

The Coventry Building Society Arena
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 18:00

After a penalty win in the FA last weekend, Frank Lampard will lead Coventry City to face Bristol City at The Coventry Building Society Arena on Saturday. The hosts are unbeaten in eight of their last 10 games against Bristol City. Can they avoid a defeat in this game? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.
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Coventry City advanced to the next round of the FA Cup after defeating Sheffield Wednesday on penalties in their last game. The regular time of the match ended 1-1 after a shocking equaliser by Sheffield Wednesday in the dying minute of the game. The Sky Blues will return to the league, where they suffered a 2-1 loss to Norwich in their last outing. They have won one of their last five games but remain unbeaten in their previous six home games in all competitions.
Coventry City sit 16th on the table with 29 points in 26 games, scoring 34 goals and conceding 37. The highest goal scorer of the team, Haji Wright, is still ruled out due to an injury. The 26-year-old American forward has missed the last 12 games for his side after scoring seven games this season. Ephron Mason-Clark is also ruled out due to an injury, while Ben Sheaf joined the medical room after picking up an injury against Norwich.
Bristol City
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Bristol City bowed out of the FA Cup after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Wolves in their last game. They now move their attention back to the league, where they secured a 1-0 win over Derby County. Luke McNally scored the only goal of the game in the 19th minute. They remain unbeaten in their last four games, with three wins and a draw. However, they are winless in their previous five games on the road, losing three and drawing two.
Bristol City are 9th on the table with 37 points in 26 games, scoring 33 goals and conceding 30. Marcus McGuane, Max Bird, and Jason Knight are confirmed out of this game, but the good news is that Joe Williams and Sinclair Armstrong are back in training. However, there is no clear indication that they will make the trip to Coventry.
Possible Starting 11
Coventry City — Oliver Dovin, Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Liam Kitching, Joel Latibeaudiere, Jake Bidwell, Jack Rudoni, Josh Eccles, Jamie Allen, Norman Bassette, B. Thomas-Asante.
Bristol City — Max O'Leary, Zak Vyner, Luke McNally, Robert Dickie, Ross McCrorie, Max Bird, Jason Knight, Haydon Roberts, Scott Twine, Anis Mehmeti, Nahki Wells.
Interesting Facts
- Bristol City are winless in their previous five games on the road.
- Coventry City have been unbeaten in their previous six home games.
- Only Leeds United (30) and Norwich (31) have scored more goals at home than Coventry City (22) this season.
- Coventry City are unbeaten in 8 of their last 10 games against Bristol City.
Expert Betting Tips
Coventry City are part of the attacking teams of the Championship and have been superb in front of their home fans, where they are unbeaten in their six games in all competitions. They also have the head-to-head record over Bristol, so they should get this win easily. However, Bristol scored in nine of their last 11 games against Coventry and seven of their previous eight this season. So, they will get a consolation goal.
Our prediction for the match is for both teams to score (BTTS) for odds of 1.75 at Bet365.
Our second prediction is for the game to see more than two goals (Over 2.5 goals) for odds of 1.91 at Betway.
Our third prediction is that Coventry City will win, with odds of 2.15 at 1xbet.
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