Ace Football previews the Championship game between Coventry and Portsmouth who meet up on Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Portsmouth go up against Coventry on Wednesday for a Championship meeting at Coventry Building Society Arena.
Coventry approach round 41 as number 7 in the Championship table with 59 points on their account so far. With 40 rounds behind them, Portsmouth have amassed 45 points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.
Team form: Coventry vs Portsmouth
Coventry Form
Coventry have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-0 victory against Sunderland. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-1 against Sheffield United, before handing over another win to Burnley in a 1-2 defeat. Coventry won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 11 goals and conceded seven times.
Portsmouth Form
In their previous three outings, Portsmouth lost 2-1 against Preston, beat Blackburn 1-0 and lost 2-1 against Millwall. Portsmouth managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 12 time and letting in six.
Betting stats and facts for Coventry and Portsmouth
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Coventry and Portsmouth. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 7 Coventry matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Coventry home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Coventry have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Portsmouth have lost 10 of the last 11 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 10 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Portsmouth have lost 9 of the last 10 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 10 Portsmouth away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Coventry vs Portsmouth
It has been a great season for Haji Wright so far as he currently has 11 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net four times in his last six games, leaving Coventry hoping he delivers against Portsmouth this coming Wednesday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.
Betting markets: Coventry vs Portsmouth
Full-time result
Coventry won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Portsmouth won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost nine in this run.
Both teams to score
Coventry scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Portsmouth scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Portsmouth managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Coventry have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Portsmouth.
Total goals
Coventry saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Portsmouth, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.
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