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Coventry City
Championship | Gameweek 38
Mar 15, 2025 at 3pm UK
The Coventry Building Society Arena
Sunderland

Coventry
3 - 0
Sunderland

Wright (21', 29' pen., 73')
Kitching (65')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Hume (54'), Rigg (56')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Derby 2-0 Coventry
Tuesday, March 11 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Sunderland 1-1 Preston
Tuesday, March 11 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Coventry City 1-1 Sunderland

Four of the last seven meetings between the two sides have finished all square, including a 2-2 draw in November's reverse fixture, and with that in mind, we think that Coventry and Sunderland could cancel one another out to play out another draw on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 46.26%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 28.66% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.28%) and 2-0 (7.9%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 0-1 (7.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.89%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.

Result
Coventry CityDrawSunderland
46.26% (-1.93 -1.93) 25.08% (0.63 0.63) 28.66% (1.297 1.3)
Both teams to score 54.59% (-1.12 -1.12)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.49% (-1.909 -1.91)48.5% (1.906 1.91)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.37% (-1.765 -1.77)70.63% (1.764 1.76)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79% (-1.59 -1.59)21% (1.588 1.59)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.23% (-2.541 -2.54)53.77% (2.539 2.54)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.09% (-0.028000000000006 -0.03)30.9% (0.026 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.81% (-0.031000000000006 -0.03)67.19% (0.028999999999996 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 46.25%
    Sunderland 28.66%
    Draw 25.07%
Coventry CityDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 10.12% (0.296 0.3)
2-1 @ 9.28% (-0.184 -0.18)
2-0 @ 7.9% (-0.151 -0.15)
3-1 @ 4.83% (-0.343 -0.34)
3-0 @ 4.11% (-0.289 -0.29)
3-2 @ 2.84% (-0.204 -0.2)
4-1 @ 1.88% (-0.236 -0.24)
4-0 @ 1.61% (-0.199 -0.2)
4-2 @ 1.11% (-0.14 -0.14)
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 46.25%
1-1 @ 11.89% (0.35 0.35)
0-0 @ 6.49% (0.496 0.5)
2-2 @ 5.45% (-0.111 -0.11)
3-3 @ 1.11% (-0.081 -0.08)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.07%
0-1 @ 7.62% (0.577 0.58)
1-2 @ 6.98% (0.199 0.2)
0-2 @ 4.47% (0.336 0.34)
1-3 @ 2.73% (0.076 0.08)
2-3 @ 2.13% (-0.045 -0.04)
0-3 @ 1.75% (0.13 0.13)
Other @ 2.97%
Total : 28.66%

How you voted: Coventry vs Sunderland

Coventry City
Draw
Sunderland
Coventry City
53.3%
Draw
26.7%
Sunderland
20.0%
45
Head to Head
Nov 9, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 15
Sunderland
2-2
Coventry
Isidor (17'), Cirkin (35')
Roberts (15'), Hume (69'), Isidor (69')
Wright (62'), Rudoni (84')
Latibeaudiere (63'), Binks (69'), Sakamoto (90+6'), Bassette (90+8')
Dec 23, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 23
Sunderland
0-3
Coventry

Hume (25'), O'Nien (45+4'), Neill (88')
Sakamoto (45+1'), O'Hare (67'), Palmer (70')
Collins (53'), Bidwell (64')
Aug 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 4
Coventry
0-0
Sunderland
Palmer (21')
Ekwah (10'), O'Nien (14'), Cirkin (65'), Pritchard (90+5')
Feb 25, 2023 12.30pm
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Coventry
2-1
Sunderland
Allen (25'), Gyokeres (89')
Diallo (90+4')
Jul 31, 2022 12pm
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Sunderland
1-1
Coventry
Clarke (12')
Clarke (51'), Evans (55'), Ballard (76'), O'Nien (90+4')
Gyokeres (84')
Hamer (20')
rhs 2.0
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