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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
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1-3
Sunderland
Leonard (35')
Travis (31'), Wharton (45+3'), Leonard (50'), Garrett (77'), Rankin-Costello (90+6')
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Mowbray (32'), Pritchard (71'), Ba (86'), Ballard (90+7')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Burnley2111822681841
4Sunderland21117332171540
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7Watford2010462926334
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2171132416832
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Bristol City216962626027
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Norwich CityNorwich216873632426
13Millwall206772018225
14Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
15Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
16Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
17Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
18Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
23Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317


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