Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Blackburn and Coventry and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Coventry go up against Blackburn on Friday for a Championship meeting at Ewood Park.
Sitting top of the table, Coventry claimed 85 points after 42 rounds, while Blackburn have amassed 48 points. This ranks the latter as number 20 in the Championship before the next round.
Team form: Blackburn vs Coventry
Blackburn Form
In the previous three games, Blackburn drew 0-0 with West Bromwich, lost 1-1 against Stoke and 3-0 against Southampton. Blackburn only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored four and conceded three goals.
Coventry Form
Coventry are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 3-2 against Derby, before recording a 0-0 draw with Hull. Another draw followed then, this time 0-0 against Sheffield Wednesday. Coventry came through their last six away games in the Championship with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored ten and conceded three.
Betting stats for Blackburn 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 Blackburn and Coventry played across all tournaments.
- In 22 of the last 24 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Blackburn 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 12 of the last 13 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Coventry away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have won 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Blackburn vs Coventry
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Mathias Joergensen, who is performing well for Blackburn. 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 Matt Grimes to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Coventry in recent matches.
Popular markets: Blackburn vs Coventry
Full-time result
Blackburn claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing three. Coventry won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Coventry did not lose any of their last 5 matches away from home. Coventry have not lost to Blackburn in 10 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Blackburn 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. Blackburn managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Coventry were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Blackburn’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Coventry, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.
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