Coventry City and Bristol Rovers spectators can't wait for League One clash at Ricoh Arena

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Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ricoh Arena (32609 seats)

The Coventry City manager M. Robins attacks this game with the team placed 4th so far. In the visitors dressing room Bristol Rovers and their manager G. Coughlan are in 21st place before this match.

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

As mentioned below, Coventry City are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Coventry City here at Ricoh Arena, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Coventry City's last game was hosting Bristol Rovers and winning 2-0. Ahead of that match, Coventry City won a home game hosting Exeter City (4-1).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Coventry City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won 7 times, drawn 5 and lost 0.

Early season goal statistics from Coventry City's 2 home games: 3 goals, 0 conceded.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

No points yet away for Bristol Rovers, from their first 2 matches. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Bristol Rovers are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Bristol Rovers play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Coventry City. Before that, Bristol Rovers secured a home win against Cheltenham Town with the score 3-0.

We have checked recent matches where Bristol Rovers have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were W1-D1-L4.

Bristol Rovers has the goal stats of 0-4 (for/against) from 2 business trips at the early stages of this season.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Coventry City - Bristol Rovers 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Coventry City won 2 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Bristol Rovers has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 3

Top Goalscorers

J. Shipley
1 goals
Z. Westbrooke
1 goals

Coventry City missing players

Bristol Rovers missing players

Coventry City Bristol Rovers
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
3 2 0 Played 1 2 3
2 2 0 Won 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost 1 2 2
3 3 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 2 4 4
67% 100% 0% Over 0.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 50% 0% Over 1.5 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Failed To Score 100% 100% 100%
 
4.3 4.5 0 Corners For (avg) 7 6 5
4 5 0 Corners Against (avg) 6 5 5.3
1 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 2 1.7
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Coventry City Last season Bristol Rovers
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
46 23 8 Played 8 23 46
18 9 1 Won 0 7 13
11 7 3 Drew 2 9 15
17 7 4 Lost 6 7 18
54 24 5 Scored 5 23 47
54 20 9 Conceded 14 22 50
96% 96% 88% Over 0.5 88% 78% 80%
72% 65% 62% Over 1.5 62% 57% 61%
43% 30% 25% Over 2.5 50% 39% 46%
9% 0% 0% Over 3.5 25% 17% 20%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 12% 4% 4%
57% 52% 50% BTTS 62% 48% 48%
24% 30% 12% Clean Sheets 12% 39% 33%
24% 22% 50% Failed To Score 38% 35% 39%
 
4.9 4.6 5 Corners For (avg) 4.2 4.7 4.8
5.1 5.4 5.8 Corners Against (avg) 5 6.4 5.9
1 0.9 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.4 2 1.7
1 1 1 Red Cards 0 1 2

Coventry City
All EFL Trophy League One Club Friendlies League Two Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
27-07-19 CF Swindon Town 0 - 1 Coventry City
03-08-19 LO Coventry City 1 - 0 Southend United
10-08-19 LO Bolton Wanderers 0 - 0 Coventry City
13-08-19 CC Coventry City 4 - 1 Exeter City
17-08-19 LO Coventry City 2 - 0 Bristol Rovers
20-08-19 LO Portsmouth 18:45 Coventry City
24-08-19 LO Coventry City 14:00 Gillingham
27-08-19 CC Watford 18:45 Coventry City
31-08-19 LO Oxford United 14:00 Coventry City
03-09-19 EFL Coventry City 18:45 Walsall
Bristol Rovers
All EFL Trophy League One Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
23-07-19 CF Bristol Rovers 0 - 3 Swansea City
03-08-19 LO Blackpool 2 - 0 Bristol Rovers
10-08-19 LO Bristol Rovers 0 - 0 Wycombe Wanderers
13-08-19 CC Bristol Rovers 3 - 0 Cheltenham Town
17-08-19 LO Coventry City 2 - 0 Bristol Rovers
20-08-19 LO Bristol Rovers 18:45 Tranmere Rovers
24-08-19 LO Bristol Rovers 14:00 Oxford United
27-08-19 CC Bristol Rovers 18:45 Brighton & Hove Albion
31-08-19 LO Burton Albion 14:00 Bristol Rovers
03-09-19 EFL Plymouth Argyle 18:45 Bristol Rovers

  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 Lincoln City 3 3 0 0 8 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 9
2 Blackpool 3 3 0 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 9
3 Wycombe Wanderers 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
4 Coventry City 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Fleetwood Town 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 6
6 Rotherham United 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 6
7 Doncaster Rovers 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
8 Ipswich Town 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
9 Rochdale 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
10 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
11 Oxford United 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
12 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
13 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 0 2 7 5 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 3
14 Milton Keynes Dons 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
15 Portsmouth 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 3
16 Burton Albion 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 3
17 Gillingham 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
18 AFC Wimbledon 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
19 Accrington Stanley 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1
20 Peterborough United 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
21 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 1
22 Bolton Wanderers 3 0 1 2 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 1
24 Southend United 3 0 0 3 1 8 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -7 0
Last season 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 Luton Town 46 27 13 6 90 42 23 16 7 0 57 19 23 11 6 6 33 23 48 94
2 Barnsley 46 26 13 7 80 39 23 15 8 0 40 16 23 11 5 7 40 23 41 91
3 Charlton Athletic 46 26 10 10 73 40 23 16 5 2 41 15 23 10 5 8 32 25 33 88
4 Portsmouth 46 25 13 8 83 51 23 12 7 4 42 22 23 13 6 4 41 29 32 88
5 Sunderland 46 22 19 5 80 47 23 12 10 1 46 25 23 10 9 4 34 22 33 85
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 13 13 76 58 23 13 7 3 45 21 23 7 6 10 31 37 18 73
7 Peterborough United 46 20 12 14 71 62 23 9 7 7 31 28 23 11 5 7 40 34 9 72
8 Coventry City 46 18 11 17 54 54 23 9 7 7 24 20 23 9 4 10 30 34 0 65
9 Burton Albion 46 17 12 17 66 57 23 11 5 7 35 23 23 6 7 10 31 34 9 63
10 Blackpool 46 15 17 14 50 52 23 8 8 7 28 26 23 7 9 7 22 26 -2 62
11 Fleetwood Town 46 16 13 17 58 52 23 9 9 5 33 27 23 7 4 12 25 25 6 61
12 Oxford United 46 15 15 16 58 64 23 11 4 8 34 27 23 4 11 8 24 37 -6 60
13 Gillingham 46 15 10 21 61 72 23 7 4 12 27 36 23 8 6 9 34 36 -11 55
14 Accrington Stanley 46 14 13 19 51 67 23 7 6 10 26 33 23 7 7 9 25 34 -16 55
15 Bristol Rovers 46 13 15 18 47 50 23 6 6 11 24 28 23 7 9 7 23 22 -3 54
16 Rochdale 46 15 9 22 54 87 23 8 4 11 25 37 23 7 5 11 29 50 -33 54
17 Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 11 21 55 67 23 10 5 8 28 26 23 4 6 13 27 41 -12 53
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 16 18 51 59 23 8 9 6 25 25 23 4 7 12 26 34 -8 52
19 Southend United 46 14 8 24 55 68 23 8 2 13 32 34 23 6 6 11 23 34 -13 50
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 11 22 42 63 23 6 5 12 24 37 23 7 6 10 18 26 -21 50
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 11 22 56 80 23 9 6 8 36 38 23 4 5 14 20 42 -24 50
22 Walsall 46 12 11 23 49 71 23 7 5 11 30 37 23 5 6 12 19 34 -22 47
23 Scunthorpe United 46 12 10 24 53 83 23 6 7 10 31 42 23 6 3 14 22 41 -30 46
24 Bradford City 46 11 8 27 49 77 23 7 4 12 25 31 23 4 4 15 24 46 -28 41

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