There was certainly an air of fortune about Gassama's equaliser for Sheffield Wednesday in the initial encounter, and from the visitors' last 13 away games in all competitions, they have only managed a paltry four goals.
Coventry should therefore experience few problems shutting their lowly foes out on Tuesday, and with the Sky Blues also possessing a killer touch on home turf, a date with giant killers Maidstone will surely be theirs.
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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 59.58%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 18.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.51%) and 2-1 (9.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.48%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 0-1 (5.55%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.