Championship: Blackburn vs Sunderland – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Blackburn and Sunderland who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Blackburn enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sunderland swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Blackburn are placed fiveth with 37 points after 21 matches. Sunderland occupy a position as fourth in the league on 43 points.

Team form: Blackburn vs Sunderland

Blackburn Form

Blackburn are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Sheffield Wednesday by 0-1, before beating Luton by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Millwall, who ran out 1-0 winners. Blackburn won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored four and conceded four goals.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Bristol City, before downing first Swansea by 2-3, then Norwich in a 2-1 win. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Sunderland won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Blackburn and Sunderland

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Blackburn and Sunderland. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Blackburn vs Sunderland

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Dominic Hyam will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sunderland hope Daniel Ballard can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

Betting markets: Blackburn vs Sunderland

Full-time result

Blackburn won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Sunderland won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost three in this run.

Both teams to score

Blackburn scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Sunderland scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Sunderland games. Of the previous 10 outings, Blackburn scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in three of their last 10 games. Blackburn have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Sunderland.

Total goals

Blackburn saw over 2.5 goals in one of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Sunderland, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.