Ace Football previews the Championship round 36 match between Bristol City and Coventry and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Bristol City welcome Coventry on Saturday in the Championship, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 36 match.
Sitting top of the table, Coventry claimed 71 points after 35 rounds, while Bristol City have amassed 50 points. This ranks the latter as number 10 in the Championship before the next round.
Form: Bristol City vs Coventry
Bristol City Form
In the last three outings, Bristol City beat Blackburn by 1-2, lost 1-2 against Watford, before drawing 0-0 with Port Vale. Bristol City managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored ten and conceded 11 goals.
Coventry Form
In their last three matches, Coventry first beat West Bromwich 0-2, then Sheffield United by 1-2 and finally Stoke by 2-1. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Coventry won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting stats and facts for Bristol City 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 Bristol City and Coventry played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 6 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Coventry matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Coventry away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Bristol City vs Coventry
With two goals in six matches Scott Twine 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 Haji Wright adds another to his current tally of five goals in his latest matches.
Popular betting markets: Bristol City vs Coventry
Full-time result
Bristol City claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Coventry won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Coventry won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Coventry have not lost to Bristol City in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Bristol City only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Coventry scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Bristol City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Coventry managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Bristol City saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal 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 1.5 times goals per game. Bristol City conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches.
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