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Sunderland vs Coventry: result 0-3 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 23Kick-off on December 23, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
0-3
Coventry

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Coventry?

Coventry won 0-3 on December 23, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 45′T. SakamotoCoventry
  • 67′C. O'HareCoventry
  • 70′K. PalmerCoventry

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Coventry

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

4-1-4-1
  1. 17A. Ba
  1. 20J. Clarke
  2. 7J. Bellingham
  3. 24D. Neil
  4. 10P. Roberts
  1. 39P. Ekwah
  1. 32T. Hume
  2. 5D. Ballard
  3. 13L. O'Nien
  4. 2N. Huggins
  1. 1A. Patterson

Coventry

4-4-1-1
  1. 9E. Simms
  1. 10C. O'Hare
  1. 11H. Wright
  2. 14B. Sheaf
  3. 8J. Allen
  4. 7T. Sakamoto
  1. 21J. Bidwell
  2. 15L. Kitching
  3. 4B. Thomas
  4. 27M. van Ewijk
  1. 40B. Collins
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Coventry have 5, 5 and 5.

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

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 16, 2023Bristol City(away)0-1Championship
Dec 12, 2023Leeds(home)1-0Championship
Dec 9, 2023West Brom(home)2-1Championship
Dec 2, 2023Millwall(away)1-1Championship
Nov 29, 2023Huddersfield(home)1-2Championship
Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 16, 2023Leeds(away)1-1Championship
Dec 13, 2023Southampton(home)1-1Championship
Dec 8, 2023Birmingham(home)2-0Championship
Dec 2, 2023Ipswich(away)1-2Championship
Nov 28, 2023Plymouth(home)1-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2023Coventry 0-0 SunderlandChampionship
Feb 25, 2023Coventry 2-1 SunderlandChampionship
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

Last archived meeting: Coventry vs Sunderland on Aug 26, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Coventry score 1.1 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland1.11.146/157/15
Coventry1.11.057/154/15

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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