Championship: Derby vs Coventry – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 2 match between Derby and Coventry and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Coventry head over to the Pride Park this coming Saturday to face title favourites Derby in a round 2 match in the Championship.

Derby came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Form: Derby vs Coventry

Derby Form

Derby have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Stoke, they recorded a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Stoke, who ran out 3-1 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 1-1 match with West Bromwich. Derby won three of their previous six matches at Pride Park in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring six goals to two against.

Coventry Form

Coventry look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Sunderland by 0-1, before drawing 0-0 with Hull. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Luton by a 1-0 scoreline. Coventry are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 11 goals while scoring four themselves.

Betting facts for Derby 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 Derby and Coventry played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Derby vs Coventry

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Ebou Adams will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Coventry hope Jack Rudoni can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

Betting markets: Derby vs Coventry

Full-time result

Derby claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Coventry won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing four in this series of matches. Derby have not lost to Coventry in 10 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Derby scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Coventry scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Coventry managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Derby have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Coventry.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Derby’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Coventry’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.