Match preview League One: Coventry City - Blackpool at Ricoh Arena

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Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 07.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ricoh Arena (32609 seats)

The managers M. Robins and S. Grayson are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League One league table.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Coventry City form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Coventry City have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.

Coventry City's last game was hosting Blackpool (placed 6th) and winning 3-2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Walsall that ended 0-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Coventry City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Coventry City as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Coventry City has won 7 of these, drawn 1 and lost 4.

A decent goal production from Coventry City in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Coventry City have only let in 2 goals at home.

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Blackpool form and stats

1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Blackpool playing as the away team in the League One this season.

Two away games in a row for Blackpool, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 versus Coventry City in the League One. That result followed a home victory 5-1 versus Morecambe in the EFL Trophy.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Blackpool in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Blackpool, 1 draw and 8 defeats.

Blackpool are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. In the opposite end, Blackpool have conceded 6 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Coventry City and Blackpool have met before this season: Coventry City - Blackpool 3-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Coventry City won 3, Blackpool won 4 and 3 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Gnanduillet
4 goals
M. Godden
3 goals / 1 assists
S. Kaikai
3 goals / 1 assists

Coventry City missing players

Blackpool missing players

Coventry City Blackpool
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
7 4 0 Played 0 4 7
4 4 0 Won 0 1 3
3 0 0 Drew 0 2 3
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
13 7 0 Scored 0 7 12
8 2 0 Conceded 0 6 8
86% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 75% 86%
57% 50% 0% Over 1.5 0% 75% 86%
43% 25% 0% Over 2.5 0% 75% 57%
43% 25% 0% Over 3.5 0% 75% 43%
43% 25% 0% Over 4.5 0% 25% 14%
43% 25% 0% BTTS 0% 75% 71%
57% 75% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 25% 29%
14% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 25% 14%
 
4.9 5.8 0 Corners For (avg) 0 4.5 4.9
5.6 4.5 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 5.5 6.4
1.3 0.8 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1 1.4
2 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 won all their home matches so far.
  • Coventry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Coventry City
All EFL Trophy League One Club Friendlies League Two Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
24-08-19 LO Coventry City 1 - 0 Gillingham
27-08-19 CC Watford 3 - 0 Coventry City
31-08-19 LO Oxford United 3 - 3 Coventry City
03-09-19 EFL Coventry City 0 - 0 Walsall
07-09-19 LO Coventry City 3 - 2 Blackpool
14-09-19 LO Burton Albion 14:00 Coventry City
17-09-19 LO Coventry City 18:45 AFC Wimbledon
28-09-19 LO Coventry City 14:00 Doncaster Rovers
05-10-19 LO Rotherham United 14:00 Coventry City
08-10-19 EFL Forest Green Rovers 18:00 Coventry City
Blackpool
All EFL Trophy League One Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
20-08-19 LO Gillingham 2 - 2 Blackpool
24-08-19 LO Rochdale 0 - 0 Blackpool
31-08-19 LO Blackpool 1 - 1 Portsmouth
03-09-19 EFL Blackpool 5 - 1 Morecambe
07-09-19 LO Coventry City 3 - 2 Blackpool
14-09-19 LO Blackpool 14:00 Milton Keynes Dons
17-09-19 LO Doncaster Rovers 18:45 Blackpool
21-09-19 LO Accrington Stanley 14:00 Blackpool
27-09-19 LO Blackpool 18:45 Lincoln City
07-10-19 LO Bolton Wanderers 19:00 Blackpool

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 7 4 3 0 13 7 4 4 0 0 12 6 3 0 3 0 1 1 6 15
2 Coventry City 7 4 3 0 13 8 4 4 0 0 7 2 3 0 3 0 6 6 5 15
3 Ipswich Town 6 4 2 0 14 4 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 2 1 0 8 2 10 14
4 Fleetwood Town 7 4 1 2 12 9 4 3 1 0 7 3 3 1 0 2 5 6 3 13
5 Lincoln City 7 4 0 3 13 7 3 3 0 0 8 0 4 1 0 3 5 7 6 12
6 Blackpool 7 3 3 1 12 8 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 1 2 1 7 6 4 12
7 Doncaster Rovers 5 3 2 0 9 6 4 3 1 0 8 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 11
8 Sunderland 6 3 2 1 9 8 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 11
9 Peterborough United 6 3 1 2 12 6 3 1 1 1 6 5 3 2 0 1 6 1 6 10
10 Burton Albion 6 3 1 2 8 5 3 1 0 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 10
11 Rochdale 6 2 3 1 8 5 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 9
12 Milton Keynes Dons 6 3 0 3 8 11 4 3 0 1 5 6 2 0 0 2 3 5 -3 9
13 Bristol Rovers 7 2 2 3 8 10 4 2 2 0 8 4 3 0 0 3 0 6 -2 8
14 Shrewsbury Town 6 2 2 2 4 6 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 3 6 -2 8
15 Rotherham United 5 2 1 2 5 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 4 3 -1 7
16 Gillingham 6 1 3 2 11 8 3 1 1 1 8 4 3 0 2 1 3 4 3 6
17 Tranmere Rovers 6 1 2 3 10 10 3 1 1 1 9 5 3 0 1 2 1 5 0 5
18 Portsmouth 5 1 2 2 7 7 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 0 1 2 2 4 0 5
19 Accrington Stanley 6 1 2 3 8 12 2 1 0 1 4 4 4 0 2 2 4 8 -4 5
20 Oxford United 7 1 2 4 10 15 3 1 1 1 6 7 4 0 1 3 4 8 -5 5
21 AFC Wimbledon 7 0 2 5 6 12 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 0 0 4 4 9 -6 2
22 Southend United 6 0 0 6 4 17 3 0 0 3 1 8 3 0 0 3 3 9 -13 0
23 Bolton Wanderers 5 0 1 4 0 17 2 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 3 0 12 -17 -11

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