Coventry’s home record tests their one-point lead over Sunderland
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Coventry’s narrow provisional points advantage meets two vulnerable venue records, while B. Brobbey provides Sunderland’s clearest named scoring threat.
Before kickoff
Can Coventry make their table advantage count at home? Before kickoff, Coventry are provisionally ranked #19 on 6 points from 8 Premier League games, one point ahead of Sunderland, ranked #20 on 5 points from 8. The venue evidence is less decisive: Coventry’s home record is 1 win, 0 draws, 3 losses, while Sunderland’s away record is 0 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses.
Home and away evidence
Coventry have scored 4 goals and conceded 8 in home league games, with 0 clean sheets. Sunderland have scored 5 and conceded 10 in away league games, also with 0 clean sheets. Both defensive records leave room for the other side to change the contest, but neither record establishes a clear advantage.
Form and goal threat
Across the 8-match form sample, Coventry’s sequence is Loss, Loss, Loss, Loss, Win, Win, Loss, Loss. Sunderland’s is Loss, Win, Draw, Loss, Loss, Loss, Loss, Draw. Sunderland’s listed scorer-chart threat is B. Brobbey, who has 3 league goals in 6 appearances.
Selection picture before kickoff
Coventry have used 4-2-3-1 in 4 matches, 3-4-2-1 in 3 and 4-1-4-1 in 1. Sunderland have used 4-2-3-1 in all 8 matches. Coventry list A. Amenda, L. Woolfenden and H. Wright as missing, with J. Eccles and B. Thomas questionable. Sunderland list D. Ballard and R. Mundle as missing, with W. Isidor, N. Mukiele and J. Ta Bi questionable.
The concrete question at kickoff is whether Coventry can improve their home defensive record before Sunderland’s away goal threat tests it.
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Manchester City | LWWWW | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 21 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | WWWLW | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 | |
| 3 | Brighton | LWWWW | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 16 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | WWLWD | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 15 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | LWWLD | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | |
| 6 | Brentford | DLDWD | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | |
| 7 | Leeds | DDLDW | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | |
| 8 | Newcastle | WLLWL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | WWDWL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| 10 | Hull City | DLDLD | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
| 11 | Everton | LLDWD | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 12 | Ipswich | DLWLW | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | |
| 13 | Bournemouth | WWLLD | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | Tottenham | WWDLD | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 15 | Fulham | WWLDD | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 16 | Manchester United | LDDDL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | LLWDL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 7 | |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | DLLLW | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
| 19 | Coventry | LLWWL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | |
| 20 | Sunderland | DLLLL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 |