Thursday , 1 October 2026

Coventry City FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Coventry City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 25 Feb 2023 · 12:30 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Daniel Neil
Kasey Palmer 39' Y
Josh Eccles 45' Y
Y 45' Amad
Ben Wilson 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2023-02-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-07-31 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2020-03-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2019-11-23 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2019-04-13 Sunderland AFC 4–5 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
18 Feb Rotherham United FC A 2–0 W
14 Feb Millwall FC H 1–0 W
11 Feb Luton Town FC H 1–1 D
03 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
28 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–0 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
21 Feb Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
18 Feb Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
14 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–0 W
11 Feb Reading FC H 1–0 W
08 Feb Fulham FC H 2–3 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Coventry City FC and Sunderland AFC has kicked off!
  • 5' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Pierre Ekwah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Jamie Allen, a England central midfielder, has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Daniel Neil gets a Yellow card.
  • 25' The deadlock is broken! Jamie Allen gets on the scoresheet on 25 minutes.
  • 30' Alex Pritchard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sunderland AFC so far.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' Kasey Palmer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' Sunderland AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Josh Eccles is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Trai Hume suffering a number of foals already.
  • 52' Josh Wilson-Esbrand is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kasey Palmer at the 52 minute mark.
  • 57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Alex Pritchard. He replaces Jack Clarke on 70 minute.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Luke O'Nien on, Daniel Neil off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' 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.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Callum Doyle is replaced by Michael Rose.
  • 81' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Jake Bidwell by Matt Godden on 81 minute.
  • 86' Coventry City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 89' What a moment for Viktor Gyokeres! That strike on 89 puts his side firmly in control.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

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

2023-02-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-07-31 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2020-03-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2019-11-23 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2019-04-13 Sunderland AFC 4–5 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2023-02-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2023-02-18 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Coventry City FC W 2023-02-14 Coventry City FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2023-02-11 Coventry City FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2023-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2023-01-28 Coventry City FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2023-02-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2023-02-21 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2023-02-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-02-11 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Reading FC W 2023-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–3 Fulham FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC50% Draw26% Sunderland AFC24%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
50%
Coventry City FC or Sunderland AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC32% Draw47% Sunderland AFC21%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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