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Coventry City v Sunderland : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Saturday afternoon sees Frank Kramer’s Coventry City and Régis Le Bris’s Sunderland go head to head in a Championship clash at The Coventry Building Society Arena. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a smart selection is shown below. Flip between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and the best odds for each one.

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Coventry City's next match is v Sheff Utd at 20:00 on Friday 28th March
Sunderland's next match is v Millwall at 15:00 on Saturday 29th March
The last English Championship meeting between Coventry and Sunderland was on Saturday 15th March 2025
English Championship
March 15th 2025
Coventry 3
0 Sunderland
 
H. Wright 21'
H. Wright 29'
H. Wright 73'
 
COV
SUN
Shots On
5
1
Shots Off
7
4
Corners
6
1
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
9
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
CoventrySunderland
 
O. Nnonyelu Dovin
J. Dasilva
M. van Ewijk
B. Thomas
L. Kitching
J. Allen
T. Sakamoto
M. Grimes
V. Torp Overgaard (J. Eccles 90')
H. Wrightfootball iconfootball iconfootball icon (E. Simms 90')
E. Mason-Clark (J. Paterson 86')
A. Patterson
T. Hume
L. O'Nien
(J. Seelt 69') D. Cirkin
C. Mepham
(W. Isidor 57') D. Neil
J. Bellingham
(A. Browne 78') P. Roberts
C. Rigg
(T. Watson 57') R. Mundle
E. Mayenda Dossou

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We can expect some goalmouth action in this one, but don't count on a record-breaker. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning no more than 3 goals will be scored in total during 90 minutes. Get best odds on under 3.5 just below, followed by recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Coventry are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Coventry
42%
9/5
22%
7/4
20%
Draw
26%
9/4
4%
23/10
3%
Sunderland
32%
6/4
17%
6/4
17%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
5/1
Coventry 1-0
11%
8/1
13%
7/1
7%
Sunderland 1-0
9%
15/2
15%
13/2
12%
Coventry 2-1
9%
10/1
16%
8/1
6%
Draw 0-0
8%
17/2
5%
15/2
6%
Sunderland 2-1
7%
9/1
9%
8/1
5%
Coventry 2-0
7%
12/1
18%
11/1
20%
Sunderland 2-0
5%
11/1
20%
10/1
15%
Draw 2-2
5%
12/111/1
Coventry 3-1
4%
22/1
21%
16/1
13%
Coventry 3-0
3%
28/1
38%
20/1
24%
Sunderland 3-1
3%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Coventry 3-2
2%
33/1
31%
22/1
10%
Sunderland 3-0
2%
22/1
32%
18/1
17%
Sunderland 3-2
2%
28/1
15%
20/1
9%
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
1/1
5%
19/20
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
4/5
6%
3/4
4%
Home 1st Goal
50%
11/10
21%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
5/6
19%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2
5%
-
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/5
4%
4/5
3%
BTTS - No
48%
10/11
5%
19/20
3%
BTTS - Home Win
19%
9/2
22%
4/1
15%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
4%
10/3
BTTS - Away Win
15%
4/1
17%
19/5
9%
Home/draw
68%
1/2
10%
1/2
7%
Away/draw
58%
2/5
11%
4/9
8%
Home/away
74%
1/3
2%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
3/101/3
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
5/221/10
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
5/2
3%
12/5
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
3/10
2%
2/7
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
11/211/2
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/91/10
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
1/40
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/161/18
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
9/115/2
6%
Home DNB
60%
10/11
14%
10/11
14%
Away DNB
50%
4/5
14%
4/5
14%
Coventry win to nil
23%
4/1
25%
-
Sunderland win to nil
17%
10/3
21%
-
Coventry / Coventry
18%
7/2
20%
10/3
20%
Coventry / Sunderland
3%
28/120/1
9%
Coventry / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw / Coventry
13%
11/2
18%
5/1
14%
Draw / Sunderland
14%
5/1
8%
19/4
12%
Draw / Draw
17%
4/118/5
4%
Sunderland / Coventry
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
Sunderland / Sunderland
20%
3/1
20%
3/1
13%
Sunderland / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Coventry have played 37 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Coventry have conceded 14 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Coventry have played 18 games at home, winning 10, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 31 goals, conceded 22 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Sunderland lay in 4th place on 69 points in the Championship league table having played 37 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 31 games against teams below them in the table, winning 17, drawing 10 and losing 4 games. They have scored 49 goals and kept 12 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sunderland have conceded 28 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Sunderland have played 18 away games, winning 8, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Coventry
Sunderland
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds38231145180 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1F
2
Sheff Utd3825762580 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 28
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
3
Burnley38211524178 
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
4
Sunderland Away38191271869 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2A
-
-
5
Coventry Home3817813759 
-
-
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
6
West Brom38131871457 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
7
Bristol C3814159857 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
8
M'Boro3815914954 
May 3
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3A
9
Blackburn3815716252 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
10
Watford3815716-452 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
11
Millwall38131213-251 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
12
Sheff Wed3814915-651 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
13
Norwich38121313649 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 8
14
Preston38101711-547 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
15
QPR38111215-645 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
16
Swansea3812818-1144 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
Apr 12
w
 
2-3A
17
Portsmouth3811918-1542 
Apr 9
l
 
4-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
18
Oxford Utd38101216-1642 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
19
Hull38101117-841 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 14
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
20
Stoke3891217-1439 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
21
Cardiff3891217-2039 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
22
Derby3810820-1138 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
23
Luton389821-2635 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 26
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
24
Plymouth3871219-3733 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Coventry 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Coventry3 - 2Stoke
Coventry2 - 1Preston
Coventry1 - 0QPR
Coventry0 - 2Leeds
Coventry2 - 1Watford
Coventry1 - 0Bristol C
Coventry0 - 0Millwall
Coventry4 - 0Plymouth
Coventry2 - 1Hull
Coventry2 - 2Cardiff
Coventry2 - 2Sheff Utd
Coventry1 - 2Derby
Coventry3 - 2Luton
Coventry1 - 2Sheff Wed
Coventry3 - 0Blackburn
Coventry1 - 2Swansea
Coventry0 - 1Norwich
Coventry3 - 2Oxford Utd
Coventry1 - 2QPR
Coventry1 - 2Ipswich
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACoventry0 - 2Derby
HCoventry3 - 2Stoke
ACoventry3 - 2Oxford Utd
HCoventry2 - 1Preston
ACoventry2 - 1Sheff Wed
HCoventry1 - 0QPR
HCoventry0 - 2Leeds
ACoventry2 - 0Swansea
HCoventry2 - 1Watford
ACoventry2 - 0Blackburn
HCoventry1 - 0Bristol C
ACoventry1 - 2Norwich
ACoventry1 - 1Cardiff
HCoventry0 - 0Millwall
HCoventry4 - 0Plymouth
ACoventry1 - 4Portsmouth
HCoventry2 - 1Hull
ACoventry0 - 2West Brom
ACoventry1 - 0Millwall
HCoventry2 - 2Cardiff
Sunderland 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Wed1 - 2Sunderland
Leeds2 - 1Sunderland
M'Boro2 - 3Sunderland
Derby0 - 1Sunderland
Burnley0 - 0Sunderland
Stoke1 - 0Sunderland
Blackburn2 - 2Sunderland
Swansea2 - 3Sunderland
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
Millwall1 - 1Sunderland
Preston0 - 0Sunderland
QPR0 - 0Sunderland
Luton1 - 2Sunderland
Hull0 - 1Sunderland
Watford2 - 1Sunderland
Plymouth3 - 2Sunderland
Portsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
Cardiff0 - 2Sunderland
Watford1 - 0Sunderland
West Brom0 - 1Sunderland
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSunderland1 - 1Preston
HSunderland2 - 1Cardiff
ASunderland2 - 1Sheff Wed
HSunderland0 - 1Hull
ASunderland1 - 2Leeds
HSunderland2 - 0Luton
HSunderland2 - 2Watford
ASunderland3 - 2M'Boro
HSunderland2 - 2Plymouth
ASunderland1 - 0Derby
ASunderland0 - 0Burnley
HSunderland1 - 0Portsmouth
HSunderland2 - 1Sheff Utd
ASunderland0 - 1Stoke
ASunderland2 - 2Blackburn
HSunderland2 - 1Norwich
ASunderland3 - 2Swansea
HSunderland1 - 1Bristol C
HSunderland2 - 1Stoke
ASunderland0 - 1Sheff Utd
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
10
Coventry have not lost to Sunderland in 10 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Coventry since 1997
Coventry
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
15
8
Games: Scored
9 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
1 / 10
COV
6
D
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Coventry
Draw0 - 0Draw
Coventry2 - 1
Coventry1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Coventry2 - 1
Coventry2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Coventry1 - 0
Coventry3 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Sunderland since 1996
Sunderland
Coventry
Goals: Scored
14
13
Games: Scored
9 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
2 / 11
COV
2
D
5
SUN
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sunderland
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 3Coventry
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
4 - 5Coventry
Sunderland2 - 0
Sunderland1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sunderland1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sunderland1 - 0
Goal Statistics
Coventry 5th Sunderland 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Coventry will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Sunderland will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Coventry’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Sunderland’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Coventry
PG (predicted goals)
Sunderland
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
COV
SUN
9%
better
view stats
Games scored28
30
Failed to score9
7
Scored first19
21
Goals scored52
55
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
COV
SUN
25%
better
view stats
Games conceded28
23
Clean sheets9
14
Conceded first17
12
Goals conceded48
34
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+25%

Coventry v Sunderland Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Coventry Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
381057
M EwijkH WrightT SakamotoJ Eccles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Dovin GLK27
1
-
M Ewijk DEF3822
-
B Thomas DEF344
3
-
L Kitching DEF201
5
-
J Dasilva DEF251
1
-
V Torp MID3364
2
-
M Grimes MID81
2
-
J Allen MID16
-
T Sakamoto FWD3445
4
-
H Wright FWD19101
1
-
E Mason-Clark FWD2755
2
-
Subs
B Collins GLK8
-
J Latibeaudiere DEF28
4
-
L Binks DEF19
6
-
J Bidwell DEF2411
5
-
J Eccles MID3733
7
-
E Simms FWD3562
1
-
J Paterson FWD3
-
R Rodrigues FWD3
-
N Bassette FWD222
5
-
Sunderland Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3712610
D NeilW IsidorT HumeT Hume
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Patterson GLK34
2
-
T Hume DEF3716
10
-
C Mepham DEF301
7
1
L O'Nien DEF3731
8
-
D Cirkin DEF3432
8
-
D Neil MID3723
2
1
J Bellingham MID3444
9
1
P Roberts MID3726
8
-
C Rigg MID3442
7
-
R Mundle MID2053
1
-
E Mayenda FWD3085
1
-
Subs
S Moore GLK4
1
-
J Seelt DEF1
-
J Anderson DEF
-
A Browne MID151
-
H. Jones MID1
-
B Middlemas MID
-
W Isidor FWD35122
9
-
M. Aleksić FWD4
1
-
T Watson FWD132
-