Sunderland take on the visitors Coventry in the round 1 match of English Championship. The match will be played on Sunday, July 31st at Stadium of Light (Sunderland).
Sunderland are back in the Championship. The “Black Cats” are still remembered by many as a strong side in the Premier League. But, having lost their “registration” there in 2017, a year later the team went to League 1. Only this summer they managed to return, and then through play-offs - in the “regular season” there was only 5th place, but in the play- off it turned out to show their strength. Including the coaching talents of Alex Neil - the Scot took over the team at the end of winter. It is curious that in the off-season the team said goodbye to experienced veterans - McGeady and Grigg. At the same time, they bought Dayaka from Union, spent a lot of money on the center back from Arsenal's youth team, Ballard. Also signed 21-year-olds Clark and Ales.
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Coventry are in the division for only 2 years in a row. The Sky Blues once were a regular in the Premier League. At the highest level of the country, they hung out for more than 3 decades in a row. Quite quickly, the once strong team ended up in Ligue 1, where they were stuck for 9 seasons in a row. Having finally returned, for a start they take a place in the middle of the table, in 12th place - not bad, as for a newcomer to the division. And for the mentor, Mark Robins, who has been in office since 2017. Now there will be a 2nd season, which often becomes a serious test. On the positive side, one can note the stability of the composition, from which the leaders did not leave. But they haven’t scraped up money for newcomers either, just once again rented Panzo and Doyle, and sheltered Palmer, who was left without a contract with Bristol City.
The last time the sides crossed was in the 2019/2020 season, at League 1 level. Then Coventry turned out to be a little stronger: they missed the victory away from home due to a goal conceded in the 90th minute, but then kept the minimum advantage at home, formalized by an early goal. It is unlikely that the current match will be much more spectacular than the last meetings between the teams. We recommend betting on "total under 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
