Sunday , 15 November 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Sunderland AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sun 31 Jul 2022 · 11:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Gustavo Hamer
Jack Clarke 51' Y
Corry Evans 55' Y
Daniel Ballard 77' Y
Luke O'Nien 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
30 Apr Morecambe FC A 1–0 W
26 Apr Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
23 Apr Cambridge United FC H 5–1 W
18 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–0 D
15 Apr Shrewsbury Town FC H 3–2 W
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
07 May Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
30 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
23 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
18 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 0–3 L
15 Apr Birmingham City FC A 4–2 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sunderland AFC launch into their encounter with Coventry City FC.
  • 5' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 12' The England Jack Clarke breaks the deadlock on 12 minutes. 1-0!
  • 13' Jack Clarke doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Coventry City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 25' Sunderland AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
  • 30' Sunderland AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's shape.
  • 35' Coventry City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 40' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Anthony Patterson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jack Clarke.
  • 55' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lynden Gooch, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 5 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 61' Elliot Embleton makes way for Luke O'Nien at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sunderland AFC.
  • 62' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 62 minute. Jamie Allen leaves to be changed by Kasey Palmer.
  • 67' Josh Eccles is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
  • 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Coventry City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Fabio Tavares comes on to replace Kyle McFadzean.
  • 77' Daniel Ballard was booked on 77.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Alex Pritchard is replaced by Patrick Roberts.
  • 84' Viktor Gyokeres is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Haji Wright 4
Jack Rudoni 3
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Wilson Isidor 2
Max Power 2
Jack Clarke 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Ephron Mason-Clark 1

Head to Head

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 2018-09-29 Coventry City FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2022-07-31 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2022-04-30 Morecambe FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2022-04-26 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2022-04-23 Sunderland AFC 5–1 Cambridge United FC W 2022-04-18 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2022-04-15 Sunderland AFC 3–2 Shrewsbury Town FC W

Coventry City FC Form

2022-07-31 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2022-05-07 Stoke City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2022-04-30 Coventry City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-04-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2022-04-18 Coventry City FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2022-04-15 Birmingham City FC 2–4 Coventry City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.44 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Coventry City FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC41% Draw28% Coventry City FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
69%
Draw or Coventry City FC
59%
Sunderland AFC or Coventry City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC29% Draw47% Coventry City FC24%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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