (0.049 0.05)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 23.71%
1-2 @ 7.07% (0.011 0.01)
0-1 @ 6.41% (-0.131 -0.13)
0-2 @ 4.13% (-0.035 -0.04)
1-3 @ 3.04% (0.041 0.04)
2-3 @ 2.6% (0.06 0.06)
0-3 @ 1.78% (0.006 0.01)
1-4 @ 0.98% (0.024 0.02)
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 28.91%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Blackburn

Sunderland
78.0%
Draw
14.6%
Blackburn Rovers
7.3%
41
Head to Head
Sep 20, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 7
Blackburn
1-3
Sunderland
Leonard (35')
Travis (31'), Wharton (45+3'), Leonard (50'), Garrett (77'), Rankin-Costello (90+6')
Clarke (28' pen., 78'), Neill (45+1')
Mowbray (32'), Pritchard (71'), Ba (86'), Ballard (90+7')
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
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds27168351193256
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd27176438172155
3Burnley27141123192253
4Sunderland27149439221751
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2712693124742
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom27914433221141
7Middlesbrough27118844341041
8Watford27125103837141
9Bristol City2791083331237
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds27107103843-537
11Norwich CityNorwich279994339436
12Queens Park RangersQPR2781183034-435
13Swansea CitySwansea2797113033-334
14Coventry CityCoventry2788113537-232
15Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2788113041-1132
16Preston North EndPreston2761382834-631
17Millwall2679102424030
18Stoke CityStoke27610112533-828
19Derby CountyDerby2776143137-627
20Cardiff CityCardiff2769122941-1227
21Hull City2768132636-1026
22Portsmouth2668123245-1326
23Luton TownLuton2775152744-1726
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2749142555-3021


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