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Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland – Head to head record, results & stats

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Blackburn Rovers

L L W D W
27
meetings
58 goals total
Last: 21 Apr 2025
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Sunderland

W W L D L
11
Blackburn Rovers wins
8
Draws
8
Sunderland wins
41% 30% 29%
31
Goals scored
27

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Match averages

2.15
Avg goals / game
41%
Both to score
48%
Over 2.5 goals
13 / 9
Clean sheets (Blackburn… / Sunderland)

Biggest wins

All meetings (27)

Date Home Score Away Result Competition
21 Apr 2025 Sunderland 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers W English Football League C…
26 Dec 2024 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 2 Sunderland D English Football League C…
01 Apr 2024 Sunderland 1 - 5 Blackburn Rovers W English Football League C…
20 Sep 2023 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 3 Sunderland L English Football League C…
26 Dec 2022 Sunderland 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers L English Football League C…
18 Oct 2022 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 Sunderland W English Football League C…
20 Mar 2012 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 Sunderland W English Premier League
11 Dec 2011 Sunderland 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers L English Premier League
01 Jan 2011 Sunderland 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers L English Premier League
18 Oct 2010 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0 Sunderland D English Premier League
28 Dec 2009 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 2 Sunderland D English Premier League
22 Aug 2009 Sunderland 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers L English Premier League
04 Feb 2009 Blackburn Rovers 3 - 2 Sunderland W FA Cup
24 Jan 2009 Sunderland 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers D FA Cup
26 Dec 2008 Sunderland 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers D English Premier League
15 Nov 2008 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2 Sunderland L English Premier League
12 Nov 2008 Sunderland 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers W English Football League C…
02 Jan 2008 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 Sunderland W English Premier League
29 Sep 2007 Sunderland 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers W English Premier League
25 Mar 2006 Sunderland 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers W English Premier League
15 Feb 2006 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 Sunderland W English Premier League
11 Jan 2003 Sunderland 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers D English Premier League
17 Aug 2002 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0 Sunderland D English Premier League
26 Dec 2001 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 3 Sunderland L English Premier League
08 Sep 2001 Sunderland 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers L English Premier League
28 Feb 1997 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 Sunderland W English Premier League
17 Jan 1997 Sunderland 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers D English Premier League

By venue

At Blackburn Rovers 6W 4D 3L
At Sunderland 5W 4D 5L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year Blackbu… D Sunderl…
2025 1 0 0
2024 1 1 0
2023 0 0 1
2022 1 0 1
2012 1 0 0
2011 0 0 2
2010 0 1 0
2009 1 2 1
2008 2 1 1
2007 1 0 0
2006 2 0 0
2003 0 1 0
2002 0 1 0
2001 0 0 2
1997 1 1 0
First meeting
17 Jan 1997

About this head-to-head

Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland have met 27 times on record. Blackburn Rovers lead with 11 wins, Sunderland have won 8 times and the two clubs have drawn 8 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 17 January 1997.

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Across their recorded meetings, Blackburn Rovers have found the net 31 times against Sunderland, while Sunderland have scored 27 times in reply — a combined 58 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 21 April 2025, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 1997. Follow every upcoming Blackburn Rovers versus Sunderland clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.