Ace Football previews the Championship round 25 match between Cardiff and Coventry and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Coventry come to Cardiff City Stadium for the Championship match this coming Wednesday, Cardiff will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Cardiff vs Coventry
Cardiff Form
In their last three games, Cardiff lost 0-2 against Sheffield United, got defeated 3-2 by Oxford before winning 1-2 against Watford. Cardiff claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost four, scored five goals and conceded ten.
Coventry Form
Coventry have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Portsmouth, they came out empty-handed in a 4-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 4-0 win against Plymouth. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Millwall. Coventry won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting stats and facts for Cardiff and Coventry
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Cardiff and Coventry. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Cardiff have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Cardiff have lost the last 3 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Cardiff have lost the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Cardiff have lost the last 4 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Cardiff home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Coventry away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Coventry matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Coventry have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Cardiff vs Coventry
Cardiff against Coventry is also a battle between Callum Robinson and Ephron Mason-Clark with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Championship goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular betting markets: Cardiff vs Coventry
Full-time result
Cardiff won four of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing six times. Coventry won two of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and five defeats as well. Cardiff have not lost to Coventry in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Cardiff scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Coventry scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Coventry managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Cardiff were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Cardiff and Coventry.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cardiff, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Coventry, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Cardiff conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.