Ace Football previews the Championship game between Portsmouth and Coventry who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Portsmouth enjoy home advantage, when visitors Coventry swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Portsmouth are number 22 in the table on 17 points after 19 matches. Coventry rank as number 15 with 24 points after 21 matches played.
Team form: Portsmouth vs Coventry
Portsmouth Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Portsmouth at the moment. Against Bristol City, they came out on top in a 3-0 win, before drawing 0-0 against Norwich. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 4-0 defeat against Derby. Portsmouth claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew three and lost one, scored eight goals and conceded four.
Coventry Form
Their past three matches saw Coventry beating Millwall 0-1, losing 2-0 against West Bromwich, and beating Hull by 2-1. Coventry claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting facts for Portsmouth and Coventry
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Portsmouth and Coventry played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Coventry away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Coventry away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Coventry matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Portsmouth vs Coventry
With three goals in six matches Josh Murphy has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Coventry and their defence. The visitors hope Ephron Mason-Clark adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.
Betting markets: Portsmouth vs Coventry
Full-time result
Portsmouth won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Fratton Park. They drew four and lost four as well, while Coventry won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four.
Both teams to score
Portsmouth scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Coventry scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Coventry managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Coventry have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Portsmouth when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Portsmouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Coventry, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.
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