Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Coventry City FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 SEMI FINALS

Championship · 2024-25
Coventry City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Fri 9 May 2025 · 19:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 31,293 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 68' Wilson Isidor
Jack Rudoni 70' 1–1
1–2 88' Eliezer Mayenda
Y 21' Dennis Cirkin
Ben Sheaf 55' Y
Milan van Ewijk 59' Y
Liam Kitching 63' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Assistant 1 Mark Russell
  • Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

5
6
1
Coventry City FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-09 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC 2024-11-09 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Coventry City FC 2023-12-23 Sunderland AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC 2023-08-26 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Sunderland AFC H 1–2 L
03 May Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W
26 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
21 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–3 L
18 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–0 W
14 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
03 May Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
26 Apr Oxford United FC A 0–2 L
21 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
18 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
12 Apr Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Coventry City FC welcome Sunderland AFC for this crunch clash at Coventry Building Society Arena.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Ballard, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Dennis Cirkin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Coventry City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 21' Dennis Cirkin is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 26' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chris Rigg is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sunderland AFC.
  • 31' Sunderland AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Coventry City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Coventry City FC have won 475 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Ben Sheaf. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 59' That is a card for Coventry City FC. Milan van Ewijk will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' The referee has no hesitation. Liam Kitching is booked for Coventry City FC — card on 63.
  • 68' Brilliant from the ! Wilson Isidor makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Jack Rudoni makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Ephron Mason-Clark comes on to replace Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 76' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 77' The Sunderland AFC bench stirs into life. Wilson Isidor is withdrawn and Chris Rigg gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Jamie Allen comes on to replace Ben Sheaf.
  • 86' The whistle greets Patrick Roberts as he departs to be replaced by Chris Mepham.
  • 88' Against the run of play, Eliezer Mayenda has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Alan Browne. He replaces Eliezer Mayenda on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Coventry City FC 1-2 Sunderland AFC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Haji Wright 4
Jack Rudoni 2
Max Power 2
Jack Clarke 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Wilson Isidor 2
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 1
Dennis Cirkin 1

Head to Head

2025-05-09 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC 2024-11-09 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Coventry City FC 2023-12-23 Sunderland AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC 2023-08-26 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC

Coventry City FC Form

2025-05-09 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2025-05-03 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-04-26 Luton Town FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2025-04-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2025-04-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-04-14 Hull City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-05-09 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-26 Oxford United FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-12 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.51 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC47% Draw28% Sunderland AFC25%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
53%
Coventry City FC or Sunderland AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC33% Draw48% Sunderland AFC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 0
10.2%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.