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Coventry vs Sunderland Preview - Sky Blues value in EFL Championship Playoffs

By Robert Norman

09 May 2025

Robert Norman 09 May 2025

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Sunderland aims to break a six-match winless streak.
Coventry boasts strong home performance with seven wins in eight league matches.
Sunderland struggles in both defence and attack, scoring just two goals in seven games.

Coventry have won 3 home matches in a row (Getty)

Coventry vs Sunderland Preview
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Coventry vs Sunderland Preview

Sunderland will be hoping to win their first match in six games when they travel to Coventry in the first leg of the English Championship playoffs.

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Coventry have had a strong season in England's second tier and head into this fixture with four wins in their last ten matches.

Their last action was a 2-0 win against Middlesbrough with brace from Jack Rudoni securing their playoffs spot.

Frank Lampard's side have struggled in attack having scored more than one goal in just three of their last ten Championship games.

Both teams have found the back of the net in four of their last eight league games.

Coventry have won seven of their eight home league games and have scored 2+ goals in six of their last ten home league games.

Sunderland enter into this fixture on a terrible run of form, winless in their last six matches with six defeats in nine matches.

They have lost five consecutive Championship games as they have struggled in defence with three clean sheets kept in ten Championship games.

Sunderland have also been poor in attack with a total of two goals scored in their last seven games and have not scored more than one goal in ten consecutive league matches.

Five of their last eight away league games have seen Over 2.5 goals.