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Coventry City face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 1 of the 16 previous games, with the hosts winning just 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 29 Aug | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Black Cats have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 6.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Sunderland are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 75 points from the 38 games they have played so far. Coventry City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 38 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Coventry City not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Sunderland will ease to victory over the Sky Blues. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Coventry City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |