Ace Football previews the Premier League round 3 match between Manchester City and Coventry and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Coventry head over to the Etihad Stadium this coming Saturday to face title favourites Manchester City in a round 3 match in the Premier League.
Manchester City have delivered a perfect opening to the season so far, and they will be gunning for maximum points when they enter the third match of the season.
Form: Manchester City vs Coventry
Manchester City Form
In the previous three matches, Manchester City lost 3-0 against Arsenal, beat Bournemouth by 2-1 and won 1-4 against Crystal Palace. Manchester City claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded six and scored 13 goals.
Coventry Form
It is all or nothing with Coventry following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 3-0 in an encounter with Arsenal to which, they replied by beating Plymouth2-4. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-1 against Hull. Coventry only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 16 goals to seven.
Betting facts for Manchester City and Coventry
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Manchester City and Coventry. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 12 Manchester City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 8 Manchester City home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Manchester City home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Manchester City have won 7 of the last 9 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Coventry away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Coventry matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Coventry matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Manchester City vs Coventry
With another Premier League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Manchester City and Coventry. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Popular betting markets: Manchester City vs Coventry
Full-time result
Manchester City claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Coventry won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing one in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Manchester City scored first in six of their last ten home games. Coventry scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Manchester City games Coventry have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Manchester City managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Manchester City have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Coventry.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Coventry, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.2 times goals per game. Manchester City scored at least one goal in their last 18 matches. Coventry did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games
