Championship

Championship | 1st Leg

May 9, 2025 at 8pm UK

The Coventry Building Society Arena

Coventry
1 - 2
Sunderland

(Sunderland win 3-2 on aggregate)

Rudoni (70')
Sheaf (55'), van Ewijk (59'), Kitching (63')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Isidor (68'), Mayenda (88')
Cirkin (21')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Coventry City

All competitions

Last Game: Coventry 2-0 Middlesbrough
Saturday, May 3 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Sunderland

All competitions

Last Game: Sunderland 0-1 QPR
Saturday, May 3 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 48.56%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 27.25% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.5%) and 2-0 (7.98%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 0-1 (6.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.

Result
Coventry City	Draw	Sunderland
48.56% ( 2.56)	24.18% ( -0.53)	27.25% ( -2.03)

Both teams to score 56.51% (

0.3)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.5% (

1.06)

45.5% (

-1.07)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.17% (

1.01)

67.82% (

-1.01)

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.17% (

1.49)

18.82% (

-1.49)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

49.74% (

2.43)

50.26% (

-2.44)

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.61% (

-0.93)

30.38% (

0.93)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.42% (

-1.12)

66.58% (

1.12)

Score Analysis

Coventry City 48.57%

Sunderland 27.25%

Draw 24.17%

Coventry City	Draw	Sunderland
1-0 @ 9.55% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.5% ( 0.21) 2-0 @ 7.98% ( 0.38) 3-1 @ 5.29% ( 0.35) 3-0 @ 4.44% ( 0.4) 3-2 @ 3.15% ( 0.14) 4-1 @ 2.21% ( 0.24) 4-0 @ 1.85% ( 0.25) 4-2 @ 1.32% ( 0.11) Other @ 3.28% Total : 48.57%	1-1 @ 11.37% ( -0.28) 0-0 @ 5.72% ( -0.27) 2-2 @ 5.66% ( -0.02) 3-3 @ 1.25% ( 0.02) Other @ 0.17% Total : 24.17%	0-1 @ 6.81% ( -0.5) 1-2 @ 6.78% ( -0.35) 0-2 @ 4.06% ( -0.41) 1-3 @ 2.69% ( -0.21) 2-3 @ 2.25% ( -0.07) 0-3 @ 1.61% ( -0.21) Other @ 3.06% Total : 27.25%