Delightful dogfight as daring Coventry City duel with determined Sunderland

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena

This should be another intriguing battle at The Coventry Building Society Arena in the Championship. Coventry City is in 9th position and welcome Sunderland in 16th spot. Read about the match here!

Both contenders have had enough days rest since their last match. Let's hope for an animated match!

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Coventry City form and stats

The hosts won their first Championship game here at The Coventry Building Society Arena, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Coventry City last season were 11 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses from 23 games.

An away draw last time out for Coventry, facing Swansea City in a game that ended 1-1. Godden has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three games in a row. Outstanding! Eccles (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.63/10. Eccles hit four key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 46 total).

Ahead of that match, Coventry City won a home game hosting Middlesbrough (3-0).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Coventry handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

At The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry City has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Sunderland form and stats

Sunderland have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Championship were 11 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats from 23 fixtures.

Sunderland won their last game, 2-1 versus Rotherham United played at home. Midfielder Bellingham was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.0. Bellingham scored two goals and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Preston North End's place.

We have checked recent matches where Sunderland have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 3 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Sunderland has managed {1 goals} and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Coventry have not lost in the last 6 fixtures (3-3-0) against Sunderland.

Top Goalscorers

Coventry CityM. Godden
M. Godden
2 goals
SunderlandJ. Bellingham
J. Bellingham
2 goals
Coventry CityK. McFadzean
K. McFadzean
1 goals

Coventry City missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Coventry City Sunderland
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 3 0 Scored S 0 1 4
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
33% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7.7 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 12 9.3
5 7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 3
1.3 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.3 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 14 15
4.3 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 4
38% 60% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 33%
 
13.7 14 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11 9.3
4 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 2.7
Coventry City Last season Sunderland
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
49 25   Played P   24 48
19 11   Won W   11 19
18 9   Drew D   6 15
12 5   Lost L   7 14
60 31   Scored S   35 70
47 25   Conceded C   24 58
88% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 94%
61% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 79%
33% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 54%
22% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 19%
10% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 10%
41% 44%   BTTS BTTS   54% 60%
45% 44%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 29%
27% 20%   Failed to Score F T   17% 17%
 
4.4 5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 4.5
5.4 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 5.2
2.1 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2
3 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
12.8 14.1   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 12
4.1 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4
30% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 36%
 
10.9 10.7   Shots against (avg) S A   12.9 12.2
3.4 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.4 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 Leicester City 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
4 Southampton 3 2 1 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
5 Preston North End 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
6 Hull City 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6
7 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
8 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
9 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
10 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 4
11 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
12 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
13 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
14 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Millwall 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
17 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 -4 3
18 Swansea City 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
19 Leeds United 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
20 Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
21 Huddersfield Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
22 Rotherham United 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 1
23 Middlesbrough 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 0
Last season 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 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 Leicester City 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
4 Southampton 3 2 1 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
5 Preston North End 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
6 Hull City 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6
7 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
8 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
9 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
10 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 4
11 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
12 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
13 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
14 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Millwall 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
17 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 -4 3
18 Swansea City 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
19 Leeds United 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
20 Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
21 Huddersfield Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
22 Rotherham United 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 1
23 Middlesbrough 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 0

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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.