Ace Football previews the Championship round 29 match between Coventry and Watford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Both Coventry and Watford are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the Championship. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe this coming Saturday.
Form: Coventry vs Watford
Coventry Form
Their last three matches saw Coventry drawing 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday, before taking out Bristol City by 1-0, and Blackburn by 0-2. Coventry claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Championship, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 11 and conceded five goals.
Watford Form
Watford recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 1-1 draw with Cardiff. A 0-2 win against Derby followed, before a 1-2 defeat against Preston in their most recent match. Watford managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in eight.
Betting stats and facts for Coventry and Watford
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 Watford played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Coventry home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Coventry home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Coventry matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Watford matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Coventry vs Watford
Brandon Thomas-Asante found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Vakoun Issouf Bayo just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Coventry vs Watford
Full-time result
Coventry claimed four wins, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Watford won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Coventry didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Coventry Building Society Arena. Watford scored at least once in their previous 10 matches. Coventry have not lost to Watford in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Coventry scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Coventry probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Watford managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Watford have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Coventry.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Coventry’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Watford, who managed to hit the net 1.3 times on average in these games. Watford scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.
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