Coventry vs Sunderland match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Championship · England · Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals · The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · Ref J. Busby

Coventry stats & fixtures · Sunderland stats & fixtures

Coventry lost to Sunderland 1–2 in the Championship (Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals) on 9 May 2025. Expected goals finished 1.52–1.46. Coventry had 75% of the ball.

Coventry vs Sunderland match statistics

CoventrySunderland

75% Ball possession 25%
1.52 Expected goals (xG) 1.46
14 Total shots 10
3 Shots on target 3
7 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 4
10 Shots inside the box 8
10 Corners 4
12 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 1
451 Passes 158
83% Pass accuracy 62%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

21' Yellow card D. Cirkin Sunderland
55' Yellow card B. Sheaf Coventry
59' Yellow card M. van Ewijk Coventry
63' Yellow card L. Kitching Coventry
68' Goal W. Isidor (assist E. Le Fée) Sunderland
70' Goal J. Rudoni (assist M. van Ewijk) Coventry
88' Goal Eliezer Mayenda Sunderland

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Coventry

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 F. Lampard

13 B. Wilson

3 J. Dasilva 15 L. Kitching 4 B. Thomas 27 M. van Ewijk

14 B. Sheaf 6 M. Grimes

11 H. Wright 5 J. Rudoni 7 T. Sakamoto

23 B. Thomas-Asante

Bench E. Mason-Clark , J. Allen , J. Bidwell , Jamie Paterson , L. Binks , J. Eccles , B. Collins , J. Latibeaudiere , E. Simms

Sunderland

Confirmed 4-4-2 R. Le Bris

1 A. Patterson

3 D. Cirkin 13 L. O'Nien 5 D. Ballard 32 T. Hume

28 E. Le Fée 7 J. Bellingham 4 D. Neil 10 P. Roberts

18 W. Isidor 12 Eliezer Mayenda

Bench C. Rigg , C. Mepham , A. Browne , T. Watson , Salis Abdul Samed , Leo Fuhr Hjelde , Harrison Jones , J. Seelt , S. Moore

Form guide

Coventry at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sunderland away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

35% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Coventry vs Sunderland head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
15 Mar 25	Coventry v Sunderland	3–0
9 Nov 24	Sunderland v Coventry	2–2
23 Dec 23	Sunderland v Coventry	0–3
26 Aug 23	Coventry v Sunderland	0–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Coventry vs Sunderland head-to-head record