Coventry vs Millwall prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-02-10 12:00.
After a convincing 4-1 FA Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday in midweek, non-league Maidstone await Coventry in the fifth round. While the bright lights of Wembley are now potentially only 180 minutes away for Mark Robinsā men, they must quickly refocus their efforts on the Championship, where their ten-match unbeaten run (W6, D4) was ended by Norwich last weekend in a 2-1 defeat.
Concerningly for Robins, that was the eighth time this Championship season that his side have failed to win after scoring first (W9, D5, L3), now doing so in back-to-back league matches. Itās a worrying trend that threatens to unravel their play-off push, but theyāll hope to get back on track against a Millwall side they have beaten āto nilā in successive meetings as they seek three H2H victories in a row for the first time since the mid-60s!
Millwall will be keen to ensure Coventry donāt claim that trio of H2H wins, but their seasonal ambitions are much different to their hostsā. In a glut of six teams immediately above the drop zone, all of whom are separated by just two points ahead of the round, the Lions are looking anxiously over their shoulder, and in the midst of a four-match winless league run (D1, L3) itās easy to see why.
Thereās huge pressure on the shoulders of boss Joe Edwards to turn around their fortunes, with growing fears Millwall could drop back into League One for the first time since 2016/17. Collecting more points on the road (17) than at home (16) this season should at least offer some hope of easing some pressure here, but three failures to score from their last four away league outings suggests any positive result will likely require a solid defensive display.
Players to watch: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored his first Coventry goal in their 3-0 win in Novemberās reverse fixture, and while that one came after half-time, two of his three home goals this term came before the 30th minute. Millwall will be looking to the returning Tom Bradhsaw for inspiration, especially given all three of his home scoring appearances this season ended in victory for his side.
Hot stat: Ahead of the round, Coventry have scored a league-high proportion (67%) of their league goals this season in the second half.