Coventry City FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 SEMI FINALS

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Championship · 2024-25

Coventry City FC

1 – 2

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Sunderland AFC

Fri 9 May 2025 · 19:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 31,293 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 68' Wilson Isidor

Jack Rudoni 70' 1–1

1–2 88' Eliezer Mayenda

Y 21' Dennis Cirkin

Ben Sheaf 55' Y

Milan van Ewijk 59' Y

Liam Kitching 63' Y

Overview

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

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1 Mark Russell
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	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

Coventry City FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sunderland AFC

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-09 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 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

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Sunderland AFC	H	1–2	L
03 May	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–0	W
26 Apr	Luton Town FC	A	0–1	L
21 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–3	L
18 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–0	W
14 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Coventry City FC	A	2–1	W
03 May	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
26 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	0–2	L
21 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
18 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L
12 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	0–1	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' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Ghana international Brandon Thomas-Asante has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
21' The referee calls foul for Dennis Cirkin. He receives a card.
26' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
31' 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.
36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Sunderland AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
41' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' Coventry City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's 4-4-2 shape.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Sunderland AFC's compact 4-4-2.
55' Coventry City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
59' That is a card for Coventry City FC. Milan van Ewijk will be fuming at that decision.
63' It’s gonna be a card for Liam Kitching.
68' GOAL! Wilson Isidor scores on 68. Assisted by Enzo Le Fee
70' Jack Rudoni adds to his 0 season tally! Coventry City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
71' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Brandon Thomas-Asante exits the field as Ephron Mason-Clark enters on 71.
76' Luke O'Nien has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 363 appearances.
77' Chris Rigg has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wilson Isidor on 77 minute.
82' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Ben Sheaf is replaced by Jamie Allen.
86' The crowd applauds Patrick Roberts as he leaves the pitch. Chris Mepham steps in for Sunderland AFC.
88' The deadlock is broken! Eliezer Mayenda gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
90' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 90 minute. Eliezer Mayenda leaves to be changed by Alan Browne.
Sunderland AFC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Jay Dasilva
23
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Ephron Mason-Clark 71'
6
Matt Grimes
13
Ben Wilson
14
Ben Sheaf ↓ Jamie Allen 82'
11
Haji Wright
15
Liam Kitching
5
Jack Rudoni
27
Milan van Ewijk
7
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
4
Bobby Thomas

Bench

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Coventry City FC Form

2025-05-09 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2025-05-03 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-04-26 Luton Town FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2025-04-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2025-04-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-04-14 Hull City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-05-09 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-26 Oxford United FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-12 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.51 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1 Sunderland AFC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC47% Draw28% Sunderland AFC25%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Sunderland AFC

53%

Coventry City FC or Sunderland AFC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC33% Draw48% Sunderland AFC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 0

10.2%

2 – 0

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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