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Sunderland prepare to entertain Coventry City at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 1 of the 17 previous games, with the The Black Cats winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was two seasons ago, in March 2005, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 06 Aug | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the The Black Cats score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Coventry City are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Sky Blues have hit 8 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's 47 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 30 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Sunderland fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the The Black Cats. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Coventry City | Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |