Coventry vs Sunderland: Premier League Preview, Form and Key Stats

Coventry host Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday 31 October, 18:00 (Mecca time). The hosts are 19th in the table and the visitors 20th. This preview uses the season's Premier League results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Coventry are 19th on 6 points (goal difference -9) and Sunderland are 20th on 5 (-8); Coventry are 1 point ahead of Sunderland. Coventry trail the leaders Man City by 15, while Sunderland trail the leaders Man City by 16.

What is at stake

On points alone (goal difference separates ties, and other results will move the table too): if Coventry win they reach 9 points, at best 13th; if Sunderland win they reach 8, at best 15th. A draw would take Coventry to 7 (at best 16th) and Sunderland to 6 (at best 18th).

Coventry at home

Coventry have 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats at home (3 points from 4 games, 0.75 per game), scoring 1.0 and conceding 2.0 per game. They kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score in 3 of those 4.

Sunderland away from home

Sunderland have 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats away from home (1 points from 4 games, 0.25 per game), scoring 1.25 and conceding 2.5 per game. They kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score in 1 of those 4.

Current streaks for Sunderland: 6 games without a win.

Recent form

Coventry's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 0-1 vs Fulham (15th, L); 1-3 at Tottenham (14th, L); 4-1 vs Newcastle (8th, W); 1-0 at N.Forest (18th, W); 0-5 vs Brighton (3rd, L). That is 6 points from a possible 15, with 6 goals scored and 10 conceded.

Sunderland's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 0-0 vs Leeds (7th, D); 0-2 at Bournemouth (13th, L); 0-2 vs Brighton (3rd, L); 3-5 at Man City (1st, L); 0-2 vs Arsenal (2nd, L). That is 1 points from a possible 15, with 3 goals scored and 11 conceded.

Against top-half opponents Coventry have 1W 0D 4L (0.6 points per game from 5 games); against the bottom half it is 1W 0D 2L (1.0 per game from 3).

Against top-half opponents Sunderland have 0W 2D 3L (0.4 points per game from 5 games); against the bottom half it is 1W 0D 2L (1.0 per game from 3).

When the goals come

Coventry's 6 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 46-60 (3 goals); 5 (83%) came after half-time and 2 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 76-90 (4 of 15 goals), including 5 after the 75th minute.

Sunderland's 6 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 31-45 (2 goals); 3 (50%) came after half-time and 1 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 46-60 (5 of 14 goals), including 4 after the 75th minute.

Late goals could matter: Coventry have scored 2 after the 75th minute and Sunderland have conceded 4 there, while Sunderland have scored 1 and Coventry have conceded 5. Before half-time, Coventry have scored 1 and Sunderland have conceded 5; Sunderland have scored 3 and Coventry have conceded 5.

Tactics and discipline

Coventry's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (4 games), 3-4-2-1 (3 games), 4-1-4-1 (1 game).

Sunderland's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (8 games).

Coventry have collected 8 yellow and 1 red cards and converted 1 of 1 penalties.

Sunderland have collected 15 yellow and 2 red cards and converted 1 of 2 penalties.

Players to watch

Coventry's players to watch: J. Rudoni (2 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances); J. Dasilva (1 goal and 1 assist in 8 appearances); B. Thomas (average rating 7.23).

Sunderland's players to watch: B. Brobbey (3 goals and 0 assists in 6 appearances); E. Le Fée (1 goal and 1 assist in 8 appearances); G. Xhaka (average rating 7.37).

Head-to-head

In their last 10 meetings Coventry won 4, Sunderland won 1 and 5 were drawn, averaging 2.3 goals per game. Both teams scored in 6 of them and 5 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Sunderland 1-1 Coventry in the Championship (2025).

Recent meetings, newest first: Sunderland 1-1 Coventry (2025); Coventry 1-2 Sunderland (2025); Coventry 3-0 Sunderland (2025); Sunderland 2-2 Coventry (2024); Sunderland 0-3 Coventry (2023).

Goals outlook

Blending Coventry's home scoring rate (1.0) with Sunderland's away conceding rate (2.5) gives about 1.8 goals for Coventry; the reverse calculation gives 1.6 for Sunderland, a combined 3.4. Both teams scored in 1 of Coventry's 4 home games and 3 of Sunderland's 4 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 2 and 2 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Strengths and weaknesses

Coventry's weaker areas: 19th in the league for goals scored (6 goals); 18th in the league for goals conceded (15 conceded); 19th in the league for home points per game (0.75); 19th in the league for away points per game (0.75).

Sunderland's weaker areas: 20th in the league for goals scored (6 goals); 20th in the league for away points per game (0.25); 20th in the league for points from the last five games (1 points).

Our read

On the numbers, recent form favours Coventry (6 points from the last five against 1). Coventry collect 0.75 points per home game while Sunderland take 0.25 per away game, which keeps the contest balanced.