Ace Football previews the Championship game between Coventry and Stoke who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Struggling Stoke are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Coventry this coming Saturday at Coventry Building Society Arena. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.
Coventry approach round 36 as number 5 in the Championship table with 53 points on their account so far. With 35 rounds behind them, Stoke have amassed 36 points, placing them as number 19 in the standings.
Team form: Coventry vs Stoke
Coventry Form
Coventry are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-2 win against Sheffield Wednesday. They went on to beat Preston by 2-1, before also getting the better of Oxford in a 2-3 victory. 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 four and scored six goals.
Stoke Form
In their previous three games, Stoke lost 4-2 and 1-3 against Norwich and Middlesbrough, respectively, before drawing 0-0 with Watford. Stoke managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in six.
Betting stats for Coventry and Stoke
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Coventry and Stoke. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 12 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have won 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 6 Coventry home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have won 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have won 6 of the last 8 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 22 of the last 24 Stoke away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Stoke away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Stoke matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Stoke matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
In-form players: Coventry vs Stoke
When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Ellis Simms brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Coventry will start him against Stoke, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Lewis Baker, who notched up three goals in his past six games.
Popular betting markets: Coventry vs Stoke
Full-time result
Coventry won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Stoke won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run. Coventry won their last 4 matches.
Both teams to score
Coventry scored first in six of their last ten home games. Stoke got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Coventry probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Stoke managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Coventry saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Stoke, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.
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