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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 UnitedLeeds26158348192953
2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Middlesbrough26118743321141
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn2511682823539
8Watford26115103637-138
9Bristol City2691073330337
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
16Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2678112941-1229
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Cardiff CityCardiff2659122641-1524
22Portsmouth2458113041-1123
23Hull City2658132536-1123
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2649132554-2921


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