Supercomputer predicts outcome of Sunderland vs Coventry City play-off semi-final second leg..
Sunderland and Coventry City will face off in the second of two play-off semi-final meetings on May 13.
Sheffield United have one foot in the door at Wembley Stadium after their hammering of Bristol City.
But the other semi-final fixture ended with a tighter scoreline, leaving hope for both teams.
Sunderland beat Coventry City 2-1 thanks to goals from Wilson Isidor and Eliezer Mayenda.
Regis Le Bris praised Isidor and Mayenda for their efforts on the night, producing moments of quality despite seeing little of the ball.
Meanwhile, one Coventry player was ‘non-existent’ against Sunderland, according to a Sky Sports pundit.
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Supercomputer decides winner of Sunderland vs Coventry City..
The second leg meeting will now take place on the evening of May 13, with Sheffield United and Bristol City’s game playing out the day prior.
The fixture will be held at the Stadium of Light, perhaps giving Sunderland an advantage as they aim to keep hold of their lead and book a place at Wembley.
Now, Opta’s supercomputer has predicted the most likely outcome of Tuesday evening’s tie.
Coventry have been given a 28.7 percent chance of beating Le Bris and Co. in the second-leg tie.
Sunderland, however, are favourites to go and make it two wins from two, with a 44.5 percent chance of emerging victorious.
There is a 26.8 percent chance the game will end as a draw, which would see the Black Cats’ place in the final confirmed.
Frank Lampard says Coventry played well against Sunderland..
Coventry dominated possession for large periods of the match on May 9, and Lampard thinks his side performed well in the first leg.
Speaking to BBC Sport, he said: “I’m proud of the players. We obviously didn’t get the result we deserved and we didn’t deserve to lose, but we can’t drop our heads and understand there’s loads to play for.”
Looking ahead to Tuesday’s second-leg encounter, he added: “We couldn’t break the deadlock because they defended their box so well but we did everything we could for large parts of the game without maybe that little end bit.
“It didn’t happen and so we go again. The game may look different on Tuesday and it may feel different at their stadium whether they play the same way.”
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