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Sunderland AFC vs Coventry City FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Sunderland AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 23 Nov 2019 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 78' Fankaty Dabo
Aiden McGeady 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Coventry City FC — League One at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Oldham
  • Referee Richard Wigglesworth
  • Referee Wayne Grunnill
  • Referee Chris Isherwood
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

1
6
6
Sunderland AFC 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-23 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2019-04-13 Sunderland AFC 4–5 Coventry City FC 2018-09-29 Coventry City FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Nov Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
02 Nov Southend United FC H 1–0 W
26 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–1 L
22 Oct Tranmere Rovers FC H 5–0 W
19 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
05 Oct Lincoln City FC A 0–2 L
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Nov Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
16 Nov Rochdale AFC H 2–1 W
02 Nov Accrington Stanley FC H 0–0 D
26 Oct Peterborough United FC A 2–2 D
23 Oct Fleetwood Town FC H 2–1 W
19 Oct Milton Keynes Dons FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stadium of Light will turn into a battlefield for Sunderland AFC and Coventry City FC.
  • 5' Jordan Willis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Coventry City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Taiwo Awoniyi scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' Dominic Hyam doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Coventry City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 36' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Aiden McGeady has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sunderland AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sunderland AFC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 384 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Max Power is replaced by Duncan Watmore on 66 minute.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Tom Flanagan. He replaces Jordan Willis on 68 minute.
  • 73' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 74' Coventry City FC make a change. Amadou Bakayoko trudges off to be replaced by Jordy Hiwula on 74 minutes.
  • 75' Callum O'Hare is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Shipley at the 75 minute mark.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Fankaty Dabo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 82' Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Will Grigg at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Magnificent from Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka! That is 10 goals in 376 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Aiden McGeady is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Jamie Allen on, Zain Westbrooke off on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

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
Eliezer Mayenda 1

Head to Head

2019-11-23 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2019-04-13 Sunderland AFC 4–5 Coventry City FC 2018-09-29 Coventry City FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2019-11-23 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2019-11-02 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Southend United FC W 2019-10-26 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2019-10-22 Sunderland AFC 5–0 Tranmere Rovers FC W 2019-10-19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2019-10-05 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L

Coventry City FC Form

2019-11-23 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2019-11-16 Coventry City FC 2–1 Rochdale AFC W 2019-11-02 Coventry City FC 0–0 Accrington Stanley FC D 2019-10-26 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Coventry City FC D 2019-10-23 Coventry City FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC W 2019-10-19 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.54 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Coventry City FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC42% Draw28% Coventry City FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
70%
Draw or Coventry City FC
58%
Sunderland AFC or Coventry City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC31% Draw46% Coventry City FC23%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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