Preview: Coventry City vs. Millwall - prediction, team news, lineups

Coventry City and Millwall meet at the CBS Arena on Wednesday night with both sides struggling for form in the Championship.

The Sky Blues have dropped out of the playoff positions in recent games and now sit 10th in the table, while the Lions are four points behind them in 12th.

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Both teams have had their last two matches postponed, meaning they will be in action for the first time since December 11.

Coventry are winless in their last five games, but four of those have been draws; including a 1-1 tie against Huddersfield Town last time out.

Matt Godden scored a 93rd-minute equaliser at the John Smith's Stadium, no less than the Sky Blues deserved after they enjoyed 65% of the possession and had 12 shots on target.

Mark Robins's side are currently two points behind the playoffs, but with two games in hand over the sixth-place Terriers.

Coventry won their first six home league matches of the campaign, but have now picked up just one victory in their last five games at the CBS Arena.

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Millwall were beaten 6-1 in this fixture on the final day of last season and have won just two of their 11 away league matches in 2021-22.

Gary Rowett lamented a "hugely disappointing afternoon" as the Lions lost 2-1 away at Peterborough United last time out.

The South London outfit have now won just one of their last six matches to slip away from playoff contention.

These two sides played out a 1-1 draw at The Den earlier in the season, with first half goals from Viktor Gyokeres and George Saville.

Team News

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Jake Clarke-Salter and Gustavo Hamer are in contention to return from injury for Coventry, but Martyn Waghorn remains sidelined.

Ian Maatsen and Viktor Gyokeres are pushing to come back into the starting lineup after dropping to the bench against Huddersfield.

However, top scorer Gyokeres has not scored in his last 10 appearances after netting nine times in his first 11 matches of the season.

Millwall's last two games have been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Lions' squad, meaning that it is likely that some players will still be affected.

Jed Wallace is a doubt for the game, with the midfielder's persisting quad injury taking longer than expected to clear up.

Dan Ballard and Ryan Leonard are long-term absentees, while Gary Rowett hopes to have Connor Mahoney back in full training soon.

Coventry City possible starting lineup:
Moore; Hyam, McFadzean, Rose; Kane, Kelly, Hamer, Maatsen; O'Hare; Godden, Gyokeres

Millwall possible starting lineup:
Bialkowski; Hutchinson, Cooper, M. Wallace; McNamara, Evans, Mitchell, Malone; Ojo; Afobe, Bradshaw

We say: Coventry City 2-0 Millwall

We are backing Coventry to get back to winning ways in this game against a Millwall side likely to still be disrupted by COVID-19. Mark Robins should have a couple of key players back from injury too, giving the Sky Blues an extra boost.

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