Coventry City vs Sunderland Prediction: The home side are going as favourites despite Sunderland's away performances

Coventry is ready to host Sunderland on Saturday evening. Sunderland is winless in their last nine league visits against Coventry City. Would Sunderland be able to redeem itself this time?

Coventry City’s Form

Coventry’s home performance is decent this season as they managed (W8 L4 D5) to win on 8 occasions out of 17. They won in their previous home game against Millwall (1-0). In their 17 home league games, Coventry scored 20 goals against their visitors and conceded 15 in return.

Coventry’s away performance is poor as they managed (W4 D4 L7) to win on 4 occasions out of 15. With 45 points in 32 games, Coventry is sitting in the 11th position. They have netted 35 goals this season and conceded 33 in return.

Viktor Gyokeres is the team’s top scorer with 14 goals followed by Gustavo Hamer (5) and Jamie Allen (5) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Coventry’s possible lineup

Wilson; McNally, McFadzean, Doyle; Eccles, Hamer; Norton-Cuffy, Allen, Palmer, Bidwell; Gyokeres.

Sunderland’s Form

Sunderland’s away form is decent this season as they managed (W7 L5 D5) to win on 7 occasions out of 17. They lost in their previous away game against Rotherham (1-2). In their 17 away games, Sunderland scored 27 goals against their hosts and conceded 18 in return.

Their home form is a matter of concern as they managed (D5 W6 L5) to win 6 out of 16 games. With 49 points in 33 games, Sunderland is sitting in the 8th position. They have netted 48 goals so far this season and conceded 36 in return.

Ross Stewart is the team’s top scorer with 10 goals and 3 assists followed by Amad Diallo (7) and Jake Clarke (7) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Sunderland’s possible lineup

Patterson; Cirkin, Ballard, Bath, O’Nien; Neil, Michut; Amad, Clarke, Pitchard; Gelhardt.

Coventry vs Sunderland expert tips

Coventry's recent visit against Sunderland this season ended in a draw but their track record while hosting them is decent. Sunderland on the other end looks promising with their current away performance. After analyzing all the facts, we anticipate a Coventry win. In this match, we can expect less than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored less than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.