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Coventry vs Sunderland: result 1-2 and analysis

ChampionshipPromotion Play-offs - Semi-finalsKick-off on May 9, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands

Coventry
1-2
Sunderland

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What was the result of Coventry vs Sunderland?

Sunderland won 1-2 on May 9, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 68′W. IsidorSunderland
  • 70′J. RudoniCoventry
  • 88′Eliezer MayendaSunderland

Official lineup for Coventry vs Sunderland

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Coventry

4-2-3-1
  1. 23B. Thomas-Asante
  1. 11H. Wright
  2. 5J. Rudoni
  3. 7T. Sakamoto
  1. 14B. Sheaf
  2. 6M. Grimes
  1. 3J. Dasilva
  2. 15L. Kitching
  3. 4B. Thomas
  4. 27M. van Ewijk
  1. 13B. Wilson

Sunderland

4-4-2
  1. 18W. Isidor
  2. 12Eliezer Mayenda
  1. 28E. Le Fée
  2. 7J. Bellingham
  3. 4D. Neil
  4. 10P. Roberts
  1. 3D. Cirkin
  2. 13L. O'Nien
  3. 5D. Ballard
  4. 32T. Hume
  1. 1A. Patterson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Coventry have 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats; Sunderland have 5, 2 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 3, 2025Middlesbrough(home)2-0Championship
Apr 26, 2025Luton(away)0-1Championship
Apr 21, 2025Plymouth(away)1-3Championship
Apr 18, 2025West Brom(home)2-0Championship
Apr 14, 2025Hull City(away)1-1Championship
Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 3, 2025QPR(home)0-1Championship
Apr 26, 2025Oxford United(away)0-2Championship
Apr 21, 2025Blackburn(home)0-1Championship
Apr 18, 2025Bristol City(away)1-2Championship
Apr 12, 2025Swansea(home)0-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Coventry wins, 3 draws, 0 Sunderland wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 15, 2025Coventry 3-0 SunderlandChampionship
Nov 9, 2024Sunderland 2-2 CoventryChampionship
Dec 23, 2023Sunderland 0-3 CoventryChampionship
Aug 26, 2023Coventry 0-0 SunderlandChampionship
Feb 25, 2023Coventry 2-1 SunderlandChampionship
Jul 31, 2022Sunderland 1-1 CoventryChampionship

Last archived meeting: Coventry vs Sunderland on Mar 15, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Coventry score 1.5 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Sunderland score 0.7 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Coventry1.51.258/158/15
Sunderland0.71.145/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Coventry4628117974595

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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