Coventry vs Sunderland Prediction: Two Betting Tips, Team News & More
Coventry City and Sunderland go head-to-head at the CBS Arena on Friday night in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final.
Read on for our predictions and betting tips for the game which can be viewed on Sky Sports Main Event.
Coventry vs Sunderland Prediction
Coventry vs Sunderland Betting Tips
Coventry City carry serious momentum into the play-offs after they impressively held their nerve to record a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough on the final day, which not only secured a top-six spot finish but saw them leapfrog above Bristol City into 5th place. That victory has subsequently set up a semi-final clash against a Sunderland side in absolute freefall.
Form and confidence have completely deserted the beleaguered Black Cats at the worst possible time. They lost all of their final five league matches and scored just once in that stretch. They've gone winless in six, with only one away win since February, and were beaten 3-0 on their most recent visit to Coventry just two months ago.
Sunderland’s head-to-head record against the Sky Blues is equally bleak: they are winless in the last 10 meetings and have not won away in this fixture since 1985, a run of 13 matches.
Coventry, who have won seven of their last eight home games, look the team to back here and look a decent price at 59/50 with Casumo to claim the upper hand ahead of next week's return fixture.
Jack Rudoni has been one of the standout performers for Coventry this season, contributing nine goals and 12 assists in the Championship.
He's either scored or assisted in nine of his last 12 games for the club, with four goals and two assists in his last eight games since returning from a shoulder injury in late March.
Rudoni was the hero and match-winner on the final day, netting a brace in the decisive 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough that sealed Coventry’s play-off place.
Having already scored against Sunderland earlier this season, he looks a strong bet to be involved again with Casumo providing odds of 43/20 to register a goal or assist in the semi-final first leg.
Coventry vs Sunderland Team News
Coventry will be without Oliver Dovin, Ephron Mason-Clark, Norman Bassette, and Victor Torp.
As for Sunderland, they will be without Romaine Mundle and Ian Poveda.
The Coventry vs Sunderland starting lineups will be available to view in the graphic below approximately one hour before kick-off.
| # | Starting XI | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jay Rhys Dasilva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Liam Kitching | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Bobby Craig Thomas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Milan Fabrizio van Ewijk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Benjamin David Sheaf | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Matthew Jacob Grimes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Haji Amir Wright | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jack Edward Rudoni | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Solomon Brandon Michael Clarke Thomas-Asante | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Substitutes | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Jamie Paul Allen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jake Brian Bidwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Luis Thomas Binks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Bradley Ray Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Joshua Elliot Eccles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Joel Owen Latibeaudiere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ephron Jardell Mason-Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jamie Charles Stuart Paterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ellis Reco Simms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Starting XI | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dennis Cirkin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Luke Terry O'Nien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniel George Ballard | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Trai Hume | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Enzo Jérémy Le Fée | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jobe Samuel Patrick Bellingham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Daniel Neil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick John Joseph Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Wilson Isidor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Eliezer Mayenda Dossou | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Substitutes | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Salis Abdul Samed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Alan James Browne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Leo Fuhr Hjelde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Harrison Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Christopher James Mepham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Simon William Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Christopher Rigg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jenson Seelt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Thomas Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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