Coventry City
- Coventry City are the early leaders of the Championship race with 19 points from 9 matches, while Blackburn Rovers sit 21st on 7 points from 8 games, making this a huge showdown in the promotion chase and an interesting fixture for Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers prediction.
- Lampard’s men have won their last 3 and are undefeated in 5 matches in the Championship, and their last two matches were both away from home.
- Coventry hammered Millwall 4-0 and thrashed Sheffield Wednesday 5-0 in the two away games before the international break.
- But their record at the CBS Arena isn’t as good, with two wins and two draws in the four home fixtures played to date.
Blackburn Rovers
- Blackburn Rovers have failed to win their last two trips to Coventry in the Championship (Lost 2).
- Rovers’ last game at home finished 0-2 to the visitors and Coventry City have won the past two head-to-head meetings in the Championship.
- The Rovers may not be in the best form with just one win, two draws and two defeats from their last five Championship fixtures, but we can’t discount them from causing Coventry City some problems on Saturday. This adds another layer to our Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers betting tips.
- Ismaël’s team are physical, press hard and have an outstanding counter-attacking player in Todd Cantwell.
Head-to-Head
Rovers’ last game at home finished 0-2 to the visitors and Coventry City have won the past two head-to-head meetings in the Championship.
Key Players
- Haji Wright has scored eight times in nine Championship games this term, four in his last five appearances.
- Ismaël’s team are physical, press hard and have an outstanding counter-attacking player in Todd Cantwell.
- The ex-Norwich City flyer is Rovers’ biggest threat and has notched three goals in seven Championship appearances this campaign, scoring half of Rovers’ goals in the most recent four.
Betting Insights
- The Sky Blues are red hot favourites to claim all three points here at 1.52, while Rovers are listed as long shots at 5.7, suggesting the oddsmakers think they have no chance. The Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers betting tips market reflects this.
- With both teams to score priced at even odds and Coventry’s recent goal-scoring form, there should be goals aplenty.
Prediction
However, with Coventry in such rampant form and Rovers struggling to find their best consistency, we will take the home team to record a comfortable victory that could well be accompanied by a couple of goals.
