Coventry City will be looking to return to the winning ways in the EFL Championship this weekend when they welcome Huddersfield Town to The Coventry Building Society Arena. Kickoff schedules for 30th April 2022 at 17:00 EAT.
Coventry, who spent the majority of the first half of the campaign in the top six, are six points behind sixth-placed Sheffield United with an inferior goal difference. The Sky Blues only have themselves to blame as they have earned just three victories from their last 12 matches and are winless in their last three games on home turf. Coventry City is also more than vulnerable defensively as they shipped a total of seven goals in the last three home clashes against the likes of Hull City, Blackburn Rovers and Bournemouth.
The Sky Blues held each other to 0-0 Championship stalemate with West Bromwich Albion in their previous encounter. In that game, Coventry City had 52% possession and 10 shots with three of them on target. West Bromwich Albion got 12 shots on goal with two of them on target.
On the other end, Huddersfield are now only three points below second-placed Cherries who do have a game in hand but also a much tougher schedule in the remaining three games. Huddersfield has locked in their playoffs berth with an exciting run of four wins and a draw in the previous five Championship affairs. This streak has kept them in contention for the automatic promotion as well since Bournemouth have won only one of their previous six league affairs.
The Terriers head into this meeting off the back off 2-1 Championship triumph over Barnsley in their most recent match. In that game, Huddersfield Town had 51% possession, 10 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Jordan Rhodes (4′) and Harry Toffolo (45′). Barnsley got 11 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Callum Styles (97′).
Coventry City vs Huddersfield Town head to head
Saturday’s fixture will be the fourth head to head clash between Coventry City and Huddersfield, and the preceding three fixtures all ended in draws.
- Huddersfield 1-1 Coventry 11/12/21
- Huddersfield 1-1 Coventry 01/05/21
- Coventry 0-0 Huddersfield 16/12/20
Home
- West Bromwich 0-0 Coventry
- Coventry 0-3 Bournemouth
- Birmingham 2-4 Coventry
- Fulham 1-3 Coventry
- Nottingham 2-0 Coventry
Away
- Huddersfield 2-1 Barnsley
- Middlesbrough 0-2 Huddersfield
- Huddersfield 2-2 QPR
- Huddersfield 2-0 Luton
- Hull 0-1 Huddersfield
Coventry City team news
Boss Mark Robins remain without the services of Jake Clarke-Salter and Martyn Waghorn, who have both been sidelined through injuries.
Huddersfield team news
Gaffer Carlos Corberán will take to the pitch without the services of Jordan Rhodes, Jonathan Hogg, Aaron Rowe, Alex Vallejo and Pipa, who are all recuperating from injuries.
Prediction and odds
Coventry City is winless in three of their last five matches and they shipped two or more goals in each of the last three home matches in the league while Huddersfield Town is unbeaten in their last five matches drawing only once and are still in contention for the second-place finish.
- Huddersfield Win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
