Coventry City are considered as favourites to win this home game versus Derby County, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or could we be in for a surprise?
- Coventry City have the most points from losing position (10) in Championship
- Derby County have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Championship
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Coventry City and Derby County.
Coventry City form and stats
Coventry City have been outstanding at home so far in the Championship with 6 wins, 0 draws and only 0 losses. After failing to beat Nottingham Forest here at Ricoh Arena, Coventry has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
The fans are hoping that Coventry will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Championship game against Preston North End (placed 18th). Callum O'Hare, a forward, was the champion player for the team in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.23 (out of 10). O'Hare served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that, Coventry City played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Blackburn Rovers.The Coventry City manager M. Robins has got the team scoring with 14 from 6 home games in the league. Defensively Coventry have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Derby County form and stats
Derby County have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Championship, after 1-2-3 (6 played). With three draws in a row for County the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Derby County's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Luton Town that finished 2-2. The attacker Jason Knight got a match rating of 8.15 in that game. Knight scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Preston North End.There's been a serious shortage of goals from County's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. County are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Coventry City wins - draws - Derby County wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Gyökeres 9 goals | M. Godden 2 goals |  T. Walker 2 goals |
Coventry City missing players
Derby County missing players
| Coventry City | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 69% |
| 77% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 54% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 46% |
| 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.5 | 15 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 9.3 | 10.2 |
| 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 34% | 42% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 22% |
- Coventry City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Coventry City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Coventry City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Coventry City have scored more than double the goals of Derby County.
- Coventry City have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Championship
- Coventry City have the most points (18) at home in Championship
- Coventry City have the most points from losing position (10) in Championship
- Coventry City have won all their matches at home so far.
- Coventry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Derby County have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Derby County have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Championship
- Derby County have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Fulham | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Reading | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Millwall | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 11 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 22 | Hull City | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 9 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 | Derby County | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
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