Ace Football previews the Championship game between Coventry and Sunderland who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sunderland go up against Coventry on Friday for a Championship meeting at Coventry Building Society Arena.
Form: Coventry vs Sunderland
Coventry Form
In their last three games, Coventry lost 3-1 against Plymouth, got defeated 1-0 by Luton before winning 2-0 against Middlesbrough. 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 12 times, while letting in four themselves.
Sunderland Form
Sunderland lost their previous three matches by 0-1 against Blackburn, 2-0 against Oxford and 0-1 against Queens Park Rangers. Sunderland claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats for Coventry and Sunderland
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Coventry and Sunderland. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 12 Coventry home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Coventry home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Coventry have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Coventry have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Championship and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 15 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 15 Sunderland matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sunderland have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sunderland have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sunderland have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
Players on top: Coventry vs Sunderland
Jack Rudoni found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Eliezer Mayenda just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Coventry vs Sunderland
Full-time result
Coventry won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Sunderland won four of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and four defeats as well. Sunderland lost 5 matches on the bounce. Coventry have not lost to Sunderland in 10 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Coventry scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Sunderland scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Coventry have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Sunderland have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Sunderland managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Coventry’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Sunderland, who managed to score 0.4 times in those matches. Sunderland did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games
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