Norwich City head into their Championship fixture with Coventry City on Wednesday evening having regained their lead at the top of the standings.
While the Canaries are pushing for promotion to the Premier League, Coventry play host to the Canaries sitting just three points above the relegation zone.
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On the back of losing out at promotion rivals Swansea City, Daniel Farke and his Norwich squad had over a week to think about their next fixture, a home meeting with out-of-sorts Stoke City.
Further disappointment against the Potters would have strengthened the lingering doubts that Farke must have been having about his squad after three games without a win or goal.
However, the Canaries powered to victory at Carrow Road, eventually running out 4-1 winners having seen Stoke halve the deficit in the second half.
With Brentford losing out against Barnsley on Sunday, Norwich have regained top spot in the table, now holding a five-point lead over third-placed Swansea City.
The Welsh side still have two games in hand, leaving Farke with the task of stressing to his players that they cannot afford to take their foot off the gas in the coming weeks.
While Norwich are seemingly back on an upward trajectory, Coventry manager Mark Robins is struggling to keep the club away from a relegation battle.
Collecting just two points from four fixtures has left Coventry within touching distance of the bottom three having played a game more than many of their nearest rivals.
Robins can still take the positives from the recent goalless draw against Watford, but his team were outclassed by an improving Cardiff City outfit at the weekend.
Coventry have endured mixed fortunes against Norwich this season, claiming a 1-1 draw in the reverse league fixture before losing at Carrow Road in the FA Cup third round.
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Robins is expected to hand a recall to Coventry attacker Tyler Walker after his return to the squad at the weekend.
Kyle McFadzean should come back into the middle of the backline, while Viktor Gyokeres is an alternative to Maxime Biamou in the final third.
Norwich boss Farke is likely to keep changes to a minimum after his team's performance against Stoke.
The likes of Jacob Sorensen and Kieran Dowell may have to bide their time before being handed a recall to the starting XI.
Coventry City possible starting lineup:
Marosi; Hyam, McFadzean, Rose; Costa, James, Hamer, McCallum; Walker, O'Hare; Gyokeres
Norwich City possible starting lineup:
Krul; Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Giannoulis; McLean, Skipp; Buendia, Vrancic, Cantwell; Pukki
We say: Coventry City 0-2 Norwich City
Having gotten back on track at the weekend, Farke will expect his Norwich side to double their winning streak on Wednesday night. With Coventry now under threat from the teams below them, we think the visitors will take full advantage of the increasing pressure on the Sky Blues.
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Darren Plant
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Norwich City win with a probability of 46.58%. A draw had a probability of 26.9% and a win for Coventry City had a probability of 26.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.97%) and 1-2 (8.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.65%), while for a Coventry City win it was 1-0 (8.95%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Norwich City would win this match.
