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Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
The Coventry Building Society Arena
Sunderland

Coventry
0 - 0
Sunderland


Palmer (21')
FT

Ekwah (10'), O'Nien (14'), Cirkin (65'), Pritchard (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Coventry City 3-1 Sunderland

In theory, a battle between two of last season's playoff sides should be a closely-fought affair. Nevertheless, we have been left impressed by Coventry in recent weeks, and we are backing the home side to outclass their opponents this weekend. Read more.

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 40.42%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 34.1% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.7%) and 2-0 (6.67%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 0-1 (8.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.

Result
Coventry CityDrawSunderland
40.42% (0.015000000000001 0.02) 25.48% (0.0039999999999978 0) 34.1% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)
Both teams to score 55.69% (-0.014000000000003 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.84% (-0.016999999999996 -0.02)48.16% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.68% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)70.32% (0.013999999999996 0.01)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.39% (-0.00099999999999056 -0)23.6%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.32%57.68% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.9% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)27.1% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.52% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)62.48% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 40.42%
    Sunderland 34.1%
    Draw 25.47%
Coventry CityDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 9.24% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.7% (0.0010000000000012 0)
2-0 @ 6.67% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-1 @ 4.19% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-0 @ 3.21% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-2 @ 2.74% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 1.51%
4-0 @ 1.16% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.02%
Total : 40.42%
1-1 @ 12.05%
0-0 @ 6.4% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-2 @ 5.68% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-3 @ 1.19% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.47%
0-1 @ 8.35% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-2 @ 7.87% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-2 @ 5.45% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 3.43% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
2-3 @ 2.47% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
0-3 @ 2.37% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-4 @ 1.12% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.04%
Total : 34.1%

How you voted: Coventry vs Sunderland

Coventry City
50.0%
Draw
37.5%
Sunderland
12.5%
8
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2-1
Sunderland
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Diallo (90+4')
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Gameweek 1
Sunderland
1-1
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Clarke (12')
Clarke (51'), Evans (55'), Ballard (76'), O'Nien (90+4')
Gyokeres (84')
Hamer (20')
Mar 1, 2020 12pm
Gameweek 36
Coventry
1-0
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