England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers, taking place on Monday, 26 December 2022, at Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
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Sunderland, Recent FormSunderland manager Tony Mowbray will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Hull City. During that encounter they had 39% possession and had 6 attempts on goal with 1 on target, while their opponents hit 2 of their 16 shots on goal.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 9, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 5 goals and some valuable points in the process. Having found the net in 5 of their last 6 matches, they will be pleased that their forward line have found some good and consistent form of late. The defensive quality of his current squad will be troubling Mowbray of late, his defence having only notched up 2 clean sheets from their last 6 home games.
They're experiencing a disappointing spell of form at Stadium of Light, having lost 3 of their last 6 home games and picking up only 2 wins.
When it comes to home matches at Stadium of Light, Ross Stewart will be feeling confident about finding the net again, with 5 league goals for Sunderland in their last 6 home games.
Blackburn Rovers, Recent FormBlackburn Rovers will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 2-0 winners in their away fixture against Norwich City. Their share of possession in that meeting was 40%, while racking up 7 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target. Norwich City had 19 shots on goal with 4 on target.
It seems pretty certain that Jon Dahl Tomasson will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 5 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. After failing to get on the scoresheet in 7 away games out of 12 this season, he will be looking for a bit more consistency from his forwards.
It's been mixed fortunes for Blackburn away from home recently, having won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games on the road.
Blackburn Rovers recorded a 2-0 win last time these two sides went head to head in the league.
Sunderland have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 3 league meetings with Rovers. In the previous 2 league encounters between these two teams, Sunderland have failed to score a single goal against Rovers.
Blackburn has won the last 2 games they've played against Sunderland in the league.
There is only really one injury concern for the Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray ahead of this clash, with Leon Dajaku (Stomach) missing out, which gives Mowbray a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Jon Dahl Tomasson has a number of injury concerns in his Blackburn squad to contend with: Sam Barnes (Knee), Callum Brittain (Medial Collateral Ligament), Harry Pickering (Illness) and Jack Vale (Calf)
Sunderland Playing at home | Blackburn Rovers Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 34' | Time first goal scored | 16' |
| 66' | Time first goal conceded | 49' |
| 1.9 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.4 | Subs used | 3.7 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 4-2 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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