Leicester City vs Coventry Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th August 2023

Looking back on a top six finish in the Championship last season, Coventry open a new campaign at King Power Stadium against Leicester City this coming Sunday.

Leicester City want to start off their new campaign with a bang in front of their own crowd. Coventry, however, will be very eager to make this a non-event for the loyal home supporters. We should be in for a treat this coming Sunday.

Leicester City only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded nine for an average of 0.9 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Coventry hit the target 13 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.3 goals a game. They conceded 0.6 goals per match for a total of six goals, while claiming five clean sheets as well.

Leicester City vs Coventry Prediction

Leicester City Form

Leicester City have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 0-3 against Liverpool, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Newcastle. Their latest match brought a 2-1 win in their encounter with West Ham. Leicester City won four of their previous six Championship games at the King Power Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored nine goals.

Leicester City are understandably favourites to win the Championship this season and nothing but the title will be considered a failure for the ambitious club.

Coventry Form

In their last three matches, Coventry drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough, beat Middlesbrough 0-1 before a 1-1 draw with Luton. Coventry won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding three.

In a season where everything runs absolutely smoothly Coventry might be able to surprise. However, a finish inside the top half of the Championship looks the most realistic scenario.

Leicester City are aiming for a win this coming Sunday, but they could settle for containing their opponent Coventry instead of chasing a high-scoring win.

Leicester City vs Coventry Squads

Leicester City Squad

The 43-year-old Leicester City manager, Enzo Maresca, will select the lineup against Coventry from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Championship this season):

Alex Smithies (0/0), Daniel Iversen (0/0), Danny Ward (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/0), Callum Doyle (0/0), Conor Coady (0/0), Harry Souttar (0/0), James Justin (0/0), Jannik Vestergaard (0/0), Luke Thomas (0/0), Ricardo Pereira (0/0), Victor Kristiansen (0/0), Wout Faes (0/0), Boubakary Soumare (0/0), Dennis Praet (0/0), Hamza Choudhury (0/0), Harry Winks (0/0), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/0), Marc Albrighton (0/0), Timothy Castagne (0/0), Wanya Marcal-Madivadua (0/0), Wilfred Ndidi (0/0), Jamie Vardy (0/0), Kelechi Iheanacho (0/0), Patson Daka (0/0), Stephy Mavididi (0/0).

Coventry Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 53 year-old Coventry manager Robins will select his starting XI from these players:

Ben Wilson (0/0), Bradley Collins (0/0), Simon Moore (0/0), Bobby Thomas (0/0), Jake Bidwell (0/0), Jamie Allen (0/0), Jay Dasilva (0/0), Joel Latibeaudiere (0/0), Josh Eccles (0/0), Kyle McFadzean (0/0), Luis Binks (0/0), Milan van Ewijk (0/0), Ben Sheaf (0/0), Gustavo Hamer (0/0), Jack Burroughs (0/0), Kasey Palmer (0/0), Liam Kelly (0/0), Ryan Howley (0/0), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (0/0), Bassala Sambou (0/0), Callum O'Hare (0/0), Ellis Simms (0/0), Fabio Tavares (0/0), Matt Godden (0/0).

Leicester City vs Coventry Team News

Leicester City are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Coventry this coming Sunday.

Boubakary Soumare, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dennis Praet, Hamza Choudhury, James Justin and Ricardo Pereira nurses various injuries and won't take part for Leicester City against Coventry at King Power Stadium.

Coventry are juggling with three absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Leicester City.

Names like Callum O'Hare, Kyle McFadzean and Matt Godden most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Leicester City.

Leicester City vs Coventry Lineups

Leicester City vs Coventry H2H

Leicester City won the last two meetings against Coventry, as they followed up a 1-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score. However, these meetings happened over a decade ago and should be of little significance in 2023.

Leicester City claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. Coventry won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing zero in this series of matches. Of the last 10 times Leicester City stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened seven times. Both teams also scored in six of the last 10 away games for Coventry.

Under 2.5 goals happened eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Leicester City managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Coventry averaging 0.7 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Leicester City, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Coventry's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.