Thursday , 2 July 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

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Sunderland AFC 12 games · Avg 2.8 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sunderland AFC and Coventry City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 12' Jack Clarke puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
  • 13' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jack Clarke makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
  • 20' Gustavo Hamer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Stadium of Light. Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sunderland AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Jack Clarke. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 55' Corry Evans was booked on 55.
  • 60' Josh Eccles, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' The whistle greets Elliot Embleton as he departs to be replaced by Luke O'Nien.
  • 62' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 62 minute. Jamie Allen leaves to be changed by Kasey Palmer.
  • 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 72' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 73' Coventry City FC make a change. Kyle McFadzean trudges off to be replaced by Fabio Tavares on 73 minutes.
  • 77' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Daniel Ballard gets a Yellow card.
  • 79' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 79 minute. Alex Pritchard leaves to be changed by Patrick Roberts.
  • 84' Viktor Gyokeres has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Luke O'Nien is booked for Sunderland AFC — 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
Wilson Isidor 2
Jack Rudoni 2
Max Power 2
Jack Clarke 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Amadou Bakayoko 1
Kasey Palmer 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.