Coventry City — Sunderland 3:1

Coventry City

3:1

Sunderland

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

Sunderland created more (1.60 xG against 0.97) and left with nothing.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Coventry City	3	0.97	+2.0	0.94
Sunderland	1	1.60	−0.6	1.81

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
16'	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	Coventry City	0.04
36'	Taiwo Awoniyi	Coventry City	0.38
51'	Jack Rudoni	Coventry City	0.04	Victor Torp
66'	Enzo Le Fée (penalty)	Sunderland	0.76

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
36'	Taiwo Awoniyi	Coventry City	0.38	goal
58'	Chemsdine Talbi	Sunderland	0.11	off target
79'	Luke O'Nien	Sunderland	0.10	blocked

Shots: Coventry City 12, Sunderland 17; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Coventry City 0.59, Sunderland 0.18: a small edge for Coventry City. In the second half xG was Coventry City 0.38, Sunderland 1.44: a clear edge for Sunderland. The edge in chances passed from Coventry City to Sunderland. Coventry City scored 3 from 0.97 xG: well above what they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Coventry City: −0.8 for the season (17 in the table). Sunderland: −6.2 (19). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Chelsea — Manchester United 2:0Hull City — Ipswich Town 2:2Manchester City — Brighton 0:1Bournemouth — Leeds United 2:0Brentford — Nottingham Forest 2:0Tottenham Hotspur — Crystal Palace 2:0Aston Villa — Fulham 1:1

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