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Bristol City vs Sunderland: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 43Kick-off on April 18, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

Bristol City
2-1
Sunderland

Full time

What was the result of Bristol City vs Sunderland?

Bristol City won 2-1 on April 18, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 31′Eliezer MayendaSunderland
  • 55′R. DickieBristol City
  • 76′R. McCrorieBristol City

Official lineup for Bristol City vs Sunderland

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bristol City

3-4-2-1
  1. 21N. Wells
  1. 40George Earthy
  2. 6M. Bird
  1. 3C. Pring
  2. 12J. Knight
  3. 8J. Williams
  4. 2R. McCrorie
  1. 14Z. Vyner
  2. 16R. Dickie
  3. 19G. Tanner
  1. 1M. O’Leary

Sunderland

4-2-3-1
  1. 12Eliezer Mayenda
  1. 40T. Watson
  2. 11C. Rigg
  3. 10P. Roberts
  1. 28E. Le Fée
  2. 4D. Neil
  1. 33L. Hjelde
  2. 13L. O'Nien
  3. 26C. Mepham
  4. 32T. Hume
  1. 1A. Patterson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bristol City have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; Sunderland have 7, 4 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Bristol City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 12, 2025QPR(away)1-1Championship
Apr 8, 2025West Brom(home)2-1Championship
Apr 5, 2025Watford(home)2-1Championship
Mar 29, 2025Burnley(away)0-1Championship
Mar 14, 2025Norwich(home)2-1Championship
Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 12, 2025Swansea(home)0-1Championship
Apr 8, 2025Norwich(away)0-0Championship
Apr 5, 2025West Brom(away)1-0Championship
Mar 29, 2025Millwall(home)1-0Championship
Mar 15, 2025Coventry(away)0-3Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Bristol City win, 4 draws, 1 Sunderland win.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 10, 2024Sunderland 1-1 Bristol CityChampionship
Apr 6, 2024Sunderland 0-0 Bristol CityChampionship
Dec 16, 2023Bristol City 1-0 SunderlandChampionship
Feb 18, 2023Sunderland 1-1 Bristol CityChampionship
Aug 6, 2022Bristol City 2-3 SunderlandChampionship
Feb 10, 2018Bristol City 3-3 SunderlandChampionship

Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Bristol City on Dec 10, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Bristol City score 1.4 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sunderland score 1.2 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bristol City1.40.9211/156/15
Sunderland1.21.157/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
17Bristol City15537162418

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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