Sunday , 16 August 2026

Coventry City FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Coventry City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 30,219 HT 45' · FT 45'
Haji Wright 21' 1–0
Haji Wright pen 29' 2–0
Haji Wright 73' 3–0
Y 54' Trai Hume
Y 56' Chris Rigg
Liam Kitching 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
  • Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)

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 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United 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
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 2023-02-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar Sunderland AFC H 3–0 W
11 Mar Derby County FC A 0–2 L
08 Mar Stoke City FC H 3–2 W
01 Mar Oxford United FC A 3–2 W
22 Feb Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar Coventry City FC A 0–3 L
11 Mar Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
08 Mar Cardiff City FC H 2–1 W
28 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
22 Feb Hull City AFC H 0–1 L
17 Feb Leeds United FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Coventry City FC have kicked off against Sunderland AFC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Matt Grimes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tom Watson made 363 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 21' Haji Wright has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 29' A goal from the USA international Haji Wright! He fires home on 29 to make it 2-0!
  • 34' Trai Hume has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 44' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a card for Trai Hume.
  • 56' Chris Rigg picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Dan Neil is replaced by Wilson Isidor.
  • 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jobe Bellingham, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' That is a card for Coventry City FC. Liam Kitching will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' Jenson Seelt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dennis Cirkin at the 69 minute mark.
  • 73' Haji Wright is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 78' Sunderland AFC ring the changes. Patrick Roberts has done his job and it is now time for Alan Browne to step up.
  • 83' Over 83 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Ephron Mason-Clark exits the field as Jamie Paterson enters on 85.
  • 90' Josh Eccles gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Victor Torp and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2023-02-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC

Coventry City FC Form

2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC W 2025-03-11 Derby County FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2025-03-08 Coventry City FC 3–2 Stoke City FC W 2025-03-01 Oxford United FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W 2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-02-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC L 2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-03-08 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-02-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2025-02-22 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2025-02-17 Leeds United FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.84 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC59% Draw23% Sunderland AFC18%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
41%
Coventry City FC or Sunderland AFC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC41% Draw45% Sunderland AFC14%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
2.9%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 24% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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