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Coventry City
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
Draw
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
1Leeds UnitedLeeds382311476255180
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd38257653282580
3Burnley382115252114178
4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry38178135548759
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
8Middlesbrough38159145748954
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn38157164240252
10Watford38157164751-452
11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38149155359-651
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd381012163955-1642
19Hull City381011173947-841
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton3898213460-2635
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth38712194077-3733


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