Coventry vs Ipswich prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-04-29 19:00.
[p]Coventry City’s Championship play-off hopes are now officially over after they drew 0-0 at relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, but Mark Robins’ men can now put a dent in Ipswich Town’s automatic promotion push on Tuesday evening. Amidst an injury crisis though – something not helped by Liam Kitching’s red card at the weekend – Robins’ men are down to the bare bones, particularly in defence. [/p]
[p]The Sky Blues are looking to end a five-game winless run in all competitions – their worst sequence since November – but have failed to emerge victorious in their last four home H2Hs (D3, L1). There may yet be some hope that they can at least end that run before the season is out, as Coventry’s last six league matches on their own patch have alternated between defeats and wins, with the last such encounter being a 3-2 loss to Hull City.[/p]
[p]Had Ipswich beaten Hull at the weekend (3-3), they would have headed to the Coventry Building Society Arena knowing that three points there would have secured back-to-back promotions and a return to the Premier League after 22 years away. However, Kieran McKenna’s men instead squandered a lead on three occasions at the MKM Stadium, meaning that they must wait until the final day of the season to discover their fate. [/p]
[p]After their wobbles in Yorkshire, the Tractor Boys will aim to remind people why they have the second-best away record in the division – behind already-promoted Leicester City – as they look to end a four-game winless streak at any venue (D3, L1). Don’t be surprised if they end that blip in form with a late goal, given that they have scored 25 times in the Championship beyond the 75th minute this term – more than any other team. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Kasey Palmer has registered ten goal contributions in 2023/24 for Coventry (G4, A6), but with six yellow cards in his last 13 appearances for club and country, he’s also a thorn in the referee’s side. Ipswich’s Omari Hutchinson is one goal away from reaching double figures in his first campaign of senior football after his brace at Hull on Saturday, and he hasn’t been on the losing side in any competition this season when finding the net (W6, D2). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ipswich have earned more points after falling behind than anyone else in the division this season (32). [/p]