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Coventry City
Championship | 1st Leg
May 9, 2025 at 8pm UK
The Coventry Building Society Arena
Sunderland

Coventry
vs.
Sunderland

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Coventry 2-0 Middlesbrough
Saturday, May 3 at 12.30pm in Championship
Last Game: Sunderland 0-1 QPR
Saturday, May 3 at 12.30pm in Championship

We say: Coventry City 2-0 Sunderland

In red-hot form at the CBS Arena, Coventry will fancy their chances of earning a considerable first-leg advantage over a stuttering Sunderland on Friday night. The Black Cats need to turn on the style to avoid a swift exit from the playoffs, and we feel that they will struggle in the East Midlands. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Coventry City win with a probability of 46%. A win for Sunderland has a probability of 29.29% and a draw has a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win is 1-0 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (9.29%) and 2-0 (7.6%). The likeliest Sunderland win is 0-1 (7.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (11.65%).

Result
Coventry CityDrawSunderland
46%24.71%29.29%
Both teams to score 56.22%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.44%46.56%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.17%68.83%
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.69%20.31%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.31%52.69%
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.55%29.45%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.54%65.46%
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 46%
    Sunderland 29.29%
    Draw 24.7%
Coventry CityDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 9.54%
2-1 @ 9.29%
2-0 @ 7.6%
3-1 @ 4.94%
3-0 @ 4.04%
3-2 @ 3.02%
4-1 @ 1.97%
4-0 @ 1.61%
4-2 @ 1.2%
Other @ 2.81%
Total : 46%
1-1 @ 11.65%
0-0 @ 5.98%
2-2 @ 5.68%
3-3 @ 1.23%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 24.7%
0-1 @ 7.31%
1-2 @ 7.12%
0-2 @ 4.47%
1-3 @ 2.9%
2-3 @ 2.31%
0-3 @ 1.82%
Other @ 3.34%
Total : 29.29%

Who will win Friday's Championship clash between Coventry and Sunderland?

Coventry City
Draw
Sunderland
Coventry City
69.2%
Draw
15.4%
Sunderland
15.4%
26
Head to Head
Mar 15, 2025 3pm
Gameweek 38
Coventry
3-0
Sunderland
Wright (21', 29' pen., 73')
Kitching (65')

Hume (54'), Rigg (56')
Nov 9, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 15
Sunderland
2-2
Coventry
Isidor (17'), Cirkin (35')
Roberts (15'), Hume (69'), Isidor (69')
Wright (62'), Rudoni (84')
Latibeaudiere (63'), Binks (69'), Sakamoto (90+6'), Bassette (90+8')
Dec 23, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 23
Sunderland
0-3
Coventry

Hume (25'), O'Nien (45+4'), Neill (88')
Sakamoto (45+1'), O'Hare (67'), Palmer (70')
Collins (53'), Bidwell (64')
Aug 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 4
Coventry
0-0
Sunderland
Palmer (21')
Ekwah (10'), O'Nien (14'), Cirkin (65'), Pritchard (90+5')
Feb 25, 2023 12.30pm
Gameweek 34
Coventry
2-1
Sunderland
Allen (25'), Gyokeres (89')
Diallo (90+4')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
2Burnley4628162691653100
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
22Luton TownLuton461310234569-2449
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461113225188-3746
24Cardiff CityCardiff46917204873-2544


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