Coventry City Sunderland-
1 Brian Brobbey 3 - 2 Jack Rudoni 2
- 3 Wilson Isidor 1
- 4 Stephen Mfuni 1
- 5 Sidiki Cherif 1
- 6 Enzo Le Fée 1
- 7 Ellis Simms 1
- 8 Jay Dasilva 1
- 9 Nilson Angulo 1
- 1 Enzo Le Fée 14
- 2 Bobby Thomas 14
- 3 Brian Brobbey 13
- 4 Brandon Thomas-Asante 11
- 5 Jack Rudoni 10
- 6 Taiwo Awoniyi 9
- 7 Nordi Mukiele 9
- 8 Thomas Meunier 8
- 9 Wilson Isidor 7
- 10 Nilson Angulo 7
- 1 Nordi Mukiele 13
- 2 Milan van Ewijk 9
- 3 Trai Hume 8
- 4 Granit Xhaka 8
- 5 Noah Sadiki 8
- 6 Enzo Le Fée 7
- 7 Jay Dasilva 6
- 8 Reinildo Mandava 6
- 9 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 5
- 10 Frank Onyeka 5
- 1 Brandon Thomas-Asante 2
- 2 Enzo Le Fée 1
- 3 Carl Rushworth 1
- 4 Thomas Meunier 1
- 5 Jay Dasilva 1
- 6 Nilson Angulo 1
- 7 Habib Diarra 1
- 1 Granit Xhaka 17
- 2 Enzo Le Fée 15
- 3 Jack Rudoni 12
- 4 Noah Sadiki 9
- 5 Jay Dasilva 7
- 6 Milan van Ewijk 7
- 7 Kevin Danso 5
- 8 Ephron Mason-Clark 5
- 9 Brian Brobbey 5
- 10 Trai Hume 4
- 1 Granit Xhaka 403
- 2 Matt Grimes 331
- 3 Noah Sadiki 274
- 4 Reinildo Mandava 219
- 5 Bobby Thomas 212
- 6 Jay Dasilva 204
- 7 Robin Roefs 185
- 8 Enzo Le Fée 181
- 9 Carl Rushworth 181
- 10 Nordi Mukiele 180
- 1 Nilson Angulo 11
- 2 Enzo Le Fée 8
- 3 Granit Xhaka 7
- 4 Jay Dasilva 7
- 5 Brandon Thomas-Asante 7
- 6 Jack Rudoni 6
- 7 Noah Sadiki 6
- 8 Taiwo Awoniyi 5
- 9 Dayann Méthalie 5
- 10 Nordi Mukiele 4
- 1 Nordi Mukiele 13
- 2 Brandon Thomas-Asante 13
- 3 Reinildo Mandava 12
- 4 Milan van Ewijk 12
- 5 Bobby Thomas 11
- 6 Granit Xhaka 8
- 7 Ethan Pinnock 8
- 8 Caleb Yirenkyi7
- 9 Nilson Angulo 7
- 10 Frank Onyeka 6
Coventry CityNo absentees
SunderlandNo absentees
There is plenty riding on our Coventry City vs Sunderland predictions, with the Premier League‘s bottom two meeting at 3pm on Saturday 31 October at the Coventry Building Society Arena, both sides desperate for the points that could lift them clear of trouble.
Anthony Eadson has run the rule over the numbers and picked out two Premium Tips, with a full predictions grid and a score prediction to follow.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson has landed on two Premium Tips for a tense afternoon at the bottom.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Both teams to score – No | 11/10 (BoyleSports) | Goals at both ends have been rare in Coventry City’s games. Six of their eight Premier League matches have finished with at least one side failing to score, and they have drawn a blank in five of them. Sunderland have failed to score in their last three league games, losing 2-0 to Brighton and Bournemouth before a 0-0 draw with Leeds. With both sides short of goals, 11/10 with BoyleSports for one of them to draw another blank is a strong opening bet. |
| Milan van Ewijk to be shown a card | 7/2 (BoyleSports) | Milan van Ewijk has been booked twice in seven Premier League starts, the joint-most in the Coventry City squad, and his 630 minutes make him a regular in the back line. Coventry have trailed at half-time in four of their eight league games, so their defence has spent long spells under pressure, and a meeting of the bottom two is unlikely to be a quiet afternoon for the referee. A booking every three and a half starts makes BoyleSports’ 7/2 on a third card look generous. |
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How Coventry City go into the game
Coventry City sit 19th on six points after a tough return to the Premier League, winning just two of their eight games and shipping 15 goals in the process. The Sky Blues have kept only one clean sheet and come in off a 1-0 home defeat to Fulham that stretched their losing run to two games.
Home form is a real worry, with only one win from four at the Coventry Building Society Arena, and they have failed to score in five of their eight matches. The brighter moments came in a 4-1 home win over Newcastle and a 1-0 success at Nottingham Forest, so there is a platform to build on if they can tighten things up at the back.
How Sunderland go into the game
Sunderland prop up the table on five points and have endured a miserable opening, with one win, two draws and five defeats from their eight games. They have failed to score in four of those and head into this one having lost four in a row before finally stopping the rot with a goalless home draw against Leeds in their last league game, and they then beat Brentford 3-2 in the League Cup in midweek.
The road has been especially unkind, with Sunderland yet to win away from home and shipping 10 goals in four away games. Five of their six league goals have come on the road, but three of those arrived in a 5-3 defeat at Manchester City, which underlines how hard they have found it to turn chances into points on their travels.
Coventry City vs Sunderland head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/05/25 | Sunderland | 0-1 | Coventry City |
| 09/05/25 | Coventry City | 1-2 | Sunderland |
| 15/03/25 | Coventry City | 3-0 | Sunderland |
| 09/11/24 | Sunderland | 2-2 | Coventry City |
| 23/12/23 | Sunderland | 0-3 | Coventry City |
Top-flight meetings between these clubs have been scarce, with both only recently promoted, so the recent head-to-head comes from the Championship rather than the Premier League. The Sky Blues have won three of the last five meetings in 90 minutes, but Sunderland edged the 2025 play-off semi-final 3-2 on aggregate after extra time on their way up.
Coventry City vs Sunderland predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan van Ewijk to be shown a card | 7/2 (BoyleSports) | ⭐⭐ | Two bookings in seven starts, joint-most in the Coventry squad. |
| Coventry City to win | 19/10 (BoyleSports) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Coventry have won two of their last five and home advantage could just tip a tight one their way. |
| Both teams to score – No | 11/10 (BoyleSports) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Coventry have failed to score in five of their eight games, so backing against goals at both ends holds up. |
| Under 2.5 goals | 20/23 (BoyleSports) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Neither side has been free-scoring and a nervy relegation clash points firmly to a low goal count. |
| Coventry City to win by one goal | 7/2 (BoyleSports) | ⭐⭐ | Four of Coventry’s eight league games have been settled by a single goal. |
Coventry City vs Sunderland score prediction
A meeting of the bottom two rarely produces much quality, and with the hosts fragile at home but Sunderland winless and short of goals on their travels, a narrow home win feels the likeliest outcome. Expect a tight, low-scoring affair settled by a single moment of quality. Score prediction: Coventry City 1-0 Sunderland.
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