Coventry City vs Peterborough United Match Analysis and Prediction

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EFL Championship is back in action with another set of amazing fixtures as Coventry City is set to exchange tackles with Peterborough United at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 24^th of September 2021 at 21:45.

Coventry City prepare for this fixture coming off a shared spoils 1-1 Championship match versus Millwall. In that match, they had 59% possession, 15 shots with three on target and a goal scored by Viktor Gyökeres (9′). Millwall got 41% possession 17 shots with four on target and a goal by George Saville (21′).

Peterborough United heads into this game following a 3-0 Championship triumph over Birmingham City in their last fixture. In that match, they had 59% possession, nine shots with two of them on target and goals were scored by Jonson Clarke-Harris (35′) and Jorge Grant (50′). Birmingham City got 41% possession, 13 attempts with two of them on target and an own goal by Harlee Dean (1′).

Coventry struggled at the beginning of this season with two defeats from the opening three competitive matches, however they have impressively improved recently, and they have four wins and two losses in the previous six league matches.

Peterborough on the other side was impressive in the 2020/21 campaign, where they managed to secure promotion from League One taking second place in the table with 87 points. However, Peterborough did not fit well into the new Championship as they are currently in the relegation zone with seven points out of a possible 21 this season.

The Sky Blues have won four from four home games and they’ve also won four of their last six games in general losing just one. On contrast, Posh won 3-0 last time out but that was at their home ground, Away from home they have played four matches and lost all of them.

Coventry vs Peterborough head to head

Coventry has been dominant in the history of this fixture; they have won in 10 matches, Peterborough three matches and they have recorded three draws since 2003.