Sunderland vs Coventry Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st July 2022

Sunderland take on visitors Coventry at Stadium of Light in a Championship tie this coming Sunday. Coventry lost 2-0 against Sunderland in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Coventry handed out in the match before.

Sunderland are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 15 goals, or an average of 1.5 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.

Coventry are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while Coventry claimed one clean sheet, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.

Sunderland vs Coventry Preview

Sunderland look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Sheffield Wednesday by 1-0, before drawing 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Wycombe 2-0. Judging from the odds by the bookmakers Sunderland are looking into season in the lower part of the tabel but hopefully they will not be dragged into a relegation-battle. In their last six Championship matches at home, Sunderland have one win, while they've drawn one and lost four.

Coventry have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against West Bromwich, they gained a point in a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Huddersfield, who ran out 1-2 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 with Stoke. Coventry claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and nine scored.

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Sunderland vs Coventry H2H

Sunderland beat Coventry by 2-0 in their most recent match, while Coventry claimed a 2-1 win in the match prior to that. Sunderland have a 33% win rate in the against Coventry, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 2-2-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Sunderland vs Coventry Betting Tips

Patrick McNair has four strikes in six Championship matches for Sunderland, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Coventry. The visitors are looking to Viktor Gyoekeres, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.

Sunderland won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing zero as well. Coventry won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost one in this run. Does the value lie with over or under 2.5 goals, when it comes to home matches for Sunderland? Over 2.5 happened five times in their last 10 at Stadium of Light. It came out five times in 10 league matches away for Coventry.

In the past six encounters between Sunderland and Coventry over 2.5 goals came out one time, with Sunderland scoring an average of 0.84 goals per game. Coventry averaged 0.83 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out one times in the ten matches across the tournaments for Sunderland, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.9 times in those matches.