With Sunderland already assured of a play-off place and almost certain to finish no lower than where they are now – fourth – Regis Le Bris’s side just need to keep things ticking over during their remaining four games and steer clear of any major injuries.
Bristol City, 12 points behind the Black Cats in fifth, are also looking good for a top-six finish and will do everything they can to protect their four-point cushion to the chasing pack in these next four games.
Here are the key stats ahead of their meeting on Good Friday (15:00 BST).
- Bristol City are unbeaten in their past four league games against Sunderland (W1 D3) since a 3-2 defeat back in August 2022.
- Sunderland have won on two of their past four away league visits to Bristol City (D1 L1), more than they’d won in their previous 15 games at Ashton Gate.
- Bristol City have won each of their past three league games on Good Friday, beating Stoke in both 2021-22 and 2022-23 and Leicester last season.
- Only Grimsby Town (41) and Blackpool (38) have won more games in Football League history on Good Friday than Sunderland (36).
- Among each side’s past 10 games in the Championship, only Burnley (24) have accumulated more points than Bristol City (19 – W5 D4 L1).
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With Sunderland already assured of a play-off place and almost certain to finish no lower than where they are now – fourth – Regis Le Bris’s side just need to keep things ticking over during their remaining four games of the regular season and steer clear of any major injuries.
Bristol City, 12 points behind the Black Cats in fifth, are also looking good for a top-six finish and will do everything they can to protect their four-point cushion to the chasing pack in these next four games.
Here are the key stats ahead of their meeting on Good Friday (15:00 BST).
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Bristol City are unbeaten in their past four league games against Sunderland (W1 D3) since a 3-2 defeat back in August 2022.
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Sunderland have won on two of their past four away league visits to Bristol City (D1 L1), more than they’d won in their previous 15 games at Ashton Gate.
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Bristol City have won each of their past three league games on Good Friday, beating Stoke in both 2021-22 and 2022-23 and Leicester last season.
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Only Grimsby Town (41) and Blackpool (38) have won more games in Football League history on Good Friday than Sunderland (36).
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Among each side’s past 10 games in the Championship, only Burnley (24) have accumulated more points than Bristol City (19 – W5 D4 L1).
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