Coventry City vs Sunderland Prediction: Both sides expected to score

Coventry City and Sunderland will lock horns at The Coventry Building Society Arena on Saturday. Coventry won five of their last six games while Sunderland are unbeaten in their last three games. Who will win? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Coventry City

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Coventry City suffered a 2-0 loss to Derby County in their last game to put an end to their five-game winning streak. However, they are still unbeaten in their last three games at home and have lost twice in their last 13 in all competitions. They sit 6th on the table with 56 points in 37 games, scoring 52 goals and conceding 48. However, Jack Rudoni is ruled out of this game due to a shoulder injury, while Ben Sheaf and Brandon Thomas-Asante are questionable.

Sunderland

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Sunderland played a 1-1 draw in their last game against Preston. The Black Cats are unbeaten in their last three games and have only lost two of their last 11 games in all competitions. They sit 4th on the table with 69 points in 37 games, scoring 55 goals and conceding 34. However, Enzo Le Fee, Dan Ballard, Ian Poveda, Ahmed Abdullahi, Jayden Danns, Salis Abdul Samed and Aji Alese are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Coventry City — Oliver Dovin, Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Liam Kitching, Jay Dasilva, Victor Torp, Matt Grimes, Josh Eccles, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ephron Mason-Clark, Ellis Simms.

Sunderland — Anthony Patterson, Trai Hume, Chris Mepham, Luke O'Nien, Dennis Cirkin, Dan Neil, Jobe Bellingham, Patrick Roberts, Chris Rigg, Romaine Mundle, Eliezer Mayenda.

Match Facts

• Coventry won five of their last six games;
• Sunderland are unbeaten in their last three games;
• Sunderland have lost two of their last 11 games in all competitions;
• Three of the last four games between these two sides saw more than two goals;
• Coventry are unbeaten in their last nine games against Sunderland.

Expert Betting Tips

Coventry got cooled off of their hot form in their last game; regardless, they have shown that they are a top team and ready to fight for promotion. However, I still feel they don’t have all it takes to defeat a side like Sunderland. So, I expect both sides to score but Sunderland would avoid a loss.

Our prediction for this match is for both teams to score, for odds of 1.77 at Betway.

Our second prediction for this match is to see more than two goals for odds of 2.01 at 1xbet.

Our third prediction is Sunderland Draw No Bet at odds of 1.80 at Bet365.