Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Coventry and Sunderland who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sunderland go up against Coventry on Saturday for a Premier League meeting at Coventry Building Society Arena.
Placed 19th in the table Coventry have amassed six points after eight matches. On five points, Sunderland rank 20th with eight matches played this season.
Team form: Coventry vs Sunderland
Coventry Form
Coventry have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 4-1 victory against Newcastle. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-1 against Tottenham, before handing over another win to Fulham in a 0-1 defeat. Coventry only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Coventry Building Society Arena in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded ten goals.
Sunderland Form
Sunderland have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw with Lech Poznan. This was followed by another draw with Leeds, this time 0-0, before they outclassed Brentford by 3-2. Sunderland managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 12 time and letting in nine.
Betting 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.
- Coventry have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Coventry have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Coventry home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Coventry have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Coventry have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 16 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Sunderland matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Sunderland matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Sunderland away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Coventry vs Sunderland
Jack Rudoni is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Sunderland look to Brian Brobbey, hoping he can add to his current total of three Premier League goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Coventry vs Sunderland
Full-time result
Coventry claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Sunderland won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Coventry scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Sunderland got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Sunderland have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Sunderland managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Coventry have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Sunderland.
Total goals
Coventry saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Sunderland, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Sunderland did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games
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