Blackburn Rovers will look to record the fifth consecutive win this week when they travel to Coventry Building Society Arena for a clash against Coventry City in the EFL Championship. Match day schedules for November 1 at 22:45 EAT.
As well as Blackburn, games with Watford and Queens Park Rangers are also on the horizon, putting Coventry under pressure to rediscover the kind of defensive resoluteness which recently led to one goal being conceded in six games. Coming into this game, won three of their last six matches (LWWWDL).
Coventry City will be hoping to return to winning ways here following a 1-2 Championship defeat in their last game at the hands of Blackpool. In that match, Coventry City managed 55% possession and 16 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Coventry City was Kasey Palmer (40′). Blackpool had 17 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Gary Madine (53′) and Jerry Yates (80′) scored for Blackpool.
The visitors have a seven-point cushion over seventh place, leaving them on target for the playoffs, yet the Dane and his squad will be dreaming bigger having recorded their fourth successive win with success at Hull City at the weekend. Coming into this game, the Rovers won five of their last six matches (WLWWWW).
Blackburn Rovers will go into the match following on from a 0-1 Championship win over Hull City in their most recent fixture. In that match, Blackburn Rovers had 48% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for Blackburn Rovers was Sammie Szmodics (15′). For their opponents, Hull City had 7 shots on goal with 0 on target.
Coventry City vs. Blackburn Rovers head to head
Each side claims six wins from the 20 head to head encounters between Coventry City and Blackburn Rovers since 1993; while the other eight matches ended in stalemates.
- Coventry 2-2 Blackburn 02/04/22
- Blackburn 2-2 Coventry 16/10/21
- Blackburn 1-1 Coventry 27/02/21
- Coventry 0-4 Blackburn 24/10/20
- Coventry 1-3 Blackburn 08/08/17
Home
- Coventry 1-2 Blackpool
- Coventry 2-2 Rotherham
- Stoke 0-2 Coventry
- Coventry 1-0 Sheffield
- Cardiff 0-1 Coventry
Away
- Hull 0-1 Blackburn
- Blackburn 2-1 Birmingham
- Blackburn 2-0 Sunderland
- Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn
- Wigan 1-0 Blackburn
Coventry City team news
Fankaty Dabo will remain on the sidelines following injury.
Blackburn Rovers team news
Manger Jon Dahl Tomasson has a fully fit squad ahead of this match
Prediction and odds
- Blackburn Rovers Win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
