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Coventry City
Championship | Gameweek 8
Oct 1, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
The Coventry Building Society Arena
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Coventry
3 - 0
Blackburn

Bidwell (11'), Wright (48'), Thomas-Asante (84')
Sheaf (58')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Cantwell (61'), Carter (67'), Buckley (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Coventry City

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Leeds 3-0 Coventry
Saturday, September 28 at 3pm in Championship

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Blackburn 2-0 QPR
Saturday, September 28 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Coventry City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers

 The league table and form suggests Blackburn should be favourites for this one, but even though Coventry have had a tough time of it this season, specifically at home, Blackburn should not expect an easy encounter. Blackburn are yet to win a league game on the road this season, drawing all three, and another could be in store here, especially if Coventry can unlock the undoubted quality they have in their ranks. 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 46.73%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 29.39% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.58%) and 2-0 (7.24%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-2 (7.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.07%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.

Result
Coventry CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
46.73% (0.0079999999999956 0.01) 23.88% (0.047000000000001 0.05) 29.39% (-0.052 -0.05)
Both teams to score 59.11% (-0.207 -0.21)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.22% (-0.255 -0.26)42.78% (0.258 0.26)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.82% (-0.255 -0.26)65.18% (0.259 0.26)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.5% (-0.096999999999994 -0.1)18.5% (0.101 0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.29% (-0.167 -0.17)49.71% (0.171 0.17)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.53% (-0.164 -0.16)27.47% (0.168 0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.03% (-0.215 -0.22)62.96% (0.218 0.22)
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 46.73%
    Blackburn Rovers 29.39%
    Draw 23.87%
Coventry CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
2-1 @ 9.35% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-0 @ 8.58% (0.071 0.07)
2-0 @ 7.24% (0.037 0.04)
3-1 @ 5.26% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
3-0 @ 4.07% (0.008 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.4% (-0.026 -0.03)
4-1 @ 2.22% (-0.013 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.72% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.43% (-0.016 -0.02)
Other @ 3.48%
Total : 46.73%
1-1 @ 11.07% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
2-2 @ 6.04% (-0.027 -0.03)
0-0 @ 5.08% (0.058000000000001 0.06)
3-3 @ 1.46% (-0.018 -0.02)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 23.87%
1-2 @ 7.16% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
0-1 @ 6.57% (0.044 0.04)
0-2 @ 4.24% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.08% (-0.018 -0.02)
2-3 @ 2.6% (-0.024 -0.02)
0-3 @ 1.83% (-0.004 -0)
1-4 @ 1% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 2.92%
Total : 29.39%

How you voted: Coventry vs Blackburn

Coventry City
27.8%
Draw
22.2%
Blackburn Rovers
50.0%
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