Sunderland and Coventry City spectators can't wait for League One clash at Stadium of Light

Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 13.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (49000 seats)

Sunderland perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Coventry City can look both up and down from their 9th position.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League One. This match was also played here at Stadium of Light. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Coventry City have had more rest.

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Sunderland form and stats

Sunderland are steadily winning games and points here at Stadium of Light. 11 wins, 9 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 20 games. The Sunderland fans aren't used to losing here at Stadium of Light and will expect new points from this game. Sunderland has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat. Sunderland haven’t lost a game in 23 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Portsmouth.

The points were shared in Sunderland's previous game, also at home. Visiting Burton Albion travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Rochdale.

The Sunderland fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 39 goals in 20 matches. From these home matches, Sunderland have conceded only 19 goals.

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Coventry City form and stats

As the visiting team Coventry City have produced an overall stat of 8-4-8 so far.

Coventry City's last game was the home draw against Bristol Rovers (0-0). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Barnsley that ended 2-2.

Coventry City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 24 away goals from 20 games. 26 goals have been conceded by Coventry City in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Coventry City - Sunderland 1-1. Sunderland-Coventry City H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Sunderland 1 win, Coventry City 1 win, 1 draw.

Top Goalscorers

A. McGeady
11 goals
J. Hiwula-Mayifuila
9 goals / 3 assists
C. Maguire
6 goals / 1 assists

Sunderland missing players

Coventry City missing players

Sunderland Coventry City
Total Home Statistic Away Total
38 19 Played 20 41
67 37 Scored 24 45
34 18 Conceded 26 45
97% 100% Over 0.5 95% 95%
87% 89% Over 1.5 75% 68%
45% 47% Over 2.5 55% 44%
21% 26% Over 3.5 15% 7%
11% 16% Over 4.5 5% 2%
68% 74% Both teams to score 60% 56%
32% 26% Clean Sheet 20% 24%
3% 0% Failed To Score 25% 24%
Key stats this season:
  • Sunderland hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Coventry City is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Sunderland is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
  • Sunderland has scored in all of their 19 home matches.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luton Town 41 25 12 4 80 34 21 15 6 0 52 16 20 10 6 4 28 18 46 87
2 Sunderland 40 21 17 2 70 36 20 11 9 0 39 19 20 10 8 2 31 17 34 80
3 Barnsley 41 22 13 6 68 33 20 12 8 0 32 12 21 10 5 6 36 21 35 79
4 Portsmouth 40 22 11 7 71 43 19 10 6 3 33 16 21 12 5 4 38 27 28 77
5 Charlton Athletic 41 22 10 9 59 37 20 13 5 2 30 14 21 9 5 7 29 23 22 76
6 Doncaster Rovers 41 18 12 11 69 52 20 11 7 2 40 19 21 7 5 9 29 33 17 66
7 Peterborough United 40 17 10 13 62 54 21 8 6 7 27 26 19 9 4 6 35 28 8 61
8 Blackpool 41 14 16 11 47 45 20 7 8 5 26 21 21 7 8 6 21 24 2 58
9 Coventry City 41 16 10 15 45 45 21 8 6 7 21 19 20 8 4 8 24 26 0 58
10 Burton Albion 41 15 12 14 57 48 21 10 5 6 32 20 20 5 7 8 25 28 9 57
11 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 52 43 20 8 7 5 30 25 20 7 4 9 22 18 9 56
12 Oxford United 41 13 13 15 50 56 20 10 2 8 30 24 21 3 11 7 20 32 -6 52
13 Gillingham 41 13 9 19 54 66 20 6 4 10 24 31 21 7 5 9 30 35 -12 48
14 Shrewsbury Town 41 11 14 16 45 53 21 8 8 5 23 22 20 3 6 11 22 31 -8 47
15 Plymouth Argyle 41 12 11 18 51 65 21 8 6 7 33 33 20 4 5 11 18 32 -14 47
16 Bristol Rovers 41 11 13 17 41 45 20 4 6 10 19 24 21 7 7 7 22 21 -4 46
17 Accrington Stanley 41 11 12 18 41 60 20 5 6 9 19 28 21 6 6 9 22 32 -19 45
18 Scunthorpe United 41 12 9 20 49 70 20 6 6 8 29 36 21 6 3 12 20 34 -21 45
19 Rochdale 41 12 9 20 50 79 21 6 4 11 23 37 20 6 5 9 27 42 -29 45
20 Wycombe Wanderers 41 11 11 19 50 64 21 8 5 8 26 26 20 3 6 11 24 38 -14 44
21 AFC Wimbledon 41 12 7 22 37 59 21 5 4 12 21 35 20 7 3 10 16 24 -22 43
22 Southend United 41 12 7 22 49 61 20 6 2 12 27 29 21 6 5 10 22 32 -12 43
23 Walsall 41 11 9 21 44 67 21 6 4 11 26 36 20 5 5 10 18 31 -23 42
24 Bradford City 41 10 6 25 43 69 21 7 2 12 24 30 20 3 4 13 19 39 -26 36

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