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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')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds26158348192953
2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Middlesbrough26118743321141
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn2511682823539
8Bristol City2691073330337
9Watford25114103536-137
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
16Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2577112840-1228
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Portsmouth2458113041-1123
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Cardiff CityCardiff2558122540-1523
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2548132453-2920


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