FootyMAD's Coventry City match preview

History of the Coventry City v Sunderland fixture

Sunderland face a trip to Coventry City at Highfield Road Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 3 of the 18 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Mon 08 Dec	Coventry City	1 - 1	Sunderland	LD1
2003/2004	Sat 08 Nov	Sunderland	0 - 0	Coventry City	LD1
2000/2001	Mon 16 Apr	Coventry City	1 - 0	Sunderland	PREM
2000/2001	Sat 28 Oct	Sunderland	1 - 0	Coventry City	PREM
1999/2000	Sat 12 Feb	Coventry City	3 - 2	Sunderland	PREM
1999/2000	Sun 29 Aug	Sunderland	1 - 1	Coventry City	PREM
1996/1997	Wed 01 Jan	Coventry City	2 - 2	Sunderland	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Sky Blues have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 5.

Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Coventry City	6	3	1	2	13	9	10
Sunderland	6	3	2	1	8	6	11

FootyMad's prediction ...

Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Coventry City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Coventry City	Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Sunderland	Last drawn game 5 outings ago.