One of the ScoreMondo model’s 20,000 simulations — an estimate, not a result.
Sunderland U21Kick-off0-0Blackburn Rovers U21
90 minutes play in about half a minute.
Before kick-off: Model simulation (20,000 runs): expected goals Sunderland U21 2.9 – 1.4 Blackburn Rovers U21. Most frequent scores: 2-1 (8%), 3-1 (8%), 2-0 (6%). Both teams score in 71% of the simulated matches. About 9.7 corners on average. About 4.5 yellow cards on average; a red card in 12%.
Previous meetings and form
Head to head
1Sunderland U210Draws0Blackburn Rovers U21
Goals: 4 - 2 · last 1 meetings
Premier League CupSunderland U214 - 2Blackburn Rovers U21
Sunderland U21 went down 2-1 to Blackburn Rovers U21 in the Premier League 2. The half-time score was 0-1. Player of the match: J. Edmondson of Blackburn Rovers U21, with a ScoreMondo rating of 7.2. Friday 6 November, Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground (Sunderland): Sunderland U21 against Blackburn Rovers U21 in the Premier League 2, kick-off 19:00.
Key moments
Blackburn Rovers U21 took the lead on 13 minutes thanks to J. Edmondson, set up by F. Vare. It was Sunderland U21 0-1 Blackburn Rovers U21 at half-time.
I. Dunn made it 2-0 for Blackburn Rovers U21 after 48 minutes. Sunderland U21 pulled one back to make it 1-2 on 56 minutes thanks to T. Proctor, set up by J. Jones. A. Browne saw a second yellow and then red in the 91st minute, leaving Sunderland U21 short-handed.
Match statistics
Sunderland U21 won 7 corners, Blackburn Rovers U21 3. Cards: 5-0 in yellows, plus a red card for Sunderland U21. Sunderland U21 produced 56 dangerous attacks to Blackburn Rovers U21's 32. Fouls: 15 by Sunderland U21, 5 by Blackburn Rovers U21.
Booked for Sunderland U21: T. Proctor (81'), A. Browne (89'), A. Browne (91') and C. Dinsdale (93').
The players
Behind him, F. Vare at 6.8, I. Dunn at 6.7 and J. Jones at 6.5 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Sunderland U21 made 2 changes: J. Barker for J. Angulo (46') and C. Dinsdale for L. Hunt (80'). From the Blackburn Rovers U21 bench came H. Lister on 46 minutes and Y. Ouattara on 84 minutes.
How they came into it
The table had Sunderland U21 7th (10 points) and Blackburn Rovers U21 22nd (6 points) going into the game. Before kick-off, Sunderland U21's last 5 matches had brought 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Sunderland U21 lost 3-2 away to Newcastle United U21 in their last match. Blackburn Rovers U21 came into the match with 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 matches — scoring in 8 straight games. Their most recent game was a 2-1 win over Southampton U21 for Blackburn Rovers U21. Referee M. McQuillan showed 5 yellow cards and 1 red.
The bigger picture
Sunderland U21 have now gone 5 matches without a win. Blackburn Rovers U21 extend their unbeaten run to 6 matches.
This text is written automatically from our match data; every number and name in it comes from that data.
