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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
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland139222391429
2Leeds UnitedLeeds137512281426
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd138321661025
4Burnley136521761123
5Watford137152221122
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom13562148621
7Millwall135441612419
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn135441614219
9Bristol City134721717019
10Norwich CityNorwich134632318518
11Middlesbrough135351415-118
12Swansea CitySwansea13445109116
13Coventry CityCoventry134361717015
14Derby CountyDerby134361617-115
15Hull City133641517-215
16Stoke CityStoke134361518-315
17Cardiff CityCardiff134361319-615
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds134361524-915
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd133551617-114
20Preston North EndPreston133551420-614
21Luton TownLuton133371521-612
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth133371325-1212
23Queens Park RangersQPR131751119-810
24Portsmouth131661326-139


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