Ace Football previews the Championship round 40 match between Coventry and Derby and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Coventry enjoy home advantage, when visitors Derby swing by on Friday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Coventry enjoy the view from the top of the table with 80 points after 39 matches. Derby find themselves positioned as number 8 in the Championship with 60 points following 39 rounds.
Form: Coventry vs Derby
Coventry Form
Coventry beat Preston by 3-0, lost 1-2 against Southampton, before defeating Swansea 0-3. Coventry claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Coventry Building Society Arena. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored 11 goals.
Derby Form
Derby won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 1-0 against Millwall, before beating Portsmouth 0-1. Another win followed, this time by 1-0 against Birmingham. Derby won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored ten while also conceding eight times.
Betting stats and facts for Coventry and Derby
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 Derby played across all tournaments.
- In 19 of the last 21 Coventry matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have won 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Coventry have won 6 of the last 7 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 10 Coventry home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Derby away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Derby away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Derby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Derby away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Coventry vs Derby
It has been a superb season for Haji Wright so far as he managed to score impressive 16 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and Coventry rely on his abilities against Derby. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Friday seems like a decent punt.
Popular markets: Coventry vs Derby
Full-time result
Coventry won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Derby won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost four in this run.
Both teams to score
Coventry scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Derby scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Derby managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Coventry have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Derby.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Coventry, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Derby’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches. Coventry were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches. Derby’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.
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