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Bristol City v Sunderland : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 18th Apr, 15:00 BST, Robins High Performance Centre, Somerset

the Robins High Performance Centre plays host on Friday afternoon, as Liam Manning's Bristol City host Régis Le Bris's Sunderland in the Championship. All of the important stats for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and the best odds across 17 markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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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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Bristol C
48%
--
Draw
28%
--
Sunderland
24%
--
Bristol C 1-0
15%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Bristol C 2-0
10%
--
Sunderland 1-0
9%
--
Bristol C 2-1
9%
--
Sunderland 2-1
6%
--
Bristol C 3-0
4%
--
Sunderland 2-0
4%
--
Bristol C 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Bristol C 3-2
2%
--
Sunderland 3-1
2%
--
Bristol C 4-0
2%
--
Bristol C 4-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
--
BTTS - No
57%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
52%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
35%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
44%
--
Bristol C win to nil
31%
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Sunderland win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bristol C have played 41 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league. Bristol C are winless in the 6 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 5 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Bristol C have conceded 6 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Bristol C have played 21 games at home, winning 12, drawing 6 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 32 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Sunderland lay in 4th place on 76 points in the Championship league table having played 41 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 35 games against teams below them in the table, winning 19, drawing 11 and losing 5 games. They have scored 51 goals and kept 15 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sunderland have conceded 31 goals and have failed to score in 7 matches.

Away league performance

Sunderland have played 21 away games, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol C
Sunderland
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds41241345285 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 28
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1F
2
Burnley41231624385 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
3
Sheff Utd4126782583 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
4
Sunderland Away41211372076 
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
-
-
5
Bristol C Home41161510963 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
6
M'Boro41179151160 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3A
7
Coventry4017815459 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
8
West Brom411318101157 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
9
Millwall41151214-157 
w
 
4-3F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
10
Watford4116817-456 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
11
Norwich41131414653 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
12
Blackburn4115818-153 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
13
Sheff Wed41141116-753 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
14
Preston41101912-749 
May 3
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
15
Swansea4013918-1048 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 12
w
 
2-3A
16
QPR40111316-846 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
17
Portsmouth4012919-1545 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
18
Oxford Utd40111217-1645 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
19
Hull41111119-944 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
20
Stoke41101417-1244 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
21
Derby4111921-1042 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
22
Cardiff4191517-2042 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
23
Luton41101021-2540 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
24
Plymouth4081319-3637 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Bristol C have won 3 consecutive home league games
6
Bristol C have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
Bristol C 5TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C2 - 1West Brom
Bristol C2 - 1Watford
Bristol C2 - 1Norwich
Bristol C1 - 1Hull
Bristol C2 - 1M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 0Stoke
Bristol C0 - 1Swansea
Bristol C2 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C1 - 0Derby
Bristol C3 - 0Portsmouth
Bristol C1 - 0Luton
Bristol C1 - 1QPR
Bristol C4 - 0Plymouth
Bristol C0 - 1Burnley
Bristol C1 - 2Sheff Utd
Bristol C0 - 0Leeds
Bristol C1 - 1Cardiff
Bristol C0 - 0Sheff Wed
Bristol C2 - 1Oxford Utd
Bristol C1 - 1Coventry
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol C2 - 1West Brom
HBristol C2 - 1Watford
ABristol C0 - 1Burnley
HBristol C2 - 1Norwich
ABristol C1 - 1Sheff Utd
HBristol C1 - 1Hull
ABristol C2 - 0Millwall
HBristol C2 - 1M'Boro
ABristol C1 - 1Cardiff
HBristol C2 - 0Stoke
HBristol C0 - 1Swansea
ABristol C1 - 1Oxford Utd
HBristol C2 - 1Blackburn
ABristol C2 - 2Sheff Wed
ABristol C0 - 1Coventry
HBristol C1 - 0Derby
ABristol C2 - 2Plymouth
HBristol C3 - 0Portsmouth
HBristol C1 - 0Luton
ABristol C0 - 2West Brom
Sunderland 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Norwich0 - 0Sunderland
West Brom0 - 1Sunderland
Coventry3 - 0Sunderland
Sheff Wed1 - 2Sunderland
Leeds2 - 1Sunderland
M'Boro2 - 3Sunderland
Derby0 - 1Sunderland
Burnley0 - 0Sunderland
Stoke1 - 0Sunderland
Blackburn2 - 2Sunderland
Swansea2 - 3Sunderland
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
Millwall1 - 1Sunderland
Preston0 - 0Sunderland
QPR0 - 0Sunderland
Luton1 - 2Sunderland
Hull0 - 1Sunderland
Watford2 - 1Sunderland
Plymouth3 - 2Sunderland
Portsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASunderland0 - 0Norwich
ASunderland1 - 0West Brom
HSunderland1 - 0Millwall
ASunderland0 - 3Coventry
HSunderland1 - 1Preston
HSunderland2 - 1Cardiff
ASunderland2 - 1Sheff Wed
HSunderland0 - 1Hull
ASunderland1 - 2Leeds
HSunderland2 - 0Luton
HSunderland2 - 2Watford
ASunderland3 - 2M'Boro
HSunderland2 - 2Plymouth
ASunderland1 - 0Derby
ASunderland0 - 0Burnley
HSunderland1 - 0Portsmouth
HSunderland2 - 1Sheff Utd
ASunderland0 - 1Stoke
ASunderland2 - 2Blackburn
HSunderland2 - 1Norwich
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bristol C since 1992
Bristol C
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
4 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
3 / 7
BCY
2
D
3
SUN
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Bristol C1 - 0
2 - 3Sunderland
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1Sunderland
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bristol C2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Sunderland since 1993
Sunderland
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
6
5
Games: Scored
5 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
3 / 8
BCY
1
D
6
SUN
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sunderland
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Bristol C
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sunderland2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Bristol C 5th Sunderland 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Bristol C will score no more than 1 goal
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Sunderland scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Bristol C’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Sunderland’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Bristol C
PG (predicted goals)
Sunderland
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
BCY
SUN
10%
better
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Games scored29
32
Failed to score11
8
Scored first20
23
Goals scored51
57
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
BCY
SUN
19%
better
view stats
Games conceded30
24
Clean sheets10
16
Conceded first18
13
Goals conceded43
37
Avg. goals conceded1
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+19%

Bristol C v Sunderland Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
401277
M O'LearyA MehmetiM BirdR Dickie
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M O'Leary GLK40
3
-
Z Vyner DEF401
2
-
J Knight MID4035
6
-
M Bird MID4017
1
-
A Mehmeti FWD37121
4
-
N Wells FWD3393
3
-
Y Hirakawa FWD3222
-
G. Earthy MID3121
2
-
S Armstrong FWD313
1
-
R Dickie DEF301
6
1
S Twine MID3053
5
-
C Pring DEF282
7
-
L McNally DEF2631
7
-
G Tanner DEF261
2
-
M Sykes MID2634
5
-
H Roberts DEF251
3
-
J Williams MID204
6
1
S Bell FWD18
-
R McCrorie DEF172
6
1
M McGuane MID16
1
-
H Cornick FWD31
-
Sunderland Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3912711
D NeilW IsidorP RobertsJ Bellingham
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L O'Nien DEF3931
8
-
T Hume DEF3936
10
-
P Roberts MID3927
9
-
D Neil MID3923
2
1
W Isidor FWD37122
10
-
A Patterson GLK36
2
-
J Bellingham MID3644
10
1
C Rigg MID3642
7
-
D Cirkin DEF3432
8
-
C Mepham DEF321
8
1
E Mayenda FWD3285
2
-
R Mundle FWD2253
1
-
D Ballard DEF1921
4
-
A Browne MID171
1
-
T Watson FWD142
1
-
A Alese  DEF12
2
-
L Hjelde DEF111
1
-
E Fée MID911
2
-
S Samed MID6
-
I Poveda FWD6
2
-
M. Aleksić FWD5
1
-
S Moore GLK4
1
-
J Seelt DEF1
-