Sunderland

Sunderland

VS Scheduled Saturday 23 Jan 202715:00

England 26/27 Premier League · Matchday 22

Coventry

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	Man City5–3Sunderland
2026-09-13	26/27	Sunderland0–2Arsenal
2026-09-12	26/27	Sunderland0–2Arsenal
2026-09-05	26/27	Brentford1–1Sunderland
2026-08-30	26/27	Sunderland1–0Fulham
2026-08-22	26/27	Ipswich2–1Sunderland
2026-05-24	25/26	Sunderland2–1Chelsea
2026-05-17	25/26	Everton1–3Sunderland

Coventry

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Nott'm Forest0–1Coventry
2026-09-14	26/27	Coventry0–5Brighton
2026-09-13	26/27	Coventry0–5Brighton
2026-09-05	26/27	Man City1–0Coventry
2026-08-29	26/27	Coventry0–1Hull
2026-08-21	26/27	Arsenal3–0Coventry

Sunderland Coventry

Wins

38%

17%

Over 2.5 goals

50%

Both teams scored

62%

0%

Clean sheets

12%

17%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Sunderland

Home · Premier League

Home			Away		1st goal
16	Sunderland		Man City	1
16	Sunderland	0–2	Arsenal	2	58′ Away
16	Sunderland	0–2	Arsenal	2	—
16	Sunderland		Brighton	3
16	Sunderland		Brentford	4
16	Sunderland		Liverpool	5
16	Sunderland		Everton	6
16	Sunderland		Leeds	7
16	Sunderland		Hull	8
16	Sunderland		Ipswich	9
16	Sunderland		Newcastle	10
16	Sunderland		Nott'm Forest	11
16	Sunderland		Chelsea	12
16	Sunderland		Man United	13
16	Sunderland		Bournemouth	14
16	Sunderland		Crystal Palace	15
16 · Sunderland
16	Sunderland		Aston Villa	17
16	Sunderland	1–0	Fulham	18	75′ Home
16	Sunderland		Tottenham	19
16	Sunderland		Coventry	20

Coventry

Away · Premier League

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Man City	1–0	Coventry	20	26′ Home
2	Arsenal	3–0	Coventry	20	15′ Home
3	Brighton		Coventry	20
4	Brentford		Coventry	20
5	Liverpool		Coventry	20
6	Everton		Coventry	20
7	Leeds		Coventry	20
8	Hull		Coventry	20
9	Ipswich		Coventry	20
10	Newcastle		Coventry	20
11	Nott'm Forest	0–1	Coventry	20	55′ Away
12	Chelsea		Coventry	20
13	Man United		Coventry	20
14	Bournemouth		Coventry	20
15	Crystal Palace		Coventry	20
16	Sunderland		Coventry	20
17	Aston Villa		Coventry	20
18	Fulham		Coventry	20
19	Tottenham		Coventry	20
20 · Coventry

Sunderland Home Coventry Away

Wins

33%

Over 1.5

67%

33%

Over 2.5

0%

33%

Over 3.5

0%

Both teams scored

0%

Clean sheets

33%

Scores first

33%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Premier League · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Sunderland

6 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away3 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	1.00	0.33	0.67
Draws	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%
Goals scored / match	0.33	1.67	1.00
Goals conceded / match	1.33	2.67	2.00
Total goals / match	1.67	4.33	3.00
Failed to score	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%
Under 2.5 goals	100.0%	33.3%	66.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 1	0%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Coventry

6 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away3 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	0.00	1.00	0.50
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	0.00	0.33	0.17
Goals conceded / match	3.67	1.33	2.50
Total goals / match	3.67	1.67	2.67
Failed to score	100.0%	66.7%	83.3%
Under 2.5 goals	33.3%	66.7%	50.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 1	0%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	1
16–30	0	2
31–45	0	0
46–60	1	1
61–75	0	0
76–90	0	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Sunderland	Draw	Coventry	How it works
Strength (Elo)	46.4%	23.0%	30.6%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	61.9%	23.0%	14.2%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.73–0.68 Model expected goals

42.5% Probability of over 2.5 goals

40.2% Both teams to score

1-0 Most likely score, at 15.5%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-015.5%

2-013.4%

1-110.5%

2-19.1%

0-08.9%

3-07.8%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Sunderland	Coventry	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1489	1457	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	2	-36	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1558	1587	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	45.2%	39.7%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	47.2%	36.8%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	927	583	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	30.0%	0.0%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	62.7%	58.3%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Sunderland	0.37	0.74	0.68	1.00
Coventry	0.00	0.20	0.80	1.20

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Sunderland	8%	20%	30%	22%	20%
Coventry	0%	50%	0%	17%	33%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.00 Sunderland at home, 10 matches

1.00 Coventry away, 3 matches

125d Days of rest for Sunderland

126d Days of rest for Coventry

— Manager of Sunderland

— Manager of Coventry

0 Matches for Sunderland in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Coventry in the last 14 days

14 Points for Sunderland behind the leaders, and 0 above the relegation zone

15 Points for Coventry behind the leaders, and -1 above the relegation zone

2.84 League goals per match

26.2% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Sunderland, the right bar represents Coventry.

On the ball

20 matches

11.53

shots

9.0

3.53

shots on target

2.33

30.6%

accuracy

25.9%

4.05

corners

4.0

12.05

fouls

12.0

2.33

yellow cards

1.33

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Sunderland	LLLDWLWWDD	1.20	1.20–1.50	3L
Coventry	WLLLLL	0.50	0.17–2.50	1W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Sunderland	3	10	6	2	2
Coventry	0	2	3	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Sunderland

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Coventry

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

'Why not have go?!' - Dunk's wonder goal against Coventry BBC Sport 09-13

Twenty-five years in the waiting - Coventry's nightmare top-flight return BBC Sport 09-13

Dunk scores screamer as Brighton thrash 10-man Coventry BBC Sport 09-13

Lewis Dunk’s showstopper helps five-star Brighton to rout 10-man Coventry The Guardian 09-13

Referee 'completely wrong' to award penalty - Williams BBC Sport 09-12

'Today the game was unprotected' - Arteta fumes but Arsenal survive BBC Sport 09-12

Arteta 'very worried & very sad' over penalty incident BBC Sport 09-12

Why is Sunderland vs Arsenal at 8pm on Saturday? BBC Sport 09-07

Le Fee penalty saves point for Sunderland at Brentford BBC Sport 09-05

Haaland header maintains perfect winning start for Man City BBC Sport 09-05