Sunderland vs Coventry City Prediction 13.05.2025 | Championship

• Competition: England - Championship
• Date: Tuesday, 13th, May 2025
• Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
• Venue: Stadium of Light (Sunderland)

With a precious Premier League spot up for grabs, Sunderland welcome Coventry City to the Stadium of Light for the decisive second leg of their Championship playoff semi-final on Tuesday.

The Black Cats have placed one foot firmly at the Wembley showpiece and in the promotion decider after showcasing their grit with a 2-1 victory in the first leg of the semifinal, where Eliezer Mayenda's late strike proved to be the crucial turning point.

Sunderland vs Coventry City Betting Tips : BTTS

Last week's 2-1 triumph was a satisfying dose of payback for Sunderland, considering they failed to crack Coventry during the league phase after sharing an entertaining four-goal stalemate at the Stadium of Light and later collapsing to a three-goal thumping on the road. Judging by how their recent clashes unfolded, both teams have a habit of producing free-flowing and crowd-pleasing football, and with the tie still finely poised even though Sunderland hold a slender one-goal advantage, we expect another lively and wide-open encounter. Before the playoffs got underway, the Black Cats stumbled into the postseason in bizarre fashion, having scraped just a solitary point from their final six regular-season fixtures while somehow failing to find the net in a staggering five of those. A return to home soil paints a dubious picture for the Tyne and Wear outfit, as they have slumped to three straight identical 1-0 defeats in front of their own supporters, meaning Le Bris now faces the urgent task of reigniting his side’s attacking edge at a crucial juncture of the campaign. Despite losing the first leg on home turf, Coventry certainly won't give up until the final whistle and we believe they can pose a real threat to Sunderland's rearguard, having rarely been stopped by opposing sides, as evidenced by the fact they've rattled the net in all but three of their last 20 fixtures, so an early goal could open the game wide and turn in into a goal fest.