Coventry City and Stoke City go toe to toe at the Coventry Building Society Arena in what is expected to be one of the most exciting fixtures on the weekend in the division. The game schedules on Saturday evening with kickoff at 18:00.
Both sides have been impressive this season with Coventry posting nine wins, seven draws and six defeats from their 22 league matches to collect 34 points which have left them sitting in the seventh with just one point behind their Saturday visitors, Stoke who have posted 10 wins, five draws and seven defeats to collect 35 points which have them occupying the sixth spot, level with the fifth-placed QPR who have a superior goal difference.
Coventry however, haven’t won in any of their last five matches, but have only lost one in the run picking draws in the other four. They are coming off a 1-1 draw against Huddersfield at away last Saturday and will be looking put an end to their slum as they eagerly aim to climb into the playoff berth.
Meanwhile Stoke City head into the match in a slightly above average form having won three, drawn one and lost two of their last six matches and are coming off a 0-0 draw against Middlesbrough at home last Saturday.
The Potters thus, will be looking to return to winning ways as they seek to stay in the playoff spots and widen the gap between them and Coventry.
Indeed this will be fascinating Championship fixture with the two sides evenly matched and both going for the three points. Taking everything into account we should expect a share in the spoils or could go either side but with a slender margin. Also the last time they met here it ended in a goalless draw.
Coventry vs Stoke head to head
Both sides have met in 15 encounters since 2002 with both claiming six victories, while there have been three draws.
- Stoke 2-3 Coventry 21/04/21
- Coventry 0-0 Stoke 26/12/20
- Coventry 2-1 Stoke 12/04/08
- Stoke 1-3 Coventry 03/11/07
Home
- Huddersfield 1-1 Coventry
- Coventry 1-2 West Brom
- Bournemouth 2-2 Coventry
- Coventry 0-0 Birmingham
- Sheffield 0-0 Coventry
Away
- Stoke 0-0 Middlesbrough
- QPR 0-2 Stoke
- Stoke 0-1 Blackburn
- Bristol City 1-0 Stoke
- Stoke 2-0 Peterborough
Coventry head to head
Coventry will be without Tyler Walker who nursing a hip injury.
Stoke City team news
Stoke will be without Romaine Sawyers, Josef Bursik, Jordan Thompson Harry Souttar and Nick Powell will all be out due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Draw
- Double chance
- Goals under 2.5
