Coventry City

Football England - EFL Championship Coventry Building Society Arena Sat 29 Apr 10:00

Birmingham City

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

This game could be one-sided in favour of Coventry City and our betting prediction is the +137.5 about them -1.5 goals on the Asian Handicap. This means beating Birmingham City by two goals or more.

Expert Analysis

We study the form as a first port of call and also make sure we’re across any injuries before making any football picks. Then it’s a case of understanding the sort of narrative that the stats provide.

Key Coventry City vs Birmingham City stats:

  • Coventry City have not lost any of their last 5 matches
  • Coventry City have scored 2 or more goals in 5 of their past 10 home matches
  • Coventry City have kept 19 clean sheets in their past 44 matches this season
  • Birmingham City have conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 10 away matches
  • Birmingham City have lost 11 of their past 20 matches

We’re expecting a sizeable win for our selection in this Championship game. Our tip includes backing the +137.5 on the Asian Handicap with a -1.5 goal deficit.

There’s a chance to move the line and back Coventry City with a bigger handicap which means you get more attractive odds.

Last Matches & H2H

Coventry approach this fixture after winning 2-1 in the Championship against Reading. Matt Godden and Gustavo Hamer scored for Coventry at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Birmingham´s last game was a 1-0 loss against Blackpool at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. There were no Birmingham goal scorers in this Championship match, with Birmingham having six corners in total and seven shots on target.

Coventry City and Birmingham City played out a 0-0 draw at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium when they last met.

The previous 7 matches have seen a draw occur on five occasions. Coventry City have won on one occasion and Birmingham City have registered one victory.

Confirmed Lineups

Coventry City (confirmed lineup): Ben Wilson, Luke McNally, Kyle McFadzean, Callum Doyle, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Josh Eccles, Liam Kelly, Gustavo Hamer, Jake Bidwell, Viktor Gyoekeres, Matt Godden.

Birmingham City (confirmed lineup): Neil Etheridge, Maxime Colin, Marc Roberts, Kevin Long, Auston Trusty, Jordan James, Krystian Bielik, Tahith Chong, Jobe Bellingham, Reda Khadra, Lukas Jutkiewicz.

Coventry City vs Birmingham City Prediction

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Coventry City vs Birmingham City Odds

For this Championship match, the leading bookies’ betting odds mean Coventry City are the -200 favourite to win and that means a 67% chance of winning. Birmingham City are the outsiders at +550 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The latest betting suggests it’s a close call between Over 2.5 Goals and Under 2.5 Goals. Both Teams to Score betting is always popular and the No option on the BTTS market is available at -138.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of markets for any Championship match. All the leading football betting sites have a massive range of pre-match and In-Play betting options.

Team Stats

Coventry City FC logo Coventry City FC Betting Stats

Birmingham City FC logo Birmingham City FC Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 5 wins, 8 defeats and 7 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 2 defeats and 5 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 6 wins, 9 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 1 wins, 8 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Coventry City FC

Birmingham City FC

Goals / match
1.4 1.4
Conceded / match
1 2
Total / match
2.4 3.4

Corners

Corners

Coventry City FC

Birmingham City FC

For / match
5.6 6.2
Against / match
4.2 7.6
Total / match
9.8 13.8

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Coventry City vs Birmingham City team news.

The Championship squads highlight the star players operating for every team in the division.

Coventry City vs Birmingham City Lineups

Coventry City Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Birmingham City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Coventry City Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

13 Ben Wilson
16 Luke McNally 5 Kyle McFadzean 3 Callum Doyle
7 Brooke Norton-Cuffy 28 Josh Eccles 6 Liam Kelly 38 Gustavo Hamer 27 Jake Bidwell
17 Viktor Gyoekeres 24 Matt Godden
1 Neil Etheridge
2 Maxime Colin 4 Marc Roberts 26 Kevin Long 5 Auston Trusty
19 Jordan James 31 Krystian Bielik
18 Tahith Chong 27 Jobe Bellingham 17 Reda Khadra
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz

Birmingham City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Coventry City Substitutes

  • 1Simon Moore
  • 2Jonathan Panzo
  • 8Jamie Allen
  • 11Josh Wilson-Esbrand
  • 18Sean Maguire
  • 19Tyler Walker
  • 23Fankaty Dabo

Birmingham City Substitutes

  • 6Hannibal Mejbri
  • 7Juninho Bacuna
  • 11Jordan Graham
  • 12Harlee Dean
  • 23Emmanuel Longelo
  • 28Dion Sanderson
  • 38Zachary Jeacock

Previous Coventry City Lineups

02 Dec Championship
Ipswich Town 2-1 Coventry
28 Nov Championship
Coventry 1-0 Plymouth
25 Nov Championship
Millwall 0-3 Coventry

Previous Birmingham City Lineups

02 Dec Championship
Birmingham 0-0 Rotherham
29 Nov Championship
Blackburn 4-2 Birmingham
25 Nov Championship
Birmingham 2-1 Sheffield Wed

Check out the Coventry City vs Birmingham City lineups which include predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s along with formations and substitute information.

Injuries & Suspensions

Coventry City Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Kasey Palmer Groin injury
Fabio Tavares Achilles tendon

Birmingham City Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Alfie Chang Knee injury
Keshi Anderson Hamstring
George Hall Hamstring
Tyler Roberts Calf Injury

We have injury news so you can get the list of player injuries, while suspensions are also flagged up which means a player is missing the next game.

Squad information is available for every team so you can identify all the players.

England FlagChampionship Table

Championship 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leicester City 19 15 1 3 34:12 46
2 Ipswich Town 19 14 3 2 41:25 45
3 Leeds United 19 11 5 3 34:20 38
4 Southampton 19 11 4 4 31:27 37
5 West Brom 19 9 5 5 30:19 32
6 Hull City 19 8 6 5 29:24 30
7 Blackburn 19 9 1 9 32:31 28
8 Preston 19 8 4 7 24:32 28
9 Sunderland 19 8 3 8 29:22 27
10 Watford 19 7 6 6 28:23 27
11 Cardiff City 19 8 3 8 27:23 27
12 Middlesbrough 19 8 3 8 31:29 27
13 Norwich 19 8 2 9 34:36 26
14 Bristol City 19 7 4 8 20:21 25
15 Birmingham 19 6 5 8 23:27 23
16 Plymouth 19 6 4 9 31:29 22
17 Coventry 19 5 7 7 24:23 22
18 Swansea City 19 5 6 8 26:27 21
19 Millwall 19 5 6 8 21:26 21
20 Stoke City 19 6 3 10 19:27 21
21 Huddersfield 19 4 8 7 18:31 20
22 QPR 19 4 4 11 17:30 16
23 Rotherham 19 2 7 10 17:37 13
24 Sheffield Wed 19 2 4 13 12:31 10
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 10 9 0 1 30:17 27
2 Leeds United 10 7 3 0 21:9 24
3 Leicester City 9 7 0 2 13:4 21
4 West Brom 10 6 2 2 17:9 20
5 Southampton 10 6 2 2 19:14 20
6 Plymouth 10 6 1 3 24:14 19
7 Birmingham 10 5 4 1 15:9 19
8 Watford 10 5 3 2 21:10 18
9 Preston 10 5 2 3 15:17 17
10 Hull City 10 4 4 2 15:10 16
11 Cardiff City 9 5 1 3 15:10 16
12 Middlesbrough 9 5 1 3 11:7 16
13 Sunderland 9 5 0 4 17:12 15
14 Norwich 9 5 0 4 13:12 15
15 Coventry 9 3 5 1 10:7 14
16 Bristol City 10 4 2 4 13:12 14
17 Stoke City 9 4 1 4 9:11 13
18 Blackburn 9 4 0 5 13:16 12
19 Rotherham 9 2 5 2 13:12 11
20 Swansea City 10 2 5 3 12:12 11
21 Huddersfield 9 2 4 3 8:14 10
22 Sheffield Wed 10 2 3 5 8:14 9
23 Millwall 10 2 2 6 8:16 8
24 QPR 8 1 2 5 8:16 5

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