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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
50.0%
Draw
37.5%
Sunderland
12.5%
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Head to Head
Feb 25, 2023 12.30pm
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Coventry
2-1
Sunderland
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Diallo (90+4')
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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
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4-5
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1Leeds UnitedLeeds27168351193256
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3Burnley27141123192253
4Sunderland27149439221751
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2712693124742
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom27914433221141
7Middlesbrough27118844341041
8Watford27125103837141
9Bristol City2791083331237
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds27107103843-537
11Norwich CityNorwich279994339436
12Queens Park RangersQPR2781183034-435
13Swansea CitySwansea2797113033-334
14Coventry CityCoventry2788113537-232
15Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2788113041-1132
16Preston North EndPreston2761382834-631
17Millwall2679102424030
18Stoke CityStoke27610112533-828
19Derby CountyDerby2776143137-627
20Cardiff CityCardiff2769122941-1227
21Hull City2768132636-1026
22Portsmouth2668123245-1326
23Luton TownLuton2775152744-1726
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2749142555-3021


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