Coventry - Stoke: tips, prognosis & odds - 01/25/2022 – ENGLAND: Championship

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Coventry - Stoke: tips, prognosis & odds - 01/25/2022 – ENGLAND: Championship
 
 
Traditionally, things are extremely close in the second English division, the Championship. The race for the coveted playoff places in particular seems to be hard to beat in terms of excitement this season. Due to the many cancellations and the relatively little meaningful table picture, even the teams in eleventh to 13th place can still hope to advance to the Premier League via the detour.
 
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Two of these clubs, which belong to the distinct upper midfield of the classification, face each other in a catch-up game of the 23rd matchday on Tuesday evening. We're talking about Coventry and Stoke. According to the odds, we can expect a hard-fought match between our direct neighbors in the table. The home side are still given a slight advantage, although the Sky Blues have recently been anything but smooth in front of their home crowd.
 
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Coventry – Stats & Current Form
 
Between 1992 and 2001, Coventry City was allowed to get a taste of Premier League air. However, the greatest success lies further in the past. In 1987, the Sky Blues sensationally snatched the FA Cup title in the final against Tottenham.
 
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The club from the West Midlands is now a long way from such successes. Nevertheless, the trend in recent years has been going in the right direction. While the former first division team even had to spend a season in the fourth-rate League Two in 2017/18, they have at least managed to return to the second-rate championship since then. After finishing 16th last year, the team coached by Mark Robins, who has been in charge of the sky blues for almost five years, can even dream of the playoffs in 2021/22.
 
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The team is currently in tenth place, seven points behind sixth-placed Huddersfield Town, who, as of now, would secure the final playoff ticket. However, the fact that the Robins team has played three matches less so far is hopeful. This in turn is due to the fact that the Sky Blues have only played four times in the league and once in the FA Cup since mid-December due to the pandemic.
 
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In general, the many cancellations and postponements left an impression, because with the exception of a 1-0 win in the cup against league rival Derby County and the sovereign 4-1 away win at relegation candidates Peterborough United, none of the last nine competitive games have been won.
 
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This negative trend continued last weekend when the home game was lost 2-1 to Queens Park Rangers. It was already the third home bankruptcy in a row and the fourth match in a row in front of a home crowd that could not be won. In view of this meager yield and the unconvincing form in the duel Coventry against Stoke, it is not advisable to tip on the home three.
 
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Estimated line-up of Coventry:
 
Bogs; Hyam, McFadzean, Clarke-Salter; Kane, Hamer, Sheaf, Bidwell; O'Hare, Shipley; Waghorn
 
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Stoke – Stats & Current Form
 
Not so long ago, Stoke City was considered an established Premier League team. The Potters spent a total of ten years in a row (2008-2018) in England's top football league and had nothing to do with relegation in most seasons. Since the bitter transition to second division, the SCFC has owed a lot. This is underlined by the most recent rankings. The past three seasons ended in 16th, 15th and 14th place.
 
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In the current season, on the other hand, the team of coach Michael O'Neill, who once received many laurels as the Northern Ireland national coach, knocks on the top. Although it is currently only enough for ninth place, it is only six points behind sixth-placed, who also played two games more. After a few disappointing years, the Potters can hope again.
 
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The promising starting position can be attributed, among other things, to the very decent away record. Only four other teams have had more wins away from home than Stoke City so far this season. Five out of twelve guest appearances were won (two draws, five bankruptcies). In particular, the defensive knew how to convince in opposing stadiums with only twelve goals. Looking back at the last five away games, there are four wins and only one defeat. Interesting: All four long-distance successes were achieved with zero!
 
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The away strength is therefore a valid argument to allude to the odds on the guest three between Coventry and Stoke. This is also supported by the good impression that the O'Neill team made at the weekend. The Potters kept up very well against what is probably the best team in the league, Fulham, and ended up losing just 2:3. If the ninth place can build on this performance, in our opinion there is a lot to be said for an away win.
 
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Incidentally, hopes rest on a youngster who goes by the name of Wright Phillips. In fact, it's the son of former international Shaun Wright Phillips. D'Margio joined the Reserve Stokes from Manchester City's Under-23s just a year ago and has since worked his way up the ranks. The 20-year-old has now played twice for the pros and has already scored one goal. The next mission beckons from the start on Tuesday evening.
 
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Expected lineup of Stoke:
 
Bonham; Harwood-Bellis, Jagielka, Chester; Smith, Baker, Allen, Vrancic, Tymon; Campbell, Wright-Phillips
 
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Coventry – Stoke Direct Comparison
 
The fact that this pairing was more common in the English top flight than in the lower house underlines the fact that two well-known clubs are facing each other. The bottom line is that the direct comparison is not particularly meaningful, as this decade only saw the two championship duels from the previous season, with the exception of one FA Cup game in 2017/18, which went 2-1 to Coventry. In Coventry they drew goalless; in Stoke, the Sky Blues even won 3-2. This season, however, the tide could turn.
 
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Betting Base Prediction & Coventry – Stoke Tip
 
Coventry and Stoke face off in a catch-up game from Matchday 23 on Tuesday night. The betting odds of the bookmakers already suggest that a duel at eye level awaits us. No wonder, because after all it is a clash between direct table neighbors, who are currently only separated by a point.
 
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Nevertheless, we see the advantages on the part of the guests and base this assessment primarily on the fact that the Potters have all won four of their last five away games and have also kept a clean sheet in all four wins. On the other hand, there is a Coventry team that has lost three times at home and, after only four championship games, has not necessarily been in rhythm since mid-December.
 
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KEY FACTS – COVENTRY VS. STOKE: TIPS
 
  • Coventry has two wins from the last nine competitive games
  • Stoke have won four of their last five away games; always to zero
  • The Sky Blues lost three times in a row at home

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In our opinion, the most interesting value lies between Coventry and Stoke in the tip for an away win. Even if we secure the success of the O'Neill team with the "Draw No Bet" addition and it would return the stake in the event of a tie, we still get a 2.25 at the top with the tested bookmaker Unibet. A medium effort is absolutely justifiable.
 
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