Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th February 2024

Coventry go up against Sheffield Wednesday at Coventry Building Society Arena this coming Tuesday in a thrilling FA Cup match.

This is the third time since January 20 that Coventry and Sheffield Wednesday are locking horns, with both teams scoring in both encounters. Each side knows they stand an excellent chance of reaching the quarter-finals, as Maidstone from the National League are waiting in the next round, with either Coventry or “The Owls” having home advantage.

Coventry average 1.9 goals per game in their last ten games, scoring 19 times. They conceded 15 goals or an average of 1.5 per game, with three clean sheets along the way.

Sheffield Wednesday managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 11 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.1 goals an average per game.

Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction

Coventry Form

Two draws were the best Coventry could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday, before sharing the points in a 2-2 draw against Bristol City. Their most recent match brought a 2-1 defeat against Norwich. In their last six FA Cup home matches, Coventry have three wins, while they've drawn two and lost one. They scored 14 and conceded seven goals.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday were only able to claim two points from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Coventry, followed by another draw. This time it ended 0-0 against Watford, before going down in a 4-0 defeat against Huddersfield. Sheffield Wednesday won three of a possible six away matches in the FA Cup, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored five while also conceding eight times.

Coventry are in decent enough shape to make them the value bet, when facing Sheffield Wednesday. In their current form, we find it difficult to build an argument for the visitors to steal a point here.

Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday Squads

Coventry Squad

Robins will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Sheffield Wednesday from the players listed below:

Ben Wilson, Bradley Collins, Simon Moore, Bobby Thomas, Dermi Lusala, Jake Bidwell, Jamie Allen, Jay Dasilva, Joel Latibeaudiere, Josh Eccles, Liam Kitching, Luis Binks, Milan van Ewijk, Ben Sheaf, Kasey Palmer, Liam Kelly, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Victor Torp, Bassala Sambou, Bradley Stretton, Callum O'Hare, Ellis Simms, Evan Eghosa Aisowieren, Fabio Tavares, Haji Wright, Kai Andrews, Matt Godden.

Sheffield Wednesday Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Sheffield Wednesday players that the manager Danny Roehl will choose from for the upcoming game:

Dawson, Beadle, Famewo, Diaby, Brennan, Bernard, Iorfa, Delgado, Pedersen, Palmer, Ihiekwe, Valentin, James, Bannan, Gassama, Poveda, Hendrick, Johnson, Diaby, Vaulks, Musaba, Fletcher, Cadamarteri, Paterson, Ugbo, Windass, Gregory, Wilks, Smith.

Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday Team News

Coventry could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Tuesday. For their upcoming match in round 4, Coventry are unable to call upon Liam Kitching, who is suspended.

Coventry are unable to field Ben Sheaf on Tuesday against Sheffield Wednesday, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Sheffield Wednesday face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Tuesday against Coventry. Sheffield Wednesday are without Barry Bannan due to a suspension incurred from accumulating too many cards.

Sheffield Wednesday need to do without Callum Paterson and Dominic Iorfa, who are not fit enough to travel to Coventry Building Society Arena.

Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday Lineups

Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday H2H

The most recent outing between Coventry and Sheffield Wednesday ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1.

Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday Results

In the previous one match between Coventry and Sheffield Wednesday, both teams found the back of the net one time.

Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Tips

While Josh Windass added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the FA Cup, Matt Godden scored twice in his last six.

Of their 10 most recent games at Coventry Building Society Arena across all tournaments, Coventry won five times, drew four and lost one. Sheffield Wednesday won two of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing zero and losing eight. Coventry managed three wins without conceding a single goal in the previous 10 matches at home.

In Coventry's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in eight of them. They managed to average 2.5 goals goals per match across all tournaments. In the previous ten matches for Sheffield Wednesday, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in six of them. On average, Sheffield Wednesday scored 1.1 times goals per game.