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Coventry City
Championship | Gameweek 40
Apr 2, 2022 at 3pm UK
Ricoh Arena
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Coventry
2 - 2
Blackburn

Pickering (8' og.), Gyokeres (90+9')
Robins (10'), Maatsen (76'), Gyokeres (78')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Dack (46'), Wharton (82')
Paul van Hecke (37'), Gallagher (49'), Brereton Diaz (63'), Buckley (68'), Wharton (78')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Coventry City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

This feels like a contest between two teams who can only be classed as outsiders for promotion, and how the game pans out will be down to mentality. The home side have more reason to throw caution to the wind, something which we feel will lead to the Sky Blues claiming a potentially-pivotal win. Read more.

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 Coventry City win with a probability of 46.63%. A draw had a probability of 27.1% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 26.27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.1%) and 2-1 (8.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.71%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 0-1 (9.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.

Result
Coventry CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
46.63%27.11%26.27%
Both teams to score 46.81%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.21%57.8%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.47%78.53%
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.21%24.79%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.63%59.37%
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.24%37.76%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.46%74.54%
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 46.62%
    Blackburn Rovers 26.27%
    Draw 27.1%
Coventry CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 13.05%
2-0 @ 9.1%
2-1 @ 8.87%
3-0 @ 4.23%
3-1 @ 4.12%
3-2 @ 2.01%
4-0 @ 1.48%
4-1 @ 1.44%
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 46.62%
1-1 @ 12.71%
0-0 @ 9.36%
2-2 @ 4.32%
Other @ 0.71%
Total : 27.1%
0-1 @ 9.12%
1-2 @ 6.19%
0-2 @ 4.44%
1-3 @ 2.01%
0-3 @ 1.44%
2-3 @ 1.4%
Other @ 1.66%
Total : 26.27%

How you voted: Coventry vs Blackburn

Coventry City
33.3%
Draw
25.0%
Blackburn Rovers
41.7%
12
Head to Head
Oct 16, 2021 3pm
Blackburn
2-2
Coventry
Rothwell (39'), Gallagher (45')
Buckley (28'), Paul van Hecke (73')
Walker (62'), Kaminski (68' og.)
Kane (79'), Hamer (90+3')
Feb 27, 2021 3pm
Blackburn
1-1
Coventry
Brereton (27')
Douglas (61')
James (50')
Skiri Oestigaard (69')
Skiri Oestigaard (82')
Oct 24, 2020 3pm
Coventry
0-4
Blackburn

Sheaf (74')
Rose (14')
Armstrong (15' pen., 49'), Elliott (62'), Gallagher (88')
Douglas (20'), Armstrong (51')
Aug 8, 2017 7.45pm
Coventry
1-3
Blackburn
Nazon (22')
Camwell (28')
Evans (16'), Smallwood (33'), Samuel (56')
Evans (34'), Samuel (53'), Bennett (69')
Mar 13, 1999 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1610422191232
2Sunderland1594225111431
3Burnley168621961330
4Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
5Middlesbrough1683529191027
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom166821811726
7Watford168262524126
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City165742020022
11Derby CountyDerby165562020020
12Stoke CityStoke165561920-120
13Norwich CityNorwich164752524119
14Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds165471826-819
16Luton TownLuton165381826-818
17Coventry CityCoventry164572223-117
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd164571924-517
19Plymouth ArgylePlymouth164571728-1117
20Preston North EndPreston163761624-816
21Cardiff CityCardiff164481524-916
22Hull City163671621-515
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR161871326-1311


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