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Coventry City
Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
The Coventry Building Society Arena
Sunderland

Coventry
0 - 0
Sunderland


Palmer (21')
FT

Ekwah (10'), O'Nien (14'), Cirkin (65'), Pritchard (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Coventry City 3-1 Sunderland

In theory, a battle between two of last season's playoff sides should be a closely-fought affair. Nevertheless, we have been left impressed by Coventry in recent weeks, and we are backing the home side to outclass their opponents this weekend. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 40.42%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 34.1% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.7%) and 2-0 (6.67%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 0-1 (8.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.

Result
Coventry CityDrawSunderland
40.42% (0.015000000000001 0.02) 25.48% (0.0039999999999978 0) 34.1% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)
Both teams to score 55.69% (-0.014000000000003 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.84% (-0.016999999999996 -0.02)48.16% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.68% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)70.32% (0.013999999999996 0.01)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.39% (-0.00099999999999056 -0)23.6%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.32%57.68% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.9% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)27.1% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.52% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)62.48% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 40.42%
    Sunderland 34.1%
    Draw 25.47%
Coventry CityDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 9.24% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.7% (0.0010000000000012 0)
2-0 @ 6.67% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-1 @ 4.19% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-0 @ 3.21% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-2 @ 2.74% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 1.51%
4-0 @ 1.16% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.02%
Total : 40.42%
1-1 @ 12.05%
0-0 @ 6.4% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-2 @ 5.68% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-3 @ 1.19% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.47%
0-1 @ 8.35% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-2 @ 7.87% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-2 @ 5.45% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 3.43% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
2-3 @ 2.47% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
0-3 @ 2.37% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-4 @ 1.12% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.04%
Total : 34.1%

How you voted: Coventry vs Sunderland

Coventry City
50.0%
Draw
37.5%
Sunderland
12.5%
8
Head to Head
Feb 25, 2023 12.30pm
Gameweek 34
Coventry
2-1
Sunderland
Allen (25'), Gyokeres (89')
Diallo (90+4')
Jul 31, 2022 12pm
Gameweek 1
Sunderland
1-1
Coventry
Clarke (12')
Clarke (51'), Evans (55'), Ballard (76'), O'Nien (90+4')
Gyokeres (84')
Hamer (20')
Mar 1, 2020 12pm
Gameweek 36
Coventry
1-0
Sunderland
Godden (2')
Marosi (31')
Nov 23, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 19
Sunderland
1-1
Coventry
Hyam (26')
Dabo (78')
Apr 13, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 42
Sunderland
4-5
Coventry
Honeyman (15'), Wyke (41'), Grigg (45'), Power (69')
Leadbitter (44')
Enobakhare (12'), Bakayoko (18'), Hiwula (25'), Shipley (55'), Chaplin (78')
Sterling (42'), Chaplin (79')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd462881063362790
4Sunderland4621131258441476
5Coventry CityCoventry46209176458669
6Bristol City461717125955468
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn46199185348566
8Millwall461812164749-266
9West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4615191257471064
10Middlesbrough461810186456864
11Swansea CitySwansea461710195156-561
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds461513186069-958
13Norwich CityNorwich461415177168357
14Watford46169215361-857
15Queens Park RangersQPR461414185363-1056
16Portsmouth461412205871-1354
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd461314194965-1653
18Stoke CityStoke461215194562-1751
19Derby CountyDerby461311224856-850
20Preston North EndPreston461020164859-1150
21Hull City461213214454-1049
RLuton TownLuton461310234569-2449
RPlymouth ArgylePlymouth461113225188-3746
RCardiff CityCardiff46917204873-2544


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