Sunderland v Coventry City betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sun 31.July
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

Sunderland and Coventry City supporters have their finest supporter clothes on for this first game week of a new Championship season. Let's go!

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Sunderland form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Sunderland as they were promoted from League One last season. Happy days that were secured through 24 wins, 12 draws and 10 losses from 46 games. The team scored 49 goals at home last season and conceded 19. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sunderland have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 1.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Sunderland, who have participated in six training matches. Sunderland have won 2 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 3 games.

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Coventry City form and stats

Let's have a look at how Coventry City performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 13 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 60 and conceded 59 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 8 and lost 8 with 28/33 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Coventry City playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 3 Coventry City wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Coventry City have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from six fixtures.

Head 2 Head

Head to head data (for the last six meetings): Sunderland won one game, two matches ended in a draw and Coventry City got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / four

Sunderland missing players

Coventry City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Coventry City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Sunderland Last season Coventry City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
49 25   Played P   23 46
26 18   Won W   7 17
13 3   Drew D   8 13
10 4   Lost L   8 16
83 52   Scored S   28 60
54 19   Conceded C   33 59
94% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 93%
78% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 74%
55% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 48%
29% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 26%
16% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 15%
53% 52%   BTTS BTTS   57% 57%
37% 44%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 22%
16% 4%   Failed to Score F T   35% 28%
 
5.8 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   6.1 6.3
4.4 3.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.3
2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
3 1   Red cards R C   0 3
 
14.1 15.6   Shots (avg) S (   13.2 14.2
4.9 5.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 5
35% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 26%
 
11.3 10   Shots against (avg) S A   12.7 10.6
3.4 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29
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 Fulham 46 27 9 10 106 43 23 14 4 5 56 20 23 13 5 5 50 23 63 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 23 13 7 3 41 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 23 13 6 4 35 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 17 82
4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 23 13 4 6 43 22 23 10 7 6 30 18 33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 23 13 5 5 38 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 23 12 7 4 37 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 23 14 2 7 34 21 23 6 8 9 25 29 9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 23 12 5 6 36 26 23 7 7 9 23 24 9 69
9 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 23 13 6 4 32 16 23 5 9 9 21 29 8 69
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 23 12 8 3 33 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 7 67
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 23 9 3 11 30 34 1 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 60 59 23 10 5 8 32 26 23 7 8 8 28 33 1 64
13 Preston North End 46 16 16 14 52 56 23 9 10 4 33 28 23 7 6 10 19 28 -4 64
14 Stoke City 46 17 11 18 57 52 23 10 5 8 30 23 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 62
15 Swansea City 46 16 13 17 58 68 23 9 8 6 30 27 23 7 5 11 28 41 -10 61
16 Blackpool 46 16 12 18 54 58 23 11 3 9 29 26 23 5 9 9 25 32 -4 60
17 Bristol City 46 15 10 21 62 77 23 8 8 7 33 29 23 7 2 14 29 48 -15 55
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 23 8 4 11 28 39 -18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 23 7 4 12 22 28 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 23 7 6 10 27 33 23 4 8 11 23 42 -25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 23 7 5 11 33 44 23 6 3 14 21 43 -33 41
22 Peterborough United 46 9 10 27 43 87 23 6 7 10 27 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -44 37
23 Derby County 46 14 13 19 45 53 23 11 7 5 30 22 23 3 6 14 15 31 -8 34
24 Barnsley 46 6 12 28 33 73 23 5 7 11 18 29 23 1 5 17 15 44 -40 30

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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 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.