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Championship | Gameweek 24
Dec 26, 2022 at 12.30pm UK
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Sunderland
2 - 1
Blackburn

Stewart (22' pen.), Simms (90+1')
Cirkin (39'), Hume (60'), Diallo (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Stewart (18' og.)
Morton (25'), Ayala (52'), Buckley (87'), Hirst (90'), Rankin-Costello (90+4')

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: Hull City 1-1 Sunderland
Saturday, December 17 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 1-1 Blackburn Rovers

Although Blackburn have gone 23 league matches without a draw this season, we feel that the run will come to an end this weekend. As well as Rovers being inconsistent on their travels, Sunderland have been poor at home, and the two teams could play out a low-scoring stalemate. 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 54.62%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 20.62%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.65%) and 2-1 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.7%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 0-1 (7.2%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
SunderlandDrawBlackburn Rovers
54.62% (-0.014000000000003 -0.01) 24.76% (0.0080000000000027 0.01) 20.62% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
Both teams to score 47.4% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.05% (-0.012 -0.01)53.96% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.6% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)75.4% (0.012 0.01)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.3% (-0.0080000000000098 -0.01)19.7% (0.012 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.29% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)51.71% (0.019000000000005 0.02)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.03% (0.0020000000000024 0)40.97%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.47% (0.0019999999999989 0)77.53% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 54.61%
    Blackburn Rovers 20.62%
    Draw 24.76%
SunderlandDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 13.11%
2-0 @ 10.65%
2-1 @ 9.5% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-0 @ 5.77% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
3-1 @ 5.15% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-0 @ 2.34% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 2.3% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 2.09% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-2 @ 0.93% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 2.78%
Total : 54.61%
1-1 @ 11.7% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 8.07% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.24%
Other @ 0.75%
Total : 24.76%
0-1 @ 7.2% (0.0040000000000004 0)
1-2 @ 5.22% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-2 @ 3.21% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-3 @ 1.55% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 1.26%
0-3 @ 0.96% (0.001 0)
Other @ 1.21%
Total : 20.62%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Blackburn

Sunderland
57.1%
Draw
0.0%
Blackburn Rovers
42.9%
14
Head to Head
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Dec 11, 2011 1.30pm
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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
7Watford2110473028234
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2171132416832
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Millwall217772118328
11Bristol City216962626027
12Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318


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