Championship: Coventry vs West Bromwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Coventry and West Bromwich and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Coventry enjoy home advantage, when visitors West Bromwich swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 6 in the Championship standings, Coventry, have so far collected 63 points this season, while West Bromwich collected 60 points. This puts them up as number 7 after 42 rounds.

Team form: Coventry vs West Bromwich

Coventry Form

In their last three matches, Coventry lost 1-2 against Burnley, won 1-0 against Portsmouth, before drawing 1-1 against Hull. Coventry showed little mercy in their past six matches at Coventry Building Society Arena, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 11 times, while letting in five themselves.

West Bromwich Form

West Bromwich collected one win from their last three matches, as Sunderland won by 0-1. Bristol City were too strong as well, winning 2-1, before West Bromwich won 2-1 against Watford. West Bromwich came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by eight goals to five.

Betting facts for Coventry and West Bromwich

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Coventry and West Bromwich. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Coventry vs West Bromwich

It has been a great season for Haji Wright so far as he currently has 11 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net four times in his last six games, leaving Coventry hoping he delivers against West Bromwich on Friday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Popular betting markets: Coventry vs West Bromwich

Full-time result

Coventry won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. West Bromwich won zero of their last 10 games away from home, with five draws and five defeats as well. West Bromwich conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. West Bromwich have not lost to Coventry in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Coventry scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. West Bromwich scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Coventry managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, West Bromwich kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Coventry’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of West Bromwich’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. West Bromwich conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.