Thursday , 2 July 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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' In just a few seconds Coventry Building Society Arena will turn into a battlefield for Coventry City FC and Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Jewison Bennette has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 363 appearances.
  • 23' Daniel Neil picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 25' GOAL! Jamie Allen scores on 25.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 374 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their trying to find a way past Sunderland AFC's compact .
  • 39' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Kasey Palmer will be fuming at that decision.
  • 44' The 33-year-old Alex Pritchard has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Josh Eccles. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 52' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Josh Wilson-Esbrand on, Kasey Palmer off on 52 minutes.
  • 57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Sunderland AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 62' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Jack Clarke departs to be replaced by Alex Pritchard.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Daniel Neil as he leaves the pitch. Luke O'Nien steps in for Sunderland AFC.
  • 79' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' The whistle greets Callum Doyle as he departs to be replaced by Michael Rose.
  • 81' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Jake Bidwell by Matt Godden on 81 minute.
  • 86' Ben Wilson is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 89' Viktor Gyokeres has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 89 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Jamie Allen 1
Conor Chaplin 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.