Eng. Championship
2025-05-09 - Coventry City vs Sunderland
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : England: Championship - Play-off semi-final 1st leg
Venue: The CBS Arena
Friday 9th May 2025, 2000hrs
Coventry City ended the regular Championship season with a solid looking 2-0 home win against Middlesbrough which in turn secured a place in the play-offs for the Sky Blues where the west midlands side have first go at making the most of home advantage at their CBS Arena against Sunderland.
However, the season run-in was far from plain sailing for Frank Lampard’s side as Coventry City managed to capture just four wins within their last 10 league matches along with being handed five defeats in the process.
Importantly, each of Coventry City’s four wins were achieved on home soil with victories gained over the likes of Sunderland, Portsmouth, West Brom and Middlesbrough respectively, so the Sky Blues will be confident they can strike again at the CBS Arena on Friday night.
Sunderland fairly limped past the play-off finish line as the Black Cats slumped to five defeats on the trot to end their Championship campaign in disappointing fashion, and Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris now has the task of lifting his players for these upcoming ties against Coventry City.
Damaging defeats at the hands of Swansea City, Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers, Oxford United and QPR suggest the north-east club will have a real job on their hands in suddenly finding form at the right time on Friday night.
The visitors managed to pick up just two wins in their last 10 league matches which came by way of wins against Millwall and West Brom but also included a heavy 3-0 loss away at Friday night’s 1st leg opponents, Coventry City, back in mid-March.
Sunderland’s last 10 away games include four wins but also four defeats.
The Betting Verdict
Coventry City are unbeaten in each of their last 12 home games against Sunderland.
The Pick :
Coventry City 1-0 Sunderland
