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Sunderland face a trip to Coventry City at Coventry Arena on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 3 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in August 2004, with Coventry City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Coventry City | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 08 Dec | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Black Cats have hit 5 goals, 10 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 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Black Cats are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Coventry City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |