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Championship | Gameweek 7
Sep 20, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Ewood Park
Sunderland

Blackburn
1 - 3
Sunderland

Leonard (35')
Travis (31'), Wharton (45+3'), Leonard (50'), Garrett (77'), Rankin-Costello (90+6')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Clarke (28' pen., 78'), Neill (45+1')
Mowbray (32'), Pritchard (71'), Ba (86'), Ballard (90+7')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: QPR 1-3 Sunderland
Saturday, September 16 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Sunderland

This has all the makings of a thrilling contest, particularly given the recent goalscoring exploits of the visitors. Nevertheless, we fancy Rovers to earn a share of the spoils on home territory to continue their solid recovery from the disappointment of last season. 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 41.29%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 33.92% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.56%) and 0-2 (6.51%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 2-1 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.6%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawSunderland
33.92% (-0.536 -0.54) 24.79% (0.124 0.12) 41.29% (0.407 0.41)
Both teams to score 58.03% (-0.573 -0.57)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.89% (-0.688 -0.69)45.1% (0.685 0.69)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.55% (-0.663 -0.66)67.45% (0.65900000000001 0.66)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.25% (-0.637 -0.64)25.75% (0.635 0.64)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.32% (-0.871 -0.87)60.68% (0.867 0.87)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.16% (-0.10299999999999 -0.1)21.84% (0.101 0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.93% (-0.15300000000001 -0.15)55.07% (0.15 0.15)
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 33.92%
    Sunderland 41.29%
    Draw 24.78%
Blackburn RoversDrawSunderland
2-1 @ 7.88% (-0.079 -0.08)
1-0 @ 7.63% (0.085 0.09)
2-0 @ 5.18% (-0.036 -0.04)
3-1 @ 3.56% (-0.102 -0.1)
3-2 @ 2.71% (-0.086 -0.09)
3-0 @ 2.34% (-0.06 -0.06)
4-1 @ 1.21% (-0.058 -0.06)
4-2 @ 0.92% (-0.047 -0.05)
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 33.92%
1-1 @ 11.6% (0.09 0.09)
2-2 @ 5.99% (-0.078 -0.08)
0-0 @ 5.62% (0.164 0.16)
3-3 @ 1.37% (-0.048 -0.05)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 24.78%
1-2 @ 8.83% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
0-1 @ 8.56% (0.224 0.22)
0-2 @ 6.51% (0.151 0.15)
1-3 @ 4.48% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.3% (0.067 0.07)
2-3 @ 3.04% (-0.049 -0.05)
1-4 @ 1.7% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-4 @ 1.26% (0.022 0.02)
2-4 @ 1.16% (-0.023 -0.02)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 41.29%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Sunderland

Blackburn Rovers
46.8%
Draw
25.5%
Sunderland
27.7%
47
Head to Head
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
Jan 1, 2011 3pm
Sunderland
3-0
Blackburn
Bent (19'), Welbeck (11'), Gyan (89')
Ferdinand (79')

Dunn (51'), Biram Diouf (69')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1695226121432
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1610422191232
3Burnley168621961330
4Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
5Middlesbrough1683529191027
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom166821811726
7Watford168262524126
8Millwall166641914524
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City165742020022
11Derby CountyDerby165562020020
12Stoke CityStoke165561920-120
13Norwich CityNorwich164752524119
14Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds165471826-819
16Luton TownLuton165381826-818
17Coventry CityCoventry164572223-117
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