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Apr 2, 2022 at 3pm UK at Ricoh Arena
gameweek 40 | 1st Leg
Coventry
2 - 2
Blackburn
Pickering (8' og.), Gyokeres (90+9')
Robins (10'), Maatsen (76'), Gyokeres (78')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Dack (46'), Wharton (82')
Paul van Hecke (37'), Gallagher (49'), Brereton Diaz (63'), Buckley (68'), Wharton (78')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Coventry City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

This feels like a contest between two teams who can only be classed as outsiders for promotion, and how the game pans out will be down to mentality. The home side have more reason to throw caution to the wind, something which we feel will lead to the Sky Blues claiming a potentially-pivotal win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 46.63%. A draw had a probability of 27.1% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 26.27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.1%) and 2-1 (8.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.71%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 0-1 (9.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.

Result
Coventry CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
46.63%27.11%26.27%
Both teams to score 46.81%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.21%57.8%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.47%78.53%
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.21%24.79%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.63%59.37%
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.24%37.76%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.46%74.54%
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 46.62%
    Blackburn Rovers 26.27%
    Draw 27.1%
Coventry CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 13.05%
2-0 @ 9.1%
2-1 @ 8.87%
3-0 @ 4.23%
3-1 @ 4.12%
3-2 @ 2.01%
4-0 @ 1.48%
4-1 @ 1.44%
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 46.62%
1-1 @ 12.71%
0-0 @ 9.36%
2-2 @ 4.32%
Other @ 0.71%
Total : 27.1%
0-1 @ 9.12%
1-2 @ 6.19%
0-2 @ 4.44%
1-3 @ 2.01%
0-3 @ 1.44%
2-3 @ 1.4%
Other @ 1.66%
Total : 26.27%

How you voted: Coventry vs Blackburn

Coventry City
33.3%
Draw
25.0%
Blackburn Rovers
41.7%
12
Head to Head
Oct 16, 2021 3pm
Blackburn
2-2
Coventry
Rothwell (39'), Gallagher (45')
Buckley (28'), Paul van Hecke (73')
Walker (62'), Kaminski (68' og.)
Kane (79'), Hamer (90+3')
Feb 27, 2021 3pm
Blackburn
1-1
Coventry
Brereton (27')
Douglas (61')
James (50')
Skiri Oestigaard (69')
Skiri Oestigaard (82')
Oct 24, 2020 3pm
Coventry
0-4
Blackburn

Sheaf (74')
Rose (14')
Armstrong (15' pen., 49'), Elliott (62'), Gallagher (88')
Douglas (20'), Armstrong (51')
Aug 8, 2017 7.45pm
Coventry
1-3
Blackburn
Nazon (22')
Camwell (28')
Evans (16'), Smallwood (33'), Samuel (56')
Evans (34'), Samuel (53'), Bennett (69')
Mar 13, 1999 3pm
rhs 2.0
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2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd422571065362982
3Luton TownLuton432015854371775
4Middlesbrough432281382523074
5Millwall431811145042865
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn42197164648-264
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom421712135445963
8Coventry CityCoventry431615125344963
9Sunderland431614136152962
10Norwich CityNorwich431711155648862
11Preston North EndPreston431711154351-862
12Watford431514145250259
13Swansea CitySwansea431611166161059
14Bristol City431314165053-353
15Birmingham CityBirmingham431411184653-753
16Hull City431314164960-1153
17Stoke CityStoke431410195450452
18Rotherham UnitedRotherham421016164656-1046
19Cardiff CityCardiff42129213751-1445
20Huddersfield TownHuddersfield431111214261-1944
21Queens Park RangersQPR431111214168-2744
22Reading431310204463-1943
23Blackpool43911234469-2538
24Wigan AthleticWigan43913213563-2837

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