Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Championship round 16 game between Coventry and Stoke and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
The spotlight is on both Coventry and Stoke, as the rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other this coming Saturday in the Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.
Sitting 20th in the table, Coventry have claimed 15 points after 15 rounds, while Stoke have amassed 20 points. This places the latter as number 13 in the Championship at the moment.
Team form: Coventry vs Stoke
Coventry Form
Coventry have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-0 by Rotherham, before West Bromwich ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Preston, who came out 3-2 winners. Coventry claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing four and losing one match, in which they scored six and conceded seven goals.
Stoke Form
Stoke claimed seven points from their last nine available, as they won by 1-0 and 0-2 against Leeds and Middlesbrough, respectively. Last time out, Cardiff ended up stealing a point in a 0-0 draw. Stoke, meanwhile, won twice, while they’ve drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the Championship.
Betting stats for Coventry and Stoke
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Coventry and Stoke. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Coventry have not won 11 of the last 13 matches
- Coventry have lost 3 of the last 4 matches without scoring a goal
- Coventry have not lost 10 of the last 12 home matches
- In 9 of the last 11 Coventry home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have conceded in 10 of the last 11 matches
- In 9 of the last 11 Stoke away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Stoke have conceded in 12 of the last 14 away matches
- In 7 of the last 9 Stoke away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players under the radar: Coventry vs Stoke
Haji Wright has found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Luke McNally just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Coventry vs Stoke
Full-time result
Coventry lost four matches on the trot. In their previous 10 home matches, Coventry claimed a modest three wins. They split the points with the visiting team in six of the games, whilst losing one. Stoke won three of their last 10 games away, drew one, and lost six of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Stoke have not conceded a goal in three consecutive games. Stoke managed the first goal of the game in only two of their 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Coventry were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Coventry saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Stoke, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: Coventry vs Stoke
In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Coventry and Stoke. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.
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