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Championship | Gameweek 40
Apr 1, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Sunderland
1 - 5
Blackburn

Rigg (77')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Szmodics (29', 36'), Hedges (47'), Dolan (54'), Moran (81')

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

Sunderland

All competitions
Last Game: Cardiff 0-2 Sunderland
Friday, March 29 at 3pm in Championship

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Blackburn 0-1 Ipswich
Friday, March 29 at 5.30pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

 Whether Friday's impressive beating of Cardiff is the catalyst for better attacking fortunes for Sunderland only time will tell, but Dodds's men arrive on Monday as the firm favourites to see off a Blackburn side whose away form has been lacklustre throughout 2024. Eustace's men showed enough offensive endeavour against Ipswich to suggest that they can breach the Sunderland goal, but the Black Cats should bite back harder to put another dent in their visitors' survival bid. 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 47.38%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 28.91% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.51%) and 2-0 (7.29%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-2 (7.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood.

Result
SunderlandDrawBlackburn Rovers
47.38% (0.064 0.06) 23.71% (-0.145 -0.15) 28.91% (0.077000000000002 0.08)
Both teams to score 59.39% (0.562 0.56)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.73% (0.717 0.72)42.27% (-0.72 -0.72)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.33% (0.712 0.71)64.67% (-0.715 -0.72)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.96% (0.304 0.3)18.04% (-0.308 -0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.07% (0.51900000000001 0.52)48.93% (-0.52200000000001 -0.52)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.46% (0.416 0.42)27.54% (-0.42 -0.42)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.95% (0.535 0.53)63.05% (-0.538 -0.54)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 47.38%
    Blackburn Rovers 28.91%
    Draw 23.71%
SunderlandDrawBlackburn Rovers
2-1 @ 9.4% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 8.51% (-0.19 -0.19)
2-0 @ 7.29% (-0.09 -0.09)
3-1 @ 5.36% (0.05 0.05)
3-0 @ 4.16% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.46% (0.073 0.07)
4-1 @ 2.3% (0.044 0.04)
4-0 @ 1.78% (0.013 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.48% (0.045 0.05)
Other @ 3.65%
Total : 47.38%
1-1 @ 10.97% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-2 @ 6.06% (0.069 0.07)
0-0 @ 4.97% (-0.161 -0.16)
3-3 @ 1.49% (0.049 0.05)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 23.71%
1-2 @ 7.07% (0.011 0.01)
0-1 @ 6.41% (-0.131 -0.13)
0-2 @ 4.13% (-0.035 -0.04)
1-3 @ 3.04% (0.041 0.04)
2-3 @ 2.6% (0.06 0.06)
0-3 @ 1.78% (0.006 0.01)
1-4 @ 0.98% (0.024 0.02)
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 28.91%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Blackburn

Sunderland
78.0%
Draw
14.6%
Blackburn Rovers
7.3%
41
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds24156344152951
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd24156333141949
3Burnley2413923092148
4Sunderland24128436211544
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2311572721638
6Middlesbrough24107741311037
7Watford2311483331237
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2481242819936
9Swansea CitySwansea249692925433
10Bristol City248973028233
11Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds249693236-433
12Norwich CityNorwich247984036430
13Millwall237882220229
14Preston North EndPreston2461172630-429
15Coventry CityCoventry2477103234-228
16Derby CountyDerby2476112930-127
17Queens Park RangersQPR2451182432-826
18Stoke CityStoke2467112432-825
19Luton TownLuton2474132641-1525
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2366112639-1324
21Hull City2457122232-1022
22Cardiff CityCardiff2356122338-1521
23Portsmouth2248102640-1420
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2346132251-2918
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