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Coventry City
Championship | Gameweek 19
Nov 1, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Ricoh Arena
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Coventry
1 - 0
Blackburn

Allen (41')
Eccles (56'), Palmer (90+3')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Hyam (39'), Wharton (76'), Kaminski (90+3'), Ayala (90+4')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Coventry 1-2 Blackpool
Saturday, October 29 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Hull City 0-1 Blackburn
Saturday, October 29 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Coventry City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

Despite the contrasting league positions, it would be naive to reach the conclusion that Coventry will not push Blackburn all the way in this contest. Nevertheless, despite the Sky Blues having the potential to get back to winning ways, we can only back Blackburn to come through in a closely-fought match. 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 41.65%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 30.59% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.41%) and 2-0 (7.91%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (10.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.03%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Coventry City in this match.

Result
Coventry CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
41.65% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 27.75% (0.0030000000000001 0) 30.59%
Both teams to score 47.46% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.82% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)58.18% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.17% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)78.83% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.48% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)27.52% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.98% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)63.02% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.48% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)34.52% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.76% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)71.24% (0.007000000000005 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 41.65%
    Blackburn Rovers 30.59%
    Draw 27.75%
Coventry CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 12.25%
2-1 @ 8.41%
2-0 @ 7.91%
3-1 @ 3.62% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-0 @ 3.4%
3-2 @ 1.92% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 1.17% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-0 @ 1.1% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 1.87%
Total : 41.65%
1-1 @ 13.03%
0-0 @ 9.5% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-2 @ 4.47% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
Other @ 0.74%
Total : 27.75%
0-1 @ 10.1%
1-2 @ 6.93% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-2 @ 5.37%
1-3 @ 2.46% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 1.91%
2-3 @ 1.59% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.23%
Total : 30.59%

How you voted: Coventry vs Blackburn

Coventry City
Draw
Blackburn Rovers
Coventry City
19.4%
Draw
13.3%
Blackburn Rovers
67.3%
98
Head to Head
Apr 2, 2022 3pm
Coventry
2-2
Blackburn
Pickering (8' og.), Gyokeres (90+9')
Robins (10'), Maatsen (76'), Gyokeres (78')
Dack (46'), Wharton (82')
Paul van Hecke (37'), Gallagher (49'), Brereton Diaz (63'), Buckley (68'), Wharton (78')
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Burnley452716266155197
2Leeds UnitedLeeds442713489296094
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City441716115749867
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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