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Coventry vs Sunderland: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 34Kick-off on February 25, 2023 at 12:30 PM (UTC)The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands

Coventry
2-1
Sunderland

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What was the result of Coventry vs Sunderland?

Coventry won 2-1 on February 25, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 25′J. AllenCoventry
  • 89′V. GyökeresCoventry
  • 90′A. DialloSunderland

Official lineup for Coventry vs Sunderland

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Coventry

3-4-2-1
  1. 17V. Gyökeres
  1. 45K. Palmer
  2. 8J. Allen
  1. 27J. Bidwell
  2. 28J. Eccles
  3. 38G. Hamer
  4. 7B. Norton-Cuffy
  1. 3C. Doyle
  2. 5K. McFadzean
  3. 16L. McNally
  1. 13B. Wilson

Sunderland

4-2-3-1
  1. 28J. Gelhardt
  1. 20J. Clarke
  2. 16A. Diallo
  3. 10P. Roberts
  1. 25É. Michut
  2. 24D. Neil
  1. 42A. Alese
  2. 6D. Batth
  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 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Sunderland have 6, 5 and 4.

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

Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 18, 2023Rotherham(away)2-0Championship
Feb 14, 2023Millwall(home)1-0Championship
Feb 11, 2023Luton(home)1-1Championship
Feb 3, 2023West Brom(away)0-1Championship
Jan 28, 2023Huddersfield(home)2-0Championship
Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 21, 2023Rotherham(away)1-2Championship
Feb 18, 2023Bristol City(home)1-1Championship
Feb 14, 2023QPR(away)3-0Championship
Feb 11, 2023Reading(home)1-0Championship
Feb 8, 2023Fulham(home)2-3FA Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Coventry wins, 3 draws, 0 Sunderland wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 31, 2022Sunderland 1-1 CoventryChampionship
Mar 1, 2020Coventry 1-0 SunderlandLeague One
Nov 23, 2019Sunderland 1-1 CoventryLeague One
Apr 13, 2019Sunderland 4-5 CoventryLeague One
Sep 29, 2018Coventry 1-1 SunderlandLeague One

Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Coventry on Jul 31, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Coventry score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sunderland score 1.6 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Coventry1.31.366/154/15
Sunderland1.61.2312/158/15

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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