Championship: Coventry vs Blackburn – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 8 match between Coventry and Blackburn and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Blackburn come to Coventry Building Society Arena for the Championship match on Tuesday, Coventry will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Coventry are number 21 in the table on five points after seven matches. Blackburn rank as number 3 with 15 points after seven matches played.

Team form: Coventry vs Blackburn

Coventry Form

Coventry endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-2 against Tottenham, before Swansea won 1-2, while Leeds claimed a victory in a 3-0 match. Coventry just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Coventry Building Society Arena. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Blackburn Form

In their last three matches, Blackburn beat Bristol City 3-0, drew 0-0 with Preston and beat Queens Park Rangers by 2-0. Blackburn claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Coventry and Blackburn

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 Coventry and Blackburn played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Coventry vs Blackburn

Haji Wright is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Blackburn look to Yuki Ohashi, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Coventry vs Blackburn

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Coventry won three times and lost seven as well. Blackburn won three times, drew five and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. Blackburn are on a great streak of 9 matches without losing. Blackburn remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Coventry have not lost to Blackburn in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Coventry scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Blackburn scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Blackburn have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Blackburn should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Tuesday, as Coventry only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Blackburn claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Coventry have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Blackburn.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Coventry’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Blackburn, who scored 2.2 times on average in these matches. Amazingly, Coventry failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.

Recommended tip: Coventry vs Blackburn

To sum up, the upcoming match between Coventry and Blackburn seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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