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Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire),

Blackburn Rovers are in Championship action on Thursday afternoon, as John Eustace aims to beat Régis Le Bris and his Sunderland side at the Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire). The predictions shown are based on extensive statistical analysis of both teams, across 17 of the biggest markets. Data shown and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head stats are included across the board.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Blackburn
39%
--
Draw
29%
--
Sunderland
31%
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Blackburn 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
12%
--
Sunderland 1-0
12%
--
Blackburn 2-0
8%
--
Blackburn 2-1
8%
--
Sunderland 2-1
7%
--
Sunderland 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Blackburn 3-0
3%
--
Blackburn 3-1
3%
--
Sunderland 3-1
2%
--
Sunderland 3-0
2%
--
Blackburn 3-2
1%
--
Sunderland 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
64%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
--
BTTS - No
57%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
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Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
63%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
37%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
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Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
52%
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Blackburn win to nil
25%
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Sunderland win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 1 and won 1. Blackburn have conceded 3 goals, scored 2, failed to score in 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Blackburn have played 9 games at home, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Sunderland lay in 4th place on 37 points in the Championship league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sunderland have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Sunderland have played 10 away games, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackburn
Sunderland
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd2013521742 
l
 
0-2A
May 3
Jan 1
l
 
1-0A
2
Leeds2012532241 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 1
d
 
2-2F
Feb 17
3
Burnley2010821738 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
4
Sunderland Away2010731437 
Dec 26
Apr 21
-
-
5
Blackburn Home191045634 
-
-
Apr 21
Dec 26
6
West Brom207112932 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 12
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
7
M'Boro20947931 
Apr 5
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 3
8
Watford19946231 
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
Feb 8
l
 
2-1A
9
Swansea20767227 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
Apr 12
Dec 14
10
Norwich20686526 
Mar 1
d
 
2-2F
Dec 21
Apr 8
11
Bristol C20686026 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
12
Sheff Wed20758-626 
Apr 8
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-0F
Mar 1
13
Millwall19676325 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
14
Preston204106-622 
Jan 31
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 11
d
 
0-00-0
15
Luton206410-1222 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Feb 12
w
 
1-2F
16
Coventry20569-421 
Jan 21
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
17
Derby20569-421 
w
 
4-2F
Mar 8
w
 
2-0F
Jan 21
18
Stoke20569-521 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 11
w
 
2-1A
Dec 29
19
QPR20497-621 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 8
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
20
Oxford Utd19469-1018 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
21
Portsmouth18387-917 
Jan 15
Mar 29
Jan 5
w
 
1-3F
22
Cardiff194510-1317 
Mar 15
w
 
1-3F
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
23
Plymouth194510-2117 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1A
Jan 25
l
 
3-2F
24
Hull203710-1016 
Dec 29
w
 
0-1F
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Blackburn 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackburn1 - 0Leeds
Blackburn0 - 2Stoke
Blackburn0 - 2Sheff Utd
Blackburn0 - 0West Brom
Blackburn1 - 0Swansea
Blackburn2 - 0QPR
Blackburn3 - 0Bristol C
Blackburn2 - 1Oxford Utd
Blackburn4 - 2Derby
Blackburn0 - 0Coventry
Blackburn1 - 3Sheff Wed
Blackburn0 - 0Southampton
Blackburn0 - 1Ipswich
Blackburn1 - 1Plymouth
Blackburn1 - 1Millwall
Blackburn1 - 1Norwich
Blackburn3 - 1Stoke
Blackburn1 - 2QPR
Blackburn1 - 1Huddersfield
Blackburn2 - 2Rotherham
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABlackburn1 - 0Sheff Wed
ABlackburn1 - 0Hull
HBlackburn1 - 0Leeds
ABlackburn1 - 0M'Boro
ABlackburn3 - 1Cardiff
HBlackburn0 - 2Stoke
HBlackburn0 - 2Sheff Utd
ABlackburn0 - 1Watford
HBlackburn0 - 0West Brom
HBlackburn1 - 0Swansea
ABlackburn1 - 2Plymouth
ABlackburn0 - 3Coventry
HBlackburn2 - 0QPR
ABlackburn0 - 0Preston
HBlackburn3 - 0Bristol C
ABlackburn1 - 1Burnley
HBlackburn2 - 1Oxford Utd
ABlackburn2 - 2Norwich
HBlackburn4 - 2Derby
ABlackburn2 - 0Leicester
Sunderland 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
Millwall1 - 1Sunderland
Preston0 - 0Sunderland
QPR0 - 0Sunderland
Luton1 - 2Sunderland
Hull0 - 1Sunderland
Watford2 - 1Sunderland
Plymouth3 - 2Sunderland
Portsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
Cardiff0 - 2Sunderland
Watford1 - 0Sunderland
West Brom0 - 1Sunderland
Leeds0 - 0Sunderland
Cardiff0 - 2Sunderland
Southampton4 - 2Sunderland
Norwich1 - 0Sunderland
Birmingham2 - 1Sunderland
Huddersfield1 - 0Sunderland
M'Boro1 - 1Sunderland
Ipswich2 - 1Sunderland
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSunderland1 - 1Bristol C
HSunderland2 - 1Stoke
ASunderland0 - 1Sheff Utd
HSunderland0 - 0West Brom
ASunderland1 - 1Millwall
HSunderland2 - 2Coventry
ASunderland0 - 0Preston
ASunderland0 - 0QPR
HSunderland2 - 0Oxford Utd
ASunderland2 - 1Luton
ASunderland1 - 0Hull
HSunderland2 - 2Leeds
HSunderland2 - 0Derby
ASunderland1 - 2Watford
HSunderland1 - 0M'Boro
ASunderland2 - 3Plymouth
ASunderland3 - 1Portsmouth
HSunderland1 - 0Burnley
HSunderland4 - 0Sheff Wed
ASunderland2 - 0Cardiff
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Blackburn since 1997
Blackburn
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
12
10
Games: Scored
8 / 11
4 / 11
Clean sheets
7 / 11
3 / 11
BLB
5
D
3
SUN
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
1 - 3Sunderland
Blackburn2 - 0
Blackburn2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Sunderland
Blackburn1 - 0
Blackburn2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 3Sunderland
Blackburn1 - 0
League games at Sunderland since 1997
Sunderland
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
12
11
Games: Scored
7 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
4 / 11
BLB
3
D
3
SUN
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sunderland
1 - 5Blackburn
Sunderland2 - 1
Sunderland2 - 1
Sunderland3 - 0
Sunderland2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Blackburn
0 - 1Blackburn
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sunderland1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Sunderland's defensive record is very strong, R. Le Bris's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Championship outings. An average PG rating of 1.2 for Blackburn Rovers makes sense in this context.

Blackburn 5th Sunderland 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Sunderland scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-23
Blackburn have scored 23% fewer goals at home than predicted
-20
Sunderland have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Blackburn
PG (predicted goals)
Sunderland
1.2
1
Attack rating
%
better
BLB
SUN
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
BLB
SUN
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Blackburn v Sunderland Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20436
A PearsY OhashiM GueyeL Travis
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Pears GLK20
1
-
D Hyam DEF2011
3
-
S Tronstad MID20
2
-
Y Ohashi FWD204
1
-
R Hedges FWD2011
3
-
L Travis MID1921
6
-
M Gueye FWD1813
3
1
T Dolan FWD1822
6
-
D Batth DEF171
-
T Cantwell MID1613
5
-
A Weimann  FWD164
1
-
C Brittain DEF142
2
-
H Pickering DEF131
-
J Rankin-Costello MID1222
3
-
O Beck DEF11
2
1
H Carter DEF111
4
-
L Baker MID91
-
J Buckley MID7
3
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD7
-
A Sigurdsson FWD51
-
K McFadzean DEF1
-
H Leonard FWD1
-
Sunderland Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19546
L O'NienW IsidorP RobertsP Roberts
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L O'Nien DEF1921
1
-
T Hume DEF191
4
-
C Rigg MID1931
5
-
D Neil MID193
2
1
P Roberts MID1924
6
-
D Cirkin DEF1721
1
-
J Bellingham MID1723
4
1
W Isidor FWD175
2
-
A Patterson GLK16
1
-
R Mundle FWD1543
1
-
C Mepham DEF14
4
1
A Browne MID121
-
E Mayenda FWD1232
-
D Ballard DEF10
1
-
A Alese  DEF8
1
-
N Rusyn FWD6
1
-
S Moore GLK4
1
-
L Hjelde DEF4
-
A Aouchiche MID31
-
I Poveda FWD2
-
M. Aleksić FWD1
1
-