Coventry vs Blackburn Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th October 2023

Blackburn visit Coventry Building Society Arena this coming Wednesday for a Championship fixture with home side Coventry.

Placed 14 in the table Coventry have amassed 11 points after nine matches. On ten points, Blackburn rank 18 with nine matches played this season.

Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for Blackburn in their upcoming Championship clash will see them swap positions with Coventry. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at Coventry Building Society Arena.

When it comes to goal-scoring Coventry could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 13 times. This is an average of 1.3 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two games.

Blackburn scored 17 goals, conceded 23 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Coventry and Blackburn had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5.

Coventry vs Blackburn Prediction

Coventry Form

In their last three matches, Coventry lost 3-2 against Cardiff, drew 1-1 against Huddersfield, before winning 1-3 against Queens P.R.. Coventry only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Coventry Building Society Arena in the Championship. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored 13 and conceded 11 goals.

Blackburn Form

It is all or nothing with Blackburn, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 4-3 against Ipswich, before beating Cardiff 5-2. Unable to build on that, they lost 1-4 against Leicester. Blackburn, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the Championship.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Coventry get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Blackburn.

Coventry won eight points from their last four encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored ten and let in five goals. Blackburn claimed two wins from five goals scored and three conceded from their past three matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them seven points to their account. Coventry claimed two wins, five draws as well as two defeats in the Championship this season. Blackburn enjoy a record of three wins, one draw and five defeats in the Championship.

Coventry vs Blackburn Squads

Coventry Squad

The 53-year-old Coventry manager, Mark Robins, will select the lineup against Blackburn from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Championship this season):

Ben Wilson (0/9), Bradley Collins (0/0), Simon Moore (0/0), Bobby Thomas (0/7), Jake Bidwell (0/4), Jamie Allen (0/3), Jay Dasilva (0/9), Joel Latibeaudiere (1/9), Josh Eccles (1/9), Kyle McFadzean (1/9), Liam Kitching (0/0), Luis Binks (0/4), Milan van Ewijk (1/7), Ben Sheaf (0/5), Justin Obikwu (0/0), Kasey Palmer (0/6), Liam Kelly (0/7), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (0/6), Yasin Ayari (0/0), Bassala Sambou (0/0), Callum O'Hare (0/0), Ellis Simms (2/9), Fabio Tavares (0/0), Haji Wright (1/9), Matt Godden (5/9).

Blackburn Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 47 year-old Blackburn manager Tomasson will select his starting XI from these players:

Aynsley Pears (0/9), Joe Hilton (0/0), Leopold Wahlstedt (0/1), Andrew Moran (0/6), Callum Brittain (0/9), Dominic Hyam (0/9), Harry Pickering (0/8), Hayden Carter (0/9), Jake Garrett (0/3), James Hill (0/0), Lewis Travis (0/9), Patrick Gamble (0/0), Scott Wharton (0/2), Adam Wharton (0/9), Arnor Sigurdsson (1/2), Harry Leonard (2/8), Joe Rankin-Costello (0/8), Sammie Szmodics (6/9), Sondre Tronstad (0/2), Tyrhys Dolan (0/9), Dilan Markanday (1/5), Niall Ennis (0/2), Ryan Hedges (1/8), Sam Gallagher (1/5), Semir Telalovic (0/4).

Coventry vs Blackburn Team News

At the time of writing, Coventry have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Blackburn on Wednesday.

Milan van Ewijk, Ben Sheaf, Fabio Tavares and Callum O'Hare are missing from the squad, Coventry will field against Blackburnthis coming Wednesday.

It seems that Blackburn are limited to just two players being absent or injured as they prepare for their match on Wednesday.

Sam Gallagher and Niall Ennis all face a spell on the sidelines for Blackburn due to various injuries.

Coventry vs Blackburn Lineups

Coventry vs Blackburn H2H

The match ended in a 1-1 draw in the previous outing between Coventry and Blackburn and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 13/5. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Coventry claimed three wins in their previous ten matches against Blackburn. The latter managed two wins in these six encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 13/5.

Coventry vs Blackburn Results

In the past six matches between home side Coventry and Blackburn both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 8/15.

Coventry vs Blackburn Betting Tips

Matt Godden look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Sammie Szmodics adds to his four Championship goals come this coming Wednesday.

Coventry claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in six of the games, whilst losing one. Blackburn won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost two of the games in this run. Coventry managed two wins without conceding a single goal in the previous 10 matches at home.

In the last six encounters between Coventry and Blackburn over 2.5 goals came out three times, as Coventry averaged 1.17 goals a game. Blackburn scored an average of 1.67 goals in these, while both teams scored four times. In Coventry's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average 1.6 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score 2.4 times in those matches.