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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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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' Temperatures are rising at Coventry Building Society Arena as Coventry City FC face off against Sunderland AFC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Pierre Ekwah has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Daniel Neil has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Daniel Neil gets a Yellow card.
  • 25' Jamie Allen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the central midfielder.
  • 30' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' 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 Abdoullah Ba suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kasey Palmer on 39 minutes.
  • 44' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Josh Eccles picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' England international Anthony Patterson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 52' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Kasey Palmer by Josh Wilson-Esbrand on 52 minute.
  • 57' Sunderland AFC have won 478 goals from 363 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 67' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Jack Clarke is replaced by Alex Pritchard on 70 minute.
  • 74' Luke O'Nien has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Neil on 74 minute.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Callum Doyle is replaced by Michael Rose on 80 minute.
  • 81' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Jake Bidwell by Matt Godden on 81 minute.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Ben Wilson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 89' GOAL! Viktor Gyokeres scores on 89.
  • Coventry City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Wilson Isidor 2
Jack Rudoni 2
Max Power 2
Jack Clarke 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Ephron Mason-Clark 1
Bright Enobakhare 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.