Coventry City vs Sunderland prediction

Coventry City have won three, drawn none and lost six of their nine Premier League games so far, scoring 9 and letting in 16. That has them 16th on 9 points.

Their last six in all competitions read two wins, no draws and four defeats, at 1.2 goals scored and 2.2 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 1-0 to Fulham at home; before that came a 3-1 defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur and a 4-1 win at home to Newcastle United.

They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won one of four recently (5 scored, 10 conceded). A. Amenda (calf injury), B. Thomas (calf injury) and H. Wright (muscle injury), plus two others, are all unavailable.

So far in the Premier League, Sunderland have won one, drawn two and lost six of nine, with 7 goals scored and 17 conceded, good for 20th place and 5 points.

Over the last six matches it has been two wins, two draws and two defeats, averaging 1.0 goals for and 1.3 against. Last time out they beat Brentford 3-2 at home; before that came a goalless draw at home to Leeds United and a 1-1 draw away at Lech Poznan.

Sunderland are unbeaten in three. They failed to score in three of those games. On the road they've won one of three recently (3 scored, 4 conceded). D. Ballard (muscle injury), J. Ta Bi (injury) and N. Mukiele (face injury), plus two others, are all unavailable.

Home and away form points to Sunderland: Coventry City have won one of their last four at home, Sunderland one of their last three on the road. Four points separate the two sides in the table. Sunderland also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Sunderland favourites at 44%, with Coventry City on 29% and the draw at 27%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 2.8 in the game: 1.1 for Coventry City and 1.6 for Sunderland. Over 2.5 goals is 51% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 15 Mar 2025, Coventry won 3-0.