Ace Football previews the Championship round 6 match between Leicester and Coventry and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Coventry come to King Power Stadium for the Championship match on Saturday, Leicester will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Leicester are placed fourth with ten points after five matches. Coventry occupy a position as sixth in the league on nine points.
Team form: Leicester vs Coventry
Leicester Form
Leicester look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 0-1 and 2-0 against Charlton and Birmingham respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Oxford as the game finished level. The exact score was 2-2. Leicester have been in potent form at King Power Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They also hammered in 13 goals, while letting in five as they also lost once.
Coventry Form
Coventry only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by 11 goals to ten.
Betting stats and facts for Leicester 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 Leicester and Coventry played across all tournaments.
- Leicester have won the last 7 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Leicester home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Leicester have won 6 of the last 7 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Leicester have won 6 of the last 7 home matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Leicester matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Coventry matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Leicester vs Coventry
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Ricardo Pereira, who is performing well for The Foxes. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Coventry.The visitors will be looking to Haji Wright to find the net once again, after managing five Championship goals for Coventry in recent matches.
Betting markets: Leicester vs Coventry
Full-time result
Leicester won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Coventry won two of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and five defeats as well. Coventry didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent games. Leicester have not lost to Coventry in 9 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Leicester scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Coventry got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Coventry games. Coventry managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Leicester have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Coventry.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Leicester, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Coventry’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals in these matches.
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