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Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
The Coventry Building Society Arena
Sunderland

Coventry
0 - 0
Sunderland


Palmer (21')
FT

Ekwah (10'), O'Nien (14'), Cirkin (65'), Pritchard (90+5')

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

We said: Coventry City 3-1 Sunderland

In theory, a battle between two of last season's playoff sides should be a closely-fought affair. Nevertheless, we have been left impressed by Coventry in recent weeks, and we are backing the home side to outclass their opponents this weekend. 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 40.42%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 34.1% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.7%) and 2-0 (6.67%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 0-1 (8.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.

Result
Coventry CityDrawSunderland
40.42% (0.015000000000001 0.02) 25.48% (0.0039999999999978 0) 34.1% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)
Both teams to score 55.69% (-0.014000000000003 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.84% (-0.016999999999996 -0.02)48.16% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.68% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)70.32% (0.013999999999996 0.01)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.39% (-0.00099999999999056 -0)23.6%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.32%57.68% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.9% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)27.1% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.52% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)62.48% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 40.42%
    Sunderland 34.1%
    Draw 25.47%
Coventry CityDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 9.24% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.7% (0.0010000000000012 0)
2-0 @ 6.67% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-1 @ 4.19% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-0 @ 3.21% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-2 @ 2.74% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 1.51%
4-0 @ 1.16% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.02%
Total : 40.42%
1-1 @ 12.05%
0-0 @ 6.4% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-2 @ 5.68% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-3 @ 1.19% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.47%
0-1 @ 8.35% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-2 @ 7.87% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-2 @ 5.45% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 3.43% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
2-3 @ 2.47% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
0-3 @ 2.37% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-4 @ 1.12% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.04%
Total : 34.1%

How you voted: Coventry vs Sunderland

Coventry City
50.0%
Draw
37.5%
Sunderland
12.5%
8
Head to Head
Feb 25, 2023 12.30pm
Gameweek 34
Coventry
2-1
Sunderland
Allen (25'), Gyokeres (89')
Diallo (90+4')
Jul 31, 2022 12pm
Gameweek 1
Sunderland
1-1
Coventry
Clarke (12')
Clarke (51'), Evans (55'), Ballard (76'), O'Nien (90+4')
Gyokeres (84')
Hamer (20')
Mar 1, 2020 12pm
Gameweek 36
Coventry
1-0
Sunderland
Godden (2')
Marosi (31')
Nov 23, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 19
Sunderland
1-1
Coventry
Hyam (26')
Dabo (78')
Apr 13, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 42
Sunderland
4-5
Coventry
Honeyman (15'), Wyke (41'), Grigg (45'), Power (69')
Leadbitter (44')
Enobakhare (12'), Bakayoko (18'), Hiwula (25'), Shipley (55'), Chaplin (78')
Sterling (42'), Chaplin (79')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom7511125716
2Sunderland7502146815
3Blackburn RoversBlackburn7430146815
4Burnley7421134914
5Leeds UnitedLeeds7421124814
6Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd743093613
7Watford74121210213
8Middlesbrough732285311
9Norwich CityNorwich7322119211
10Swansea CitySwansea631274310
11Oxford UnitedOxford Utd7313108210
12Hull City72329819
13Derby CountyDerby7304101009
14Millwall7223121028
15Plymouth ArgylePlymouth7223811-38
16Bristol City6222812-48
17Queens Park RangersQPR7142811-37
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds7214914-57
19Luton TownLuton7214611-57
20Stoke CityStoke7205411-76
21Coventry CityCoventry7124611-55
22Preston North EndPreston7124412-85
23Portsmouth7043713-64
24Cardiff CityCardiff7016217-151


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