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Championship | Gameweek 42
Apr 15, 2022 at 3pm UK
St Andrew's
Coventry City

Birmingham
2 - 4
Coventry

Pedersen (12'), Gardner (39')
Bacuna (4'), Roberts (40'), Richards (90+3'), Woods (90+5')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Sheaf (40', 45+4'), Rose (71'), O'Hare (90')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Coventry City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Birmingham 1-2 Blackburn
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Birmingham City 1-2 Coventry City

Only a win will do for Coventry if they are to stand any chance of making the playoffs this season, and we are backing the visitors to collect all three points on Friday afternoon, with Gyokeres potentially adding to the 15 strikes that he has managed in the second tier this term. 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 43.47%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 29.33% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.69%) and 0-2 (8.2%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (9.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.84%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawCoventry City
29.33%27.2%43.47%
Both teams to score 48.48%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.39%56.61%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.42%77.58%
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.36%34.64%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.64%71.36%
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.17%25.83%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.2%60.8%
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 29.33%
    Coventry City 43.47%
    Draw 27.2%
Birmingham CityDrawCoventry City
1-0 @ 9.49%
2-1 @ 6.81%
2-0 @ 5.03%
3-1 @ 2.41%
3-0 @ 1.78%
3-2 @ 1.63%
Other @ 2.2%
Total : 29.33%
1-1 @ 12.84%
0-0 @ 8.95%
2-2 @ 4.61%
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 27.2%
0-1 @ 12.11%
1-2 @ 8.69%
0-2 @ 8.2%
1-3 @ 3.92%
0-3 @ 3.7%
2-3 @ 2.08%
1-4 @ 1.33%
0-4 @ 1.25%
Other @ 2.2%
Total : 43.47%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Coventry

Birmingham City
30.3%
Draw
27.6%
Coventry City
42.1%
76
Head to Head
Nov 23, 2021 7.45pm
Jan 30, 2021 3pm
Birmingham
1-1
Coventry
Bela (18' pen.)
Colin (20'), Sunjic (42'), San Jose (44')
Hamer (29')
Hamer (72')
Nov 20, 2020 7.45pm
Feb 4, 2020 7.45pm
Birmingham
2-2
Coventry
Birmingham win 4-1 on penalties
Dean (90'), Bela (120')
Concannon (26'), Harding (109')
Bakayoko (50'), Biamou (114')
Pask (36'), Bakayoko (41')
rhs 2.0
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