Ace Football previews the Championship round 38 match between Coventry and Sunderland and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Sunderland come to Coventry Building Society Arena for the Championship match on Saturday, Coventry will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Coventry vs Sunderland
Coventry Form
Coventry hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Oxford by 2-3, before winning 3-2 against Stoke. The streak ended in a recent 2-0 defeat against Derby. Coventry showed little mercy in their past six matches at Coventry Building Society Arena, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target nine times, while letting in six themselves.
Sunderland Form
Sunderland look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 1-2 and 2-1 winners against Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Preston, as the match resulted in a 1-1 draw. Sunderland managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding six times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Coventry and Sunderland
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Coventry and Sunderland. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have won 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Coventry have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Coventry have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Coventry have won the last 4 matches in a row in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Sunderland matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Sunderland matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Sunderland away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Coventry vs Sunderland
Bobby Thomas look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Eliezer Mayenda adds to his three Championship goals come this coming Saturday.
Betting markets: Coventry vs Sunderland
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Coventry Building Society Arena across all tournaments Coventry won six times, drew two and lost two times. Sunderland claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Coventry have not lost to Sunderland in 9 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Coventry scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Sunderland scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Coventry managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Sunderland kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Coventry, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Sunderland, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.
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