Coventry vs West Brom prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-10-29 20:00.
In a rather scary twist on the eve of Halloween, Coventry City enter this Monday night Midlands derby âspooktacularâ on the back of consecutive defeats without scoring, a pair of results that left them just two places above the drop zone ahead of the weekend. Boss Mark Robins made no bones about the 2-0 defeat to Rotherham being disappointing, declaring his team âthe masters of our own downfall.â
Heâll be hoping they can quickly pivot and become the architects of their own success as the Sky Blues remain unbeaten in home league action this season, albeit with many draws hampering their progress (W2, D4). Another draw here would at least end their losing run, and youâd have to look back to more than a decade ago to find Coventryâs last run of three straight Championship defeats âto nilâ, so failing to at least score here seems incomprehensible based on recent history.
In contrast to their hosts, the almost impregnable defence of West Bromwich Albion makes the short trip to the West Midlands on the back of five clean sheets from their last six matches (W3, D2, L1). That run culminated in a routine 2-0 win over a rather woeful QPR side, but it came at a potentially dear cost. One of WBAâs most consistently well-performing defenders, CĂ©dric KiprĂ©, has been ruled out with what his boss Carlos CorberĂĄn assessed as a âserious knee injury.â
Taking to the road may well compound CorberĂĄnâs concerns as the Baggies have played typically fast and loose at the back on their travels, conceding five times across their last three trips. In fact, West Brom have won just one competitive away game all season (W1, D3, L3), whilst frustratingly failing to see out victory from winning positions in three of their last five away games.
Players to watch: No Coventry player has scored a goal across the last 275 minutes of regulation time since Haji Wright delivered their winning goal against Blackburn. One of WBAâs brightest sparks has been 32 year-old midfielder Matt Phillips, who has posted two Flashscore âPlayer of the Matchâ performances across his last five games, as well as contributing to two goals in his sideâs last away win (G1, A1).
Hot stat: Coventry failed to win eight of their 11 league games as pre-match favourites this season (W3, D5, L3).