Championship: Plymouth vs Coventry – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Plymouth and Coventry who meet up this coming Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Only three rounds remain of Championship season, and both Plymouth and Coventry look to bolster their account at Home Park this coming Monday.

Team form: Plymouth vs Coventry

Plymouth Form

Plymouth are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Swansea by a 3-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Sheffield United. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-1 against Middlesbrough. Plymouth won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded ten goals.

Coventry Form

Coventry are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Portsmouth by 1-0. This was followed by a 1-1 with Hull and a 2-0 win against West Bromwich. Coventry won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting stats for Plymouth and Coventry

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Plymouth and Coventry. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Plymouth vs Coventry

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Haji Wright has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Monday, it is because Coventry bank on him to build on these numbers against Plymouth. The latter relies on Ryan Hardie, who found the target three times in six games.

Betting markets: Plymouth vs Coventry

Full-time result

Plymouth claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Coventry won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Coventry have not lost to Plymouth in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Plymouth only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Coventry scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Coventry will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Monday with Plymouth managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Coventry have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Plymouth when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Plymouth saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Coventry, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.