Blackburn vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th September 2023

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

Blackburn rank eight with ten points to their name from six matches, while visitors Sunderland rank seven in the table on ten points.

Blackburn looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Sunderland. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.

Blackburn only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 15 for an average of 1.5 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Sunderland head into this match on 1.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored an acceptable total of 19, while also conceding 11 goals. This amounts to 1.1 on average per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Blackburn were defeated by 2-1 in their last encounter with Sunderland, but did win the reverse match 2-0, though.

Blackburn vs Sunderland Prediction

Blackburn Form

Blackburn added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Harrogate Town by 0-8. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat against Plymouth, followed up by a 2-1 win against Middlesbrough. Blackburn only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

In a season where everything runs absolutely smoothly Blackburn might be able to surprise. However, a finish inside the top half of the Championship looks the most realistic scenario.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Coventry. A 5-0 win against Southampton followed, before they beat Queens P.R. by 1-3. Sunderland won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding six.

A top half finish is the bare minimum Sunderland will expect from this season. The visitors are targeting a spot in an international tournament and know a good start will leave them in a good stead.

Going forward, Blackburn and Sunderland are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net on Wednesday.

Blackburn have taken six points from their last three games against teams from the top half of the Championship table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of four goals to three. Blackburn only drew once so far this season after six games played, in stead recording three wins and two defeats in the Championship. Sunderland enjoy a record of three wins, one draw and two defeats in the Championship.

Blackburn vs Sunderland Squads

Blackburn Squad

Jon Dahl Tomasson will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Sunderland from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Aynsley Pears (0/6), Joe Hilton (0/0), Leopold Wahlstedt (0/0), Andrew Moran (0/3), Callum Brittain (0/6), Dominic Hyam (0/6), Harry Pickering (0/5), Hayden Carter (0/6), Jake Garrett (0/2), James Hill (0/0), Lewis Travis (0/6), Patrick Gamble (0/0), Scott Wharton (0/2), Adam Wharton (0/6), Arnor Sigurdsson (0/0), Harry Leonard (1/6), Joe Rankin-Costello (0/5), Sammie Szmodics (4/6), Sondre Tronstad (0/1), Tyrhys Dolan (0/6), Dilan Markanday (1/2), Niall Ennis (0/2), Ryan Hedges (1/6), Sam Gallagher (1/5), Semir Telalovic (0/1).

Sunderland Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Sunderland head coach Mowbray will select from for his starting XI:

Anthony Patterson (0/6), Nathan Bishop (0/0), Ajibola Alese (0/0), Daniel Ballard (1/6), Dennis Cirkin (0/5), Jenson Seelt (0/0), Mason Burstow (0/0), Nectarios Triantis (0/0), Pierre Ekwah (2/6), Timothee Pembele (0/0), Trai Hume (0/6), Adil Aouchiche (0/0), Alex Pritchard (0/6), Bradley Dack (1/4), Chris Rigg (1/1), Corry Evans (0/0), Daniel Neil (1/6), Ellis Taylor (0/0), Jay Matete (0/0), Jobe Bellingham (2/6), Luke O'Nien (0/6), Patrick Roberts (0/4), Abdoullah Ba (1/5), Eliezer Mayenda (0/0), Jack Clarke (3/6), Jack Diamond (0/0), Jewison Bennette (0/1), Luis Semedo (0/6), Nazariy Rusyn (0/0), Niall Huggins (0/3).

Blackburn vs Sunderland Team News

Blackburn could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Wednesday.

Niall Ennis and Arnor Sigurdsson take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Blackburn, when they face Sunderland this coming Wednesday.

Sunderland have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Blackburn on Wednesday.

Jay Matete, Ajibola Alese and Corry Evans all face a spell on the sidelines for Sunderland due to various injuries.

Blackburn vs Sunderland Lineups

Blackburn vs Sunderland H2H

Blackburn were defeated by 2-1 in their last encounter with Sunderland, but did win the reverse match 2-0, though. Blackburn picked up three wins in their previous ten matches against Sunderland, while the latter claimed four wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 9/4.

Blackburn vs Sunderland Results

In one match of the previous two matches between Blackburn and Sunderland both teams scored.

Blackburn vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Sammie Szmodics has four strikes in six Championship matches for Blackburn, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Sunderland. The visitors are looking to Jack Clarke, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.

Ewood Park witnessed Blackburn winning three times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing three and losing four as well. Sunderland claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals should be on the menu at Ewood Park, with both teams scoring in seven of the last 10 matches at home for Blackburn. The same outcome paid dividends in eight of the last 10 away games for Sunderland.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past two encounters between Blackburn and Sunderland, with Blackburn scoring 1.5 goals on average per game. Sunderland averaged one goal, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Blackburn, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. In the previous ten matches for Sunderland, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in seven of them. On average, Sunderland scored two times goals per game.