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Bristol City v Sunderland : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Robins High Performance Centre, Somerset

Régis Le Bris pays counterpart Liam Manning a visit on Friday afternoon in the Championship, as their Sunderland and Bristol City sides face each other at the Robins High Performance Centre. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've delved into our expansive database and dug out the stats that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to ensure you get the best price.

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Bristol City's next match is v Luton at 15:00 on Monday 21st April
Sunderland's next match is v Blackburn at 15:00 on Monday 21st April
The last English Championship meeting between Bristol C and Sunderland was on Friday 18th April 2025
English Championship
April 18th 2025
Bristol C 2
1 Sunderland
 
R. Dickie 55'31' E. Mayenda Dossou
R. McCrorie 76'
 
BCY
SUN
Shots On
7
2
Shots Off
14
1
Corners
5
2
Possession
77%
23%
Fouls
5
9
Yellow/red cards
1/0
3/1
 
Bristol CSunderland
 
M. O’Leary
Z. Vyner
G. Tanner (Y. Hirakawa 46')
R. McCroriefootball icon (H. Roberts 90')
R. Dickiefootball icon
C. Pring
J. Knight
J. Williams (S. Twine 72')
M. Bird (A. Mehmeti 72')
G. Earthy (M. McGuane 81')
N. Wells
A. Patterson
C. Mepham
(J. Anderson 82') L. Hjelde
L. O'Nien
T. Hume
(S. Samed 61') E. Le Fée
D. Neil
(J. Bellingham 61') C. Rigg
(W. Isidor 61') P. Roberts
(A. Browne 77') football iconE. Mayenda Dossou
T. Watson

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't believe there is a clear favourite to to get the win in this one, but what is clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have a maximum of 3 goals. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Bristol C and Sunderland have taken part in a lot of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards those records being extended. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Friday afternoon, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bristol C are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bristol C
47%
6/5
4%
-
Draw
27%
12/5-
Sunderland
26%
9/4
12%
-
Bristol C 1-0
13%
6/1
7%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2-
Draw 0-0
10%
15/2
6%
-
Sunderland 1-0
9%
15/2-
Bristol C 2-0
9%
9/1
9%
-
Bristol C 2-1
9%
17/2-
Sunderland 2-1
6%
11/1
9%
-
Sunderland 2-0
4%
14/1
15%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1-
Bristol C 3-0
4%
20/1-
Bristol C 3-1
4%
18/1
10%
-
Bristol C 3-2
2%
33/1-
Sunderland 3-1
2%
28/1
12%
-
Bristol C 4-0
1%
40/1
20%
-
Sunderland 3-0
1%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
6/5
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
4/6
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/11
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
11/8
6%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
15/2
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
46%
5/6-
BTTS - No
54%
5/6-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
4/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
6/1
8%
-
Home/draw
74%
1/3
5%
-
Away/draw
53%
4/6
6%
-
Home/away
73%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
2/5
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
2/1
6%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
10/3
8%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
2/9
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
8/1
13%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/14
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/1
12%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/12
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7/1
11%
-
Home DNB
66%
4/7
6%
-
Away DNB
45%
5/4
7%
-
Bristol C win to nil
29%
5/2
7%
-
Sunderland win to nil
15%
9/2
22%
-
Bristol C / Bristol C
21%
11/4
6%
-
Bristol C / Sunderland
2%
33/1
17%
-
Bristol C / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Bristol C
15%
9/2-
Draw / Sunderland
13%
6/1
8%
-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4-
Sunderland / Bristol C
3%
25/1
10%
-
Sunderland / Sunderland
17%
9/2
10%
-
Sunderland / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bristol C have played 42 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league. Bristol C are winless in the 6 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 5 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Bristol C have conceded 6 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Bristol C have played 21 games at home, winning 12, drawing 6 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 32 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Sunderland lay in 4th place on 76 points in the Championship league table having played 42 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 36 games against teams below them in the table, winning 19, drawing 11 and losing 6 games. They have scored 51 goals and kept 15 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sunderland have conceded 32 goals and have failed to score in 8 matches.

Away league performance

Sunderland have played 21 away games, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol C
Sunderland
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds43261345491 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 28
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1F
2
Burnley43251624591 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
3
Sheff Utd4327792686 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
4
Sunderland Away43211391876 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
-
-
5
Bristol C Home431716101067 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
6
Coventry4319915766 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
7
M'Boro43189161163 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3A
8
West Brom431418111060 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
9
Millwall43161215-360 
w
 
4-3F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
10
Blackburn4317818359 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
11
Swansea4316918-557 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
12
Watford4316819-656 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
13
Norwich43131416353 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
14
QPR43131416-553 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
15
Sheff Wed43141118-1053 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
16
Stoke43121417-950 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
17
Preston43101914-949 
May 3
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
18
Portsmouth43131020-1449 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
19
Oxford Utd43121219-1848 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
20
Hull43111220-1045 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
21
Derby43111022-1143 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
22
Luton43111022-2543 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
23
Cardiff4391519-2342 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
24
Plymouth4391321-3940 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bristol C 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C2 - 1West Brom
Bristol C2 - 1Watford
Bristol C2 - 1Norwich
Bristol C1 - 1Hull
Bristol C2 - 1M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 0Stoke
Bristol C0 - 1Swansea
Bristol C2 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C1 - 0Derby
Bristol C3 - 0Portsmouth
Bristol C1 - 0Luton
Bristol C1 - 1QPR
Bristol C4 - 0Plymouth
Bristol C0 - 1Burnley
Bristol C1 - 2Sheff Utd
Bristol C0 - 0Leeds
Bristol C1 - 1Cardiff
Bristol C0 - 0Sheff Wed
Bristol C2 - 1Oxford Utd
Bristol C1 - 1Coventry
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABristol C1 - 1QPR
HBristol C2 - 1West Brom
HBristol C2 - 1Watford
ABristol C0 - 1Burnley
HBristol C2 - 1Norwich
ABristol C1 - 1Sheff Utd
HBristol C1 - 1Hull
ABristol C2 - 0Millwall
HBristol C2 - 1M'Boro
ABristol C1 - 1Cardiff
HBristol C2 - 0Stoke
HBristol C0 - 1Swansea
ABristol C1 - 1Oxford Utd
HBristol C2 - 1Blackburn
ABristol C2 - 2Sheff Wed
ABristol C0 - 1Coventry
HBristol C1 - 0Derby
ABristol C2 - 2Plymouth
HBristol C3 - 0Portsmouth
HBristol C1 - 0Luton
Sunderland 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Norwich0 - 0Sunderland
West Brom0 - 1Sunderland
Coventry3 - 0Sunderland
Sheff Wed1 - 2Sunderland
Leeds2 - 1Sunderland
M'Boro2 - 3Sunderland
Derby0 - 1Sunderland
Burnley0 - 0Sunderland
Stoke1 - 0Sunderland
Blackburn2 - 2Sunderland
Swansea2 - 3Sunderland
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
Millwall1 - 1Sunderland
Preston0 - 0Sunderland
QPR0 - 0Sunderland
Luton1 - 2Sunderland
Hull0 - 1Sunderland
Watford2 - 1Sunderland
Plymouth3 - 2Sunderland
Portsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSunderland0 - 1Swansea
ASunderland0 - 0Norwich
ASunderland1 - 0West Brom
HSunderland1 - 0Millwall
ASunderland0 - 3Coventry
HSunderland1 - 1Preston
HSunderland2 - 1Cardiff
ASunderland2 - 1Sheff Wed
HSunderland0 - 1Hull
ASunderland1 - 2Leeds
HSunderland2 - 0Luton
HSunderland2 - 2Watford
ASunderland3 - 2M'Boro
HSunderland2 - 2Plymouth
ASunderland1 - 0Derby
ASunderland0 - 0Burnley
HSunderland1 - 0Portsmouth
HSunderland2 - 1Sheff Utd
ASunderland0 - 1Stoke
ASunderland2 - 2Blackburn
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bristol C since 1992
Bristol C
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
4 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
3 / 7
BCY
2
D
3
SUN
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Bristol C1 - 0
2 - 3Sunderland
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1Sunderland
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bristol C2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Sunderland since 1993
Sunderland
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
6
5
Games: Scored
5 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
3 / 8
BCY
1
D
6
SUN
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sunderland
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Bristol C
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sunderland2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Sunderland of late. It has been 6 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Friday afternoon against Bristol City.

Bristol C 5th Sunderland 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Bristol C will score no more than 1 goal
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Sunderland scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Bristol C’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Sunderland’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Bristol C
PG (predicted goals)
Sunderland
1.4
1
Attack rating
BCY
SUN
4%
better
view stats
Games scored31
32
Failed to score11
10
Scored first21
23
Goals scored54
57
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
BCY
SUN
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded32
25
Clean sheets10
17
Conceded first19
14
Goals conceded45
38
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+20%

Bristol C v Sunderland Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
411278
M O'LearyA MehmetiM BirdC Pring
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M O'Leary GLK41
3
-
Z Vyner DEF411
2
-
R Dickie DEF3111
6
1
C Pring DEF293
8
-
G Tanner MID271
2
-
J Williams MID214
6
1
J Knight MID4135
6
-
R McCrorie MID182
6
1
M Bird FWD4117
1
-
G. Earthy FWD3221
2
-
N Wells FWD34103
3
-
Subs
S Bajic GLK
-
H Roberts DEF2611
3
-
S Twine MID3053
5
-
A Mehmeti MID37121
4
-
M McGuane MID17
1
-
E Morrison MID2
1
-
Y Hirakawa FWD3322
-
S Bell FWD18
-
S Armstrong FWD323
1
-
Sunderland Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3912711
D NeilW IsidorP RobertsJ Bellingham
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Patterson GLK36
2
-
T Hume DEF3936
10
-
C Mepham DEF321
8
1
L O'Nien DEF3931
8
-
L Hjelde DEF111
1
-
D Neil MID3923
2
1
C Rigg MID3642
7
-
P Roberts MID3927
9
-
E Fée MID911
2
-
T Watson MID142
1
-
E Mayenda FWD3285
2
-
Subs
S Moore GLK4
1
-
J Anderson DEF
-
J Bellingham MID3644
10
1
A Browne MID171
1
-
S Samed MID6
-
H. Jones MID1
-
B Middlemas MID
-
W Isidor FWD37122
10
-
M. Aleksić FWD5
1
-