The Coventry City & West Bromwich Albion managers M. Robins and V. Ismaël are both worrying about and feeling excited about this very important fixture in the higher regions of the Championship standings.
- Coventry City have the most points from losing position (14) in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This looks to be an action-packed match with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Coventry City form and stats
Coventry City have performed here at City of Coventry Stadium this season with 7 wins from 10 Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Coventry.
An away draw last time out for Coventry, facing AFC Bournemouth in a game that ended 2-2. Late drama in the game against AFC Bournemouth as Coventry City were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Todd Kane popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. The striker Matt Godden outshone all the other players in that game and received a match rating of 8.12 out of 10. Godden scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Birmingham City that ended 0-0.A decent goal production from Coventry in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 10 league matches. From these home matches, Coventry City have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
Playing away, West Bromwich Albion have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Championship this season.
West Bromwich Albion have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 295 minutes ago. G. Diangana was the goal scorer. The WBA goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 264 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
WBA played 0-0 against Nottingham Forest in their previous match. Cédric Kipré was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.33. The defender Kipré won 7 of 9 duels.
A 0-0 draw at Blackpool's stadium before that.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far WBA have scored 11 goals in 10 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. WBA have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous eight meetings featuring these contenders: Coventry won one, West Bromwich Albion were winners in six and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  V. Gyökeres 9 goals |   K. Ahearne-Grant 8 goals | M. Godden 7 goals |
Coventry City missing players
West Bromwich Albion missing players
| Coventry City | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 23 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 85% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 45% |
| 25% | 20% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| 15% | 20% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| 35% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 45% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 40% | 30% |
| 6.2 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.7 | 14 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 15.5 | 16.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 32% | 39% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 23% | 26% |
| 10.9 | 8.6 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.3 | 8.1 |
| 3.4 | 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
- 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 the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Championship
- Coventry City have the most points from losing position (14) in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 43 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Millwall | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 26 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Hull City | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -21 | 16 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 12 |
| 24 | Derby County | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 1 |
- Coventry City
- Coventry Observer - (local newspaper)
- Coventry Telegraph - (local newspaper)
- Sky Blues Blog - (supporter blog)
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- West Bromwich Albion
- Express & Star - (local newspaper)
- Boing - (supporter site)