Blackburn Rovers enter this match having lost to Hull City 0-0 in the Championship. Blackburn Rovers had 62% possession and 14 shots, two of which were successful. Hull City made 11 attempts on goal, three of which were successful. Blackburn Rovers have not maintained a clean slate in recent times. According to the facts, Blackburn Rovers have conceded nine goals while their defense has been breached in five of their previous six games.
Coventry City will enter the match having defeated Queens Park Rangers 0-3 in the Championship in their previous match. Coventry City had 53% possession and 14 shots on goal, five of which were successful. Viktor Gyökeres (10′, 88′) and Gustavo Hamer (86′) scored for Coventry City. On the opposite side, Sovereigns Park Officers had 6 shots on objective with 2 of them on track. Mark Robins’ Coventry City have scored ten goals in their six most recent matches, giving them an average of 1.67 goals scored per game.
Match Details
- Swansea City v Preston North End
- Championship England
- Date – 19/04/2023
- Starting time – 18:45 UTC
- Venue: Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales
Prediction
Coventry City should be able to score against this Blackburn Rovers lineup, according to our assessment, though it might not be as many as they have scored against them.
By the time the referee blows the final whistle, Blackburn Rovers have a slim advantage of 2-1. Let’s see what comes out of this.
Head to head
Blackburn Rovers have won two of their most recent head-to-head contests, while Coventry City has won one, and there have been three games that have been tied.
During this time, the two teams combined to score 19 goals, with 12 coming from Rovers and 7 from The Sky Blues. That amounts to an average of 3.17 goals scored per game.
Coventry City defeated Blackburn Rovers 1-0 on Championship match day 19 on November 1, 2022, in the last league match between these two teams.
Coventry City had 37% possession that day and 15 shots, 7 of which were successful. Jamie Allen scored the goal (41′).
Blackburn Rovers made two shots on goal out of nine attempts.
Tim Robinson was the referee.
Team news
With a team free of injuries to choose from, Blackburn Rovers manager Jon Dahl Tomasson will be thankful to have no fitness concerns going into this match.
Aynsley Pears, Joe Rankin-Costello, Hayden Carter, Dominic Hyam, Harry Pickering, Lewis Travis, Tyler Morton, Ryan Hedges, Adam Wharton, Ben Brereton Daz, and Tyrhys Dolan are all likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation this time around for Rovers.
Mark Robins, the manager of Coventry City, doesn’t have any concerns about his fitness going into this game because his team is completely injury-free.
Ben Wilson, Luke McNally, Kyle McFadzean, Callum Doyle, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Ben Sheaf, Gustavo Hamer, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Josh Eccles, Matt Godden, and Viktor Gyokeres will likely start for The Sky Blues.
Lineup
Blackburn Rovers:
- Pears
- Rankin-Costello, Hyam, Carter, Pickering
- Travis, Morton, Szmodics
- Brereton Diaz, Gallagher, Dolan
Coventry City:
- Wilson
- McNally, McFadzean, Doyle
- Norton-Cuffy, Eccles, Sheaf, Hamer, Bidwell
- Godden, Gyokeres
Betting tips
If you look at the most recent odds for this match in the 90-minute result market, you can wager 2.5 on Blackburn Rovers winning, 3.36 on the draw, and 2.9 on Coventry City winning. These are awesome of the wagers on offer as of now. For this match, our knowledgeable partners are predicting under 3.5 goals.
Where to watch
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