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

21/04/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Stadium of Light (Sunderland).

Championship - Round 44
Referee: Bell J. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


Hungary	Net4+
United-kingdom	Sky Sports+
Usa	Paramount+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.02	0.29
Ball Possession
58%	42%
Total shots
16	2
Shots on target
2	1
Big Chances
0	1
Corner Kicks
10	2
Passes
85% (428/506)	78% (301/387)
Yellow Cards
1	2
Expected Goals (xG)
1.02	0.29
xG on target (xGOT)
0.12	0.70
Total shots
16	2
Shots on target
2	1
Shots off target
6	0
Blocked Shots
8	1
Shots inside the Box
9	1
Shots outside the Box
7	1
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
0	1
Corner Kicks
10	2
Touches in opposition box
31	5
Offsides
1	1
Free Kicks
15	7
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)
0.68	0.27
Fouls
7	15
Tackles
75% (12/16)	63% (10/16)
Duels won
68	38
Clearances Total
16	36
Interceptions
7	10
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
0	2
xGOT faced
0.70	0.12
Goals prevented
-0.30	0.12

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%

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%): 12 high ROI users predict this event. Sunderland (votes: 4 - 33.3%). Blackburn (votes: 6 - 50%). Tie (votes: 2 - 16.7%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

AH -1 - Blackburn (1.48) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 2.25 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

BTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -0.5 - Blackburn (1.74) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

DC - Sunderland (1.30) (votes: 1 - 50%) .

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 17 high ROI users predict this event. Sunderland (votes: 5 - 29.4%). Blackburn (votes: 10 - 58.8%). Tie (votes: 2 - 11.8%).

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).

How many head-to-head matches has Sunderland won against Blackburn Rovers?

Sunderland has won 2 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Blackburn Rovers won against Sunderland?

Blackburn Rovers has won 2 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

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

Latest results of Sunderland

18.04.2025 Bristol City - Sunderland 2:1 ✺

12.04.2025 Sunderland - Swansea City 0:1 ✺

08.04.2025 Norwich City - Sunderland 0:0 ✺

05.04.2025 West Bromwich Albion - Sunderland 0:1 ✺

29.03.2025 Sunderland - Millwall 1:0 ✺

Latest results of Blackburn Rovers

18.04.2025 Blackburn Rovers - Millwall 4:1 ✺

12.04.2025 Luton Town - Blackburn Rovers 0:1 ✺

08.04.2025 Blackburn Rovers - Sheffield Wednesday 2:2 ✺

04.04.2025 Blackburn Rovers - Middlesbrough 0:2 ✺

29.03.2025 Portsmouth - Blackburn Rovers 1:0 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	19	61
2	Coventry	31	17	8	6	63:35	28	59
3	Ipswich	30	15	9	6	51:29	22	54
4	Hull	31	16	6	9	50:43	7	54
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	3	53
6	Wrexham	31	12	11	8	44:39	5	47
7	Preston	31	12	11	8	38:34	4	47
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	5	46
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	4	46
10	Birmingham	32	12	10	10	43:39	4	46
11	Derby	31	12	9	10	45:39	6	45
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	3	44
13	QPR	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44
14	Stoke	31	12	7	12	34:28	6	43
15	Swansea	31	12	6	13	38:37	1	42
16	Norwich	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39
18	Charlton	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32
22	Blackburn	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32
23	Oxford Utd	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7

      Promotion ~ Premier League
      Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ League One