West Brom vs Coventry prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-02-29 20:00.
Manager Carlos Corberán was satisfied his West Bromwich Albion side were able to come from behind to rescue a 1-1 draw last time against Hull, stating, “If you can't win, don't lose.” Yet despite his relative satisfaction, that stalemate extended their run to just two wins from the last five rounds, reducing their grip on the play-off places (W2, D2, L1).
West Brom still start the round in fifth and a return to the Hawthorns should be seen as a positive as they’ve lost just one of their last seven home league games (W5, D1), although that defeat was in their most recent outing here against Southampton. Encouragingly, the Baggies have kept it tight in their only two home H2Hs against Coventry in this decade, keeping clean sheets in both games (W1, D1).
The visitors come into this on the back of a 3-0 league defeat against Preston, although they did manage to bounce back with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Maidstone in midweek FA Cup action. Mark Robins will hope the confidence gained from that win is enough to offset their reduced preparation time for this encounter, as Coventry must get back on the league winning trail here if they’re to close the five-point gap to West Brom.
Failing to win three of the last four competitive away games (D2, L1) certainly casts doubt over that outcome, yet they did keep their first clean sheet in six attempts away from home in their latest 1-0 victory at Stoke. A repeat of that doesn’t seem likely if the story of this season is anything to go by, as Coventry head here without a single clean sheet or victory in away league action against sides sitting above them in the table (D2, L4).
Players to watch: Darnell Furlong spared his side’s blushes with his headed goal last time out, but the notorious West Brom defender has received bookings in three of his last six appearances. As for Coventry, midweek hat-trick scorer Ellis Simms scored their sole goal in the last away win, but his three prior goalscoring appearances came in 2-2 draws.
Hot stat: Coventry have failed to score in just two of their 17 away league games, only Leicester and Southampton can better that stat.