Coventry City scrimmages with Sunderland confrontation

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena

Sunderland cannot count on any easy points from hosts Coventry City in this Championship match. Here's the full match guide!

Insights:
  • Coventry City have the most clean sheets (15) in Championship
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Sunderland could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Championship game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Rotherham United. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Coventry City form and stats

Coventry City have played 17 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Ben Wilson not having conceded a league goal in 269 minutes.

It's back home for Coventry City, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Rotherham United away with the result 2-0. Gyökeres and Allen found the net in that victory. Midfield player Hamer got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, the max score being 10. Hamer served one assist and hit three key passes.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Millwall in a game that was won 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Coventry perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Coventry City as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Coventry City has won 6 of these, drawn 4 and lost 5.

Trench warfare? In this team's last 17 league matches, 14 have seen zero, one or two goals.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Coventry City as they are travelling to their away game against Preston North End in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.

Coventry City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 17 games. Coventry are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Coventry Building Society Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 17 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sunderland form and stats

Playing away, Sunderland have won 7 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Championship this season.

Sunderland lost away at Rotherham United (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league matches winning points. Gelhardt, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.73. Gelhardt scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Bristol City.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sunderland playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 4 Sunderland wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Take note! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's last 12 league matches.

Sunderland are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 17 away games so far. 19 goals have been conceded by Sunderland in these games.

Head 2 Head

Coventry City have put together a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (2-3-0) when facing Sunderland.

These sides faced each other earlier this match year: Sunderland - Coventry City 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Coventry CityV. Gyökeres
V. Gyökeres
14 goals
SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
10 goals
SunderlandJ. Clarke
J. Clarke
7 goals

Coventry City missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Coventry City Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 17 6 Played P 4 17 33
12 8 4 Won W 2 7 13
9 5 1 Drew D 1 5 10
11 4 1 Lost L 1 5 10
35 21 5 Scored S 8 27 48
33 15 2 Conceded C 5 19 36
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
53% 53% 17% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 79%
28% 24% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 53% 52%
22% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 18%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 9%
34% 35% 17% BTTS BTTS 75% 65% 58%
47% 53% 67% Clean Sheets C S 25% 24% 30%
28% 18% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 18%
 
4.4 4.8 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.6 4.2
5.5 5.1 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.5 5.5
2 1.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2.1
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
12.1 13.1 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 10.1 11.4
4 4.5 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.7
27% 28% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 46% 39%
 
10.7 10.1 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9 11.9 11.8
3.4 3.4 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.2 3.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Coventry City have the most clean sheets (15) in Championship
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 33 21 10 2 64 28 17 12 5 0 36 13 16 9 5 2 28 15 36 73
2 Sheffield United 32 18 7 7 54 30 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 24 61
3 Middlesbrough 33 17 6 10 56 38 16 9 5 2 26 13 17 8 1 8 30 25 18 57
4 Blackburn Rovers 33 16 4 13 35 37 16 11 1 4 22 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -2 52
5 Millwall 32 14 8 10 40 33 16 9 5 2 25 12 16 5 3 8 15 21 7 50
6 Luton Town 32 13 11 8 39 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 8 4 4 19 15 7 50
7 Watford 33 13 11 9 41 37 16 8 4 4 24 16 17 5 7 5 17 21 4 50
8 Sunderland 33 13 10 10 48 36 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 7 5 5 27 19 12 49
9 Norwich City 33 14 7 12 46 37 17 7 4 6 25 21 16 7 3 6 21 16 9 49
10 West Bromwich Albion 32 12 9 11 42 36 16 7 5 4 22 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 6 45
11 Coventry City 32 12 9 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 15 4 4 7 14 18 2 45
12 Swansea City 33 11 9 13 46 50 16 7 2 7 26 24 17 4 7 6 20 26 -4 42
13 Hull City 33 11 9 13 38 47 17 6 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 42
14 Preston North End 32 11 9 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 16 8 4 4 18 16 -9 42
15 Bristol City 32 10 11 11 42 41 17 6 5 6 21 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 1 41
16 Reading 32 12 5 15 35 47 15 9 3 3 24 17 17 3 2 12 11 30 -12 41
17 Stoke City 33 11 7 15 39 40 16 5 4 7 20 18 17 6 3 8 19 22 -1 40
18 Queens Park Rangers 33 10 9 14 34 46 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 16 23 -12 39
19 Birmingham City 33 10 8 15 38 45 17 5 5 7 20 20 16 5 3 8 18 25 -7 38
20 Rotherham United 33 8 12 13 36 45 16 6 5 5 26 20 17 2 7 8 10 25 -9 36
21 Cardiff City 33 9 8 16 25 36 17 5 5 7 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 35
22 Huddersfield Town 32 8 7 17 30 43 16 6 3 7 16 16 16 2 4 10 14 27 -13 31
23 Blackpool 33 7 10 16 32 48 16 4 5 7 17 21 17 3 5 9 15 27 -16 31
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 10 15 29 50 17 3 4 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 31

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 33 21 10 2 64 28 17 12 5 0 36 13 16 9 5 2 28 15 36 73
2 Sheffield United 32 18 7 7 54 30 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 24 61
3 Middlesbrough 33 17 6 10 56 38 16 9 5 2 26 13 17 8 1 8 30 25 18 57
4 Blackburn Rovers 33 16 4 13 35 37 16 11 1 4 22 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -2 52
5 Millwall 32 14 8 10 40 33 16 9 5 2 25 12 16 5 3 8 15 21 7 50
6 Luton Town 32 13 11 8 39 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 8 4 4 19 15 7 50
7 Watford 33 13 11 9 41 37 16 8 4 4 24 16 17 5 7 5 17 21 4 50
8 Sunderland 33 13 10 10 48 36 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 7 5 5 27 19 12 49
9 Norwich City 33 14 7 12 46 37 17 7 4 6 25 21 16 7 3 6 21 16 9 49
10 West Bromwich Albion 32 12 9 11 42 36 16 7 5 4 22 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 6 45
11 Coventry City 32 12 9 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 15 4 4 7 14 18 2 45
12 Swansea City 33 11 9 13 46 50 16 7 2 7 26 24 17 4 7 6 20 26 -4 42
13 Hull City 33 11 9 13 38 47 17 6 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 42
14 Preston North End 32 11 9 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 16 8 4 4 18 16 -9 42
15 Bristol City 32 10 11 11 42 41 17 6 5 6 21 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 1 41
16 Reading 32 12 5 15 35 47 15 9 3 3 24 17 17 3 2 12 11 30 -12 41
17 Stoke City 33 11 7 15 39 40 16 5 4 7 20 18 17 6 3 8 19 22 -1 40
18 Queens Park Rangers 33 10 9 14 34 46 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 16 23 -12 39
19 Birmingham City 33 10 8 15 38 45 17 5 5 7 20 20 16 5 3 8 18 25 -7 38
20 Rotherham United 33 8 12 13 36 45 16 6 5 5 26 20 17 2 7 8 10 25 -9 36
21 Cardiff City 33 9 8 16 25 36 17 5 5 7 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 35
22 Huddersfield Town 32 8 7 17 30 43 16 6 3 7 16 16 16 2 4 10 14 27 -13 31
23 Blackpool 33 7 10 16 32 48 16 4 5 7 17 21 17 3 5 9 15 27 -16 31
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 10 15 29 50 17 3 4 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 31

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.