Saturday , 14 November 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)
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

6
6
1
Coventry City FC 13 games · Avg 2.9 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

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Coventry City FC host Sunderland AFC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Luke O'Nien has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 21' Haji Wright puts Coventry City FC on the lead.
  • 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 29' Haji Wright with the second goal in the match!
  • 34' Bobby Thomas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 25 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' Coventry City FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 44' It’s high time Frank Lampard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 56' Sunderland AFC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 57' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wilson Isidor is hanging Dan Neil on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Lampard will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a card on 65.
  • 69' The whistle greets Dennis Cirkin as he departs to be replaced by Jenson Seelt.
  • 73' Assisted by Victor Torp with the perfectly-timed delivery and Haji Wright makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 78' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Patrick Roberts is replaced by Alan Browne on 78 minute.
  • 83' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Ephron Mason-Clark is replaced by Jamie Paterson.
  • 90' Coventry City FC make a change. Victor Torp trudges off to be replaced by Josh Eccles on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for Coventry City FC.

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
Jack Rudoni 3
Max Power 2
Jack Clarke 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Wilson Isidor 2
Matt Godden 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.