Coventry vs Norwich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2024

Coventry enjoy home advantage this coming Saturday when they take on top six hopefuls Norwich in round 4 of the new Championship campaign.

The two teams enter the match at Coventry Building Society Arena with two points separating them in the Championship standings.

Norwich could be excused for feeling a little down on their luck, as they find themselves on the 20th place in the league table with meagre two points as three rounds of the season are behind us. The opponents Coventry have fought their way to four points which leaves them sitting 9th in the Championship table.

Nobody likes to be on the losing side, especially so early into a new season. Coventry and Norwich are no exception in this respect. Both teams are eager to improve from last term, leading us to expect an exciting affair at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Coventry go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 17. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Norwich are currently not the most scoring team in the Championship, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded 15 times, an average of 1.5 per game. They managed two clean sheets in these.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Norwich came away with a 2-1 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Coventry Building Society Arena, but face stern opposition, of course.

Coventry vs Norwich Prediction

Coventry Form

Coventry look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Oxford by 3-2, before drawing 1-1 with Bristol City. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Oxford 1-0. Coventry only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored ten and conceded 12 goals.

Coventry enter the season as candidates for a top three finish, but more than a third place would in the end would be a rather big surprise.

Norwich Form

Norwich are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 2-2 draw with Blackburn and a 1-1 draw with Sheffield United. In their most recent match, they were defeated 4-0 at the hands of Crystal Palace. Norwich claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to four.

While a title challenge may be a bit of a stretch, Coventry look a solid bet for a top three finish at the end of the season.

Coventry are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Coventry Building Society Arena against visitors Norwich.

Coventry vs Norwich Squads

Coventry Squad

Mark Robins will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Norwich from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Ben Wilson (0/0), Bradley Collins (0/0), Luke Bell (0/0), Oliver Nnonyelu Dovin (0/3), Bobby Thomas (0/1), Jake Bidwell (0/3), Jamie Allen (0/1), Jay Dasilva (0/2), Joel Latibeaudiere (0/2), Josh Eccles (0/3), Liam Kitching (0/0), Luis Binks (0/3), Milan van Ewijk (1/3), Ben Sheaf (0/0), Jack Rudoni (0/3), Kasey Palmer (1/3), Ryan Howley (0/0), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (0/3), Victor Torp (0/3), Bassala Sambou (0/0), Brandon Thomas-Asante (0/3), Ellis Simms (0/3), Ephron Mason-Clark (0/3), Fabio Tavares (0/0), Haji Wright (2/3), Justin Obikwu (0/0), Kai Andrews (0/0), Norman Bassette (0/0), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (0/0).

Norwich Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Norwich players that the manager Johannes Hoff Thorup will choose from for the upcoming game:

Angus Gunn (0/3), Daniel Barden (0/0), George Long (0/0), Benjamin Chrisene (0/2), Brad Hills (0/0), Callum Doyle (0/3), Grant Hanley (0/1), Jack Stacey (0/3), Jaden Warner (0/0), Jonathan Tomkinson (0/0), Jose Cordoba (0/1), Kellen Fisher (0/1), Shane Duffy (0/3), Borja Sainz (1/3), Forson Amankwah (0/3), Jacob Lungi Soerensen (0/1), Kenny McLean (0/3), Liam Gibbs (0/3), Marcelino Nunez (0/3), Onel Hernandez (0/2), Tony Springett (0/0), Abu Kamara (0/2), Ante Crnac (0/1), Ashley Barnes (0/0), Christian Fassnacht (0/1), Joshua Sargent (2/3), Ken Aboh (0/0), Oscar Schwartau (0/0).

Coventry vs Norwich Team News

Coventry have an almost full squad available against Norwich at Coventry Building Society Arena with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Coventry can't field Jamie Allen on Saturday against Norwich.

Norwich just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Coventry at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Borja Sainz is suspended from the Norwich squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Coventry vs Norwich Lineups

Coventry vs Norwich H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Norwich came away as 2-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Saturday. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Norwich have been the dominant force winning five matches against Coventry. The bookies have Norwich to win this match at best price odds of 3/1.

Coventry vs Norwich Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Coventry and Norwich. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 23/20 with bookies.

Coventry vs Norwich Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Championship campaign, and both Coventry and Norwich will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Coventry claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Norwich won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Coventry on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened three times for Norwich in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Coventry and Norwich, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Coventry scored 1.2 goals on average, while Norwich pulled 1.8 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Coventry, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Norwich, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game.