FootyMAD's Coventry City match preview

Last updated : 23 October 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion fixture

West Brom. face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 12 of the 30 previous games, with the hosts winning just 10.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2008, where West Brom. annihilated the The Baggies 0 - 5 in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008 Sat 16 Feb Coventry City 0 - 5 West Brom. FAC
2007/2008 Tue 04 Dec West Brom. 2 - 4 Coventry City CHMP
2007/2008 Mon 12 Nov Coventry City 0 - 4 West Brom. CHMP
2006/2007 Sat 28 Apr Coventry City 0 - 1 West Brom. CHMP
2006/2007 Sat 16 Dec West Brom. 5 - 0 Coventry City CHMP
2003/2004 Sat 06 Mar West Brom. 3 - 0 Coventry City CHMP
2003/2004 Sat 20 Dec Coventry City 1 - 0 West Brom. CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Sky Blues's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

West Brom.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Baggies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 13 matches. West Brom. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 13 games giving them a return of 24 points.

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Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Coventry City 6 1 2 3 8 12 5
West Brom. 6 1 1 4 4 8 4

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the The Baggies has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Coventry City. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Coventry City Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
West Brom. Not won in previous 3 away matches.