Coventry City is set for a trip to Ashton Gate Stadium for a face-off against Bristol City in the 34th match day of the EFL Championship campaign. Kickoffs on 22nd February 2022 at 22:45 EAT.
Bristol City is currently in the 16th place with 40 points from 33 matches. The hosts have a good record at their home turf having dropped points last at home on December 30, when they lost 2-1 to QPR. Coming into this fixture Bristol has two wins; two loses and draw in their last five fixtures. Both teams scored in four out those last five games.
The Robins returned to the winning ways in their last fixture when they edged Middlesbrough 2-1 in the championship action. In that match, Bristol City had 37% possession, six shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Andreas Weimann (7′) and Antoine Semenyo (68′). Middlesbrough got 21 shots with 10 of them on target and a goal by Matt Crooks (90′).
Coventry City has been inconsistent with their performances this season and is currently placed 12th in the table at the moment. Coventry have been beaten in two of their three most recent away league games, but judged over a longer period, they have lost only three of their last ten road games. The Sky Blues have drawn four of those games and found the back of their opponents’ net in seven.
The Sky Blues gets into this fixture on the back off 1-0 Championship win to beat Barnsley in their last game. In that game, Coventry City had 58% possession, 19 shots with seven of them on target and a goal Dominic Hyam (93′). Barnsley got six shots with none of them on target.
Bristol City vs Coventry City head to head
Since 2007 these two teams have met 20 times in which the home side has claimed 10 wins, the visitors six wins and there have been four stalemates in that period.
- Coventry 3-2 Bristol City 06/11/21
- Coventry 3-1 Bristol City 05/04/21
- Bristol City 2-1 Coventry 12/09/20
- Bristol City 0-0 Coventry 18/04/15
- Bristol City 2-0 Coventry 10/12/14
Home
- Bristol City 2-1 Middlesbrough
- Swansea 3-1 Bristol City
- Bristol City 2-1 Reading
- Blackpool 3-1 Bristol City
- Preston 2-2 Bristol City
Away
- Coventry 1-0 Barnsley
- Cardiff 2-0 Coventry
- Reading 2-3 Coventry
- Coventry 1-1 Blackpool
- Southampton 2-1 Coventry
Bristol City team news
Nigel Pearson will not be able to call upon Max OLeary, Andy King, Rob Atkinson, Matty James, George Tanner, Nathan Baker and Callum O’Dowda who are on the sidelines with injuries.
Coventry City team news
Mark Robins’s side will miss out the services of Matt Godden, Liam Kelly and Josh Eccles.
Prediction and odds
Bristol City has had a decent record at home this season winning seven of their 17 home games, losing just five times while Coventry City has won just four out their 15 games on the road.
- Bristol City Win
- Draw
- Goals over 2.5
