Ace Football previews the Championship game between Burnley and Coventry who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Burnley are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Championship table, when stepping up against Coventry for a match on Tuesday. Coventry no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Burnley nevertheless seems the likely outcome.
The Clarets are third in the Championship standings after collecting 30 points from their initial 16 encounters. Coventry trail them on 17 points after 16 rounds, leaving them as number 17 in the table.
Team form: Burnley vs Coventry
Burnley Form
Their last three matches saw Burnley drawing 0-0 with West Bromwich, before taking out Swansea by 1-0, and Bristol City by 0-1. Burnley claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Championship, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored five and conceded two goals.
Coventry Form
Coventry only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 1-2 at the hands of Derby, before drawing 2-2 with Sunderland. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Sheffield United resulting 2-2. 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 eight goals to seven.
Betting stats for Burnley and Coventry
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Burnley and Coventry. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 13 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Burnley home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Coventry away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Coventry matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Coventry matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Burnley vs Coventry
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Jay Rodriguez will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Coventry hope Haji Wright can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Betting markets: Burnley vs Coventry
Full-time result
Burnley claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Coventry won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. Burnley have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Burnley have not lost to Coventry in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Burnley scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Coventry got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Burnley have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive home games. Coventry managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Burnley have scored in 11 consecutive home meetings with Coventry.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in zero of Burnley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Coventry, who managed to hit the net 1.6 times on average in these games. Burnley’s last 5 matches had less than three goals.
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