Ace Football previews the Championship game between Coventry and Middlesbrough who meet up this coming Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
League-leaders Middlesbrough have a tough journey ahead on Monday, when facing Coventry, who aim to close the current gap between them in the Championship standings. With the advantage of playing at Coventry Building Society Arena, the home side should be extremely motivated.
Sitting top of the table, Middlesbrough claimed 61 points after 31 rounds, while Coventry have amassed 59 points. This ranks the latter as number 2 in the Championship before the next round.
Form: Coventry vs Middlesbrough
Coventry Form
A single draw is all Coventry have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-1 and 2-1 against Norwich and Queens Park Rangers respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Oxford. Coventry won four of their previous six Championship games at the Coventry Building Society Arena. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded four and scored six goals.
Middlesbrough Form
Middlesbrough look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Preston, who were defeated by 4-0. Then, Norwich got outclassed in a 1-0 win, before beating Sheffield United by 1-2. Middlesbrough performed a very admirable four wins in six Championship away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored nine times, while also conceding eight goals.
Betting stats for Coventry and Middlesbrough
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 Middlesbrough played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 14 Coventry matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Coventry home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Coventry home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Middlesbrough away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Middlesbrough have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Middlesbrough have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Middlesbrough away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Coventry vs Middlesbrough
Look no further than Haji Wright, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Coventry in the Championship, while Tommy Conway managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Middlesbrough in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Coventry vs Middlesbrough
Full-time result
Coventry claimed eight wins, drew one and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Middlesbrough won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away. Middlesbrough won their last 6 matches on the bounce. Coventry have not lost to Middlesbrough in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Coventry scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Middlesbrough got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Middlesbrough should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Monday, as Coventry only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Middlesbrough claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Coventry have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Middlesbrough.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Coventry’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Of the last ten games for Middlesbrough, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game.
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