Our Sunderland vs Coventry prediction suggests Frank Lampard's side will come up short in their bid for Wembley.
20:00 Tuesday
Sunderland hold the lead over Lampard's Coventry in this Championship play-off tie.
Sunderland vs Coventry Prediction
- Sunderland arrived in the Midlands with a clear game plan on Friday night, and they executed it to perfection.
- While Wilson Isidor and Eliezer Mayenda were starved of regular chances in the final third, the Black Cats shut Frank Lampard's side out well and posed a blistering threat on the counter-attack, leading to both of their goals.
- Regis Le Bris' men are now in the ascendancy heading into the second leg. Coventry will travel to the Stadium of Light frustrated.
- They dominated possession but were unable to carve out a steady flow of chances, and paid the price for some lax defending when Milan van Ewijk's sloppy back pass was intercepted by Mayenda.
- The Sky Blues have lost four and drawn one of their last five away Championship matches, but will need to end that streak if they're to flip the tie and book a place at Wembley.
Score Prediction: Sunderland 1-1 Coventry
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Sunderland vs Coventry Lineups
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Sunderland Predicted Lineup vs Coventry
Patterson, Cirkin, O'Nien, Ballard, Hume, Fée, Bellingham, Neil, Roberts, Isidor, Mayenda
Coventry Predicted Lineup vs Sunderland
Wilson, Dasilva, Kitching, Thomas, Ewijk, Sheaf, Grimes, Mason-Clark, Rudoni, Sakamoto, Wright
Sunderland vs Coventry Team News
- Regis Le Bris expects to have striker Romaine Mundle and full-back Aji Alese back fit for the second leg on home soil.
- The Sunderland boss could name an unchanged starting XI following a successful switch to a 4-4-2 system for the first leg of this playoff semi-final clash.
- This means that Chris Rigg will, once again, have to settle for a place on the bench with Enzo Le Fee and Patrick Roberts occupying the wide positions.
- Haji Wright struggled to make an impact on home soil on Friday night, but the American striker remains one of the Sky Blues' biggest goal threats and is unlikely to be dropped here.
- In fact, Frank Lampard might choose to move him into a central role with Ephron Mason-Clark stepping into the starting XI on the left.
- Oliver Dobin, Victor Torp and Norman Bassette are all unavailable for the second leg of this semi-final encounter.
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Sunderland vs Coventry Odds
| Result | Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 5/4 | 44% |
| Draw | 23/10 | 30% |
| Coventry | 12/5 | 29% |
Sunderland vs Coventry Bet Builder Tips
Our Bet Builder tips for Sunderland vs Coventry features Jack Rudoni 1+ Shot on Target, Matt Grimes to be Carded.
At the time of publishing it is a best price of 15/2 with bet365.
- Coventry’s midfielder Jack Rudoni is a key attacking threat, with 9 goals and 12 assists this season. He scored in the first leg and had 3 shots on target in their 2-0 win over Middlesbrough. He averages 0.7 shot on target per 90 and should get chances especially as Coventry chase the tie.
- Coventry’s midfielder Matt Grimes often commits fouls in high-pressure games to break up play and proved this in the last tie when he made two fouls. He has nine yellow cards this season and has been booked in two of his last five games. Sunderland’s mobile midfielders, like Jobe Bellingham and Enzo Le Fee, are likely to draw fouls. Grimes has committed at least one foul in his last four games, and the play-off intensity should see him involved defensively
