Ace Football previews the Championship game between Sunderland and Coventry who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Coventry go up against Sunderland this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Stadium of Light.
Sunderland are placed oneth with 30 points after 14 matches. Coventry occupy a position as 17th in the league on 15 points.
Form: Sunderland vs Coventry
Sunderland Form
Sunderland look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Oxford in a 2-0 win, before a 0-0 draw followed against Queens Park Rangers. Their most recent outing resulted in a 0-0 draw in a hard fought encounter with Preston. Sunderland won five of their last six Championship matches at the Stadium of Light, scoring 12 and conceding two along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
Coventry Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Coventry. They first took out Luton by 3-2 before downing Middlesbrough by 0-3. The winning streak came to an end against Derby, who ran out 1-2 winners. Coventry only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by seven goals to six.
Betting facts for Sunderland and Coventry
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sunderland and Coventry. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Sunderland home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Sunderland home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Sunderland matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Sunderland home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Coventry away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Coventry matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Sunderland vs Coventry
Wilson Isidor is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Coventry look to Haji Wright, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Sunderland vs Coventry
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stadium of Light across all tournaments Sunderland won five times, drew three and lost two times. Coventry claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Sunderland did not lose any of their last 7 matches. Coventry did not lose any of their last 6 matches at home. Coventry have not lost to Sunderland in 8 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Sunderland scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Coventry got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Sunderland have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Sunderland probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Coventry managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed six clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Coventry have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Sunderland when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sunderland, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Coventry. They performed an average of 1.4 goals in these.
Recommended tip: Sunderland vs Coventry
To sum up, the upcoming match between Sunderland and Coventry seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.
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