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Coventry City
Championship | Gameweek 40
Apr 2, 2022 at 3pm UK
Ricoh Arena
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Coventry
2 - 2
Blackburn

Pickering (8' og.), Gyokeres (90+9')
Robins (10'), Maatsen (76'), Gyokeres (78')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Dack (46'), Wharton (82')
Paul van Hecke (37'), Gallagher (49'), Brereton Diaz (63'), Buckley (68'), Wharton (78')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Coventry City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

This feels like a contest between two teams who can only be classed as outsiders for promotion, and how the game pans out will be down to mentality. The home side have more reason to throw caution to the wind, something which we feel will lead to the Sky Blues claiming a potentially-pivotal win. 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 46.63%. A draw had a probability of 27.1% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 26.27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.1%) and 2-1 (8.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.71%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 0-1 (9.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.

Result
Coventry CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
46.63%27.11%26.27%
Both teams to score 46.81%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.21%57.8%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.47%78.53%
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.21%24.79%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.63%59.37%
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.24%37.76%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.46%74.54%
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 46.62%
    Blackburn Rovers 26.27%
    Draw 27.1%
Coventry CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 13.05%
2-0 @ 9.1%
2-1 @ 8.87%
3-0 @ 4.23%
3-1 @ 4.12%
3-2 @ 2.01%
4-0 @ 1.48%
4-1 @ 1.44%
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 46.62%
1-1 @ 12.71%
0-0 @ 9.36%
2-2 @ 4.32%
Other @ 0.71%
Total : 27.1%
0-1 @ 9.12%
1-2 @ 6.19%
0-2 @ 4.44%
1-3 @ 2.01%
0-3 @ 1.44%
2-3 @ 1.4%
Other @ 1.66%
Total : 26.27%

How you voted: Coventry vs Blackburn

Coventry City
Draw
Blackburn Rovers
Coventry City
33.3%
Draw
25.0%
Blackburn Rovers
41.7%
12
Head to Head
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')
Mar 13, 1999 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd39267656292783
2Leeds UnitedLeeds392312478275181
3Burnley392215253114281
4Sunderland392012756371972
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391318848351357
7Middlesbrough391691459491057
8Bristol City391415104942757
9Watford39158164751-453
10Norwich CityNorwich391313136154752
11Blackburn RoversBlackburn39157174241152
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds391410155460-652
13Millwall391312143740-351
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR391112164553-845
16Swansea CitySwansea39129184051-1145
17Portsmouth39129184761-1445
18Stoke CityStoke391012174052-1242
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391012174057-1742
20Hull City391011183948-941
21Cardiff CityCardiff39913174363-2040
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth39713194077-3734


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