Championship: Sunderland vs Blackburn – Betting preview

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

When Blackburn come to Stadium of Light for the Championship match on Monday, Sunderland will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sunderland approach round 40 as number 12 in the Championship table with 51 points on their account so far. With 39 rounds behind them, Blackburn have amassed 42 points, placing them as number 19 in the standings.

Team form: Sunderland vs Blackburn

Sunderland Form

In their last three matches, Sunderland lost 4-2 against Southampton, drew 0-0 against Queens Park Rangers, before winning 0-2 against Cardiff. Sunderland claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded six.

Blackburn Form

Blackburn were only able to claim two points from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Plymouth, followed by another draw. This time it ended 0-0 against Middlesbrough, before going down in a 0-1 defeat against Ipswich. Blackburn didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded nine and scored four goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Sunderland and Blackburn

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sunderland and Blackburn. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Sunderland vs Blackburn

He banged in 21 goals so far this season, and Sammie Szmodics also hammered in three goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Sunderland.

Betting markets: Sunderland vs Blackburn

Full-time result

Sunderland claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Blackburn won zero of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost seven of the games in this run. Sunderland have beaten Blackburn in 4 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Sunderland scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Blackburn scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Sunderland managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Blackburn kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Sunderland have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Blackburn.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sunderland, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in two of the last ten matches that Blackburn played across all tournaments. They scored 0.7 times on average in the process.

Suggested bet: Sunderland vs Blackburn

To sum up, the upcoming match between Sunderland and Blackburn seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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