Sunderland vs Blackburn Rovers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football English League Championship Sunderland - Blackburn Rovers
Result
0:1
21/04/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 44
  • Referee: Bell J. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
hungaryHungaryNet4+
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+
usaUsaParamount+

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.020.29
Ball Possession
58%42%
Total shots
162
Shots on target
21
Big Chances
01
Corner Kicks
102
Passes
85% (428/506)78% (301/387)
Yellow Cards
12
Expected Goals (xG)
1.020.29
xG on target (xGOT)
0.120.70
Total shots
162
Shots on target
21
Shots off target
60
Blocked Shots
81
Shots inside the Box
91
Shots outside the Box
71
Hit the Woodwork
00
Big Chances
01
Corner Kicks
102
Touches in opposition box
315
Offsides
11
Free Kicks
157
Passes
85% (428/506)78% (301/387)
Long passes
57% (27/47)35% (23/66)
Passes in final third
74% (129/174)66% (55/83)
Crosses
32% (12/37)22% (2/9)
Expected assists (xA)
0.680.27
Fouls
715
Tackles
75% (12/16)63% (10/16)
Duels won
6838
Clearances Total
1636
Interceptions
710
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
02
xGOT faced
0.700.12
Goals prevented
-0.300.12

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 1)
  • 33', 0 - 1, Dolan T. , Woodrow C. (A),
  • 2nd Half (0 - 0)
  • 58', Brittain C. , Montgomery K. ,
  • 64', Jones H. , Rigg C. ,
  • 65', Aleksic M. , Mayenda E. ,
  • 65', Abdul Samed S. , Le Fee E. ,
  • 73', Hedges R. 🟨,
  • 75', Ohashi Y. , Forshaw A. ,
  • 75', Dolan T. , Gueye M. ,
  • 75', Hedges R. , Sanderson D. ,
  • 78', Watson T. , Roberts P. ,
  • 82', Rigg C. 🟨,
  • 82', Forshaw A. 🟨,
  • 85', Woodrow C. , Tyjon I. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Sunderland
46.7%
Draw
28.3%
Blackburn Rovers
24.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
61.6% 22.6% 15.8%

Our Initial ML Estimation

63.4% 22% 15.4%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Sunderland has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-14.9%)
  • Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that Sunderland's form might have worsened.
  • Blackburn Rovers has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+9.1%)
  • Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Blackburn Rovers's recent form is better than expected.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Sunderland than the current prediction. (+16.7%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Sunderland, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Blackburn Rovers than the current prediction. (-9.5%)
  • Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests a potential downturn for Blackburn Rovers, possibly due to injuries or other negative factors.
  • Sunderland - Blackburn Rovers Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.03
    (1.54)
    3.38
    (4.19)
    3.87
    (5.98)
    4.6%
    (5.7%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
    What is the prediction for Sunderland - Blackburn Rovers?
  • Users Predictions: 15 users predict this event. Sunderland will win (votes: 7 - 46.7%). Blackburn will win (votes: 8 - 53.3%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Blackburn: 28.1%78.5%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 7 high ROI users predict this event. Sunderland (votes: 2 - 28.6%). Blackburn (votes: 4 - 57.1%). Tie (votes: 1 - 14.3%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Watch a battle-game between leader and a mid-table team (ranked 4 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals) and 10).
    • Last 5 head-to-head matches Sunderland won 2.
    • Both teams are now playing unstable.
    • In this match Sunderland is a favorite.
    • There will not play in Sunderland: Alese A. (Broken Leg) Cirkin D. (Injury) Danns J. (Back Injury) Huggins N. (Groin Injury) Hume T. (Red Card) Mundle R. (Injury) Seelt J. (Knee Injury)
    • There will not play in Blackburn: Beck O. (Hamstring Injury) Carter H. (Calf Injury) Dennis E. (Injury) Kargbo A. (Hamstring Injury) Leonard H. (Injury) Weimann A. (Knee Injury) Wharton S. (Knee Injury)
    • Last 6 head-to-head matches Sunderland won 2 matches, drawn 1 matches, lost 3 matches and goals 8:13 (average 1.3:2.2).
    • Including matches at home between the teams Sunderland won 1 matches, drawn 0 matches, lost 1 matches and goals 3:6 (average 1.5:3).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Sunderland - Blackburn Rovers were as follows:
    26.12.2024 Blackburn Rovers - Sunderland 2:2
    01.04.2024 Sunderland - Blackburn Rovers 1:5
    20.09.2023 Blackburn Rovers - Sunderland 1:3
    26.12.2022 Sunderland - Blackburn Rovers 2:1
    18.10.2022 Blackburn Rovers - Sunderland 2:0
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