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Coventry City v Birmingham City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 27th Sep, 12:30 BST, The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Chris Davies pays counterpart Frank Lampard a visit on Saturday lunch time in the Championship, as their Birmingham City and Coventry City sides go head to head at The Coventry Building Society Arena. The predictions for all the markets are based on the past 20 games each side has played (at home, away or overall) with weighting assigned to top teams. All the stats and graphics are tailored for the selected market. Head to head (H2H) stats between the team are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided straight from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Coventry
43%
--
Draw
27%
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Birmingham
31%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Coventry 1-0
11%
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Birmingham 1-0
9%
--
Coventry 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Coventry 2-0
8%
--
Birmingham 2-1
7%
--
Birmingham 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Coventry 3-1
4%
--
Coventry 3-0
4%
--
Birmingham 3-1
3%
--
Coventry 3-2
2%
--
Birmingham 3-0
2%
--
Birmingham 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
14%
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Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
57%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
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Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
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Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
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Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
49%
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Coventry win to nil
24%
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Birmingham win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Coventry
Birmingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
M'Boro5410613 
Feb 14
Nov 25
Feb 28
Nov 8
2
Stoke5401612 
Feb 28
Nov 8
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
3
Bristol C5320811 
Dec 13
Mar 7
Apr 25
Oct 25
4
Leicester5311310 
Jan 17
Sep 20
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
5
West Brom5311210 
Nov 22
Feb 21
Feb 14
Nov 26
6
Coventry523089 
-
-
Jan 4
Sep 27
7
Swansea522128 
Dec 26
Mar 21
Sep 20
Jan 17
8
Preston522118 
Mar 11
Dec 9
Apr 22
Oct 21
9
Portsmouth522118 
Apr 21
Oct 21
Nov 1
May 2
10
Norwich521217 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 24
Nov 22
Feb 21
11
Birmingham5212-17 
Sep 27
Jan 4
-
-
12
QPR5212-37 
w
 
7-1F
Jan 31
Mar 10
Dec 9
13
Millwall5212-37 
Jan 20
Oct 1
Nov 4
Feb 25
14
Ipswich513146 
Dec 29
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
15
Southampton513106 
Mar 14
Dec 20
Dec 29
Dec 6
16
Blackburn520306 
Oct 18
Apr 18
Apr 3
w
 
1-2A
17
Watford5122-15 
Oct 25
May 2
Dec 1
Jan 1
18
Charlton5122-25 
Nov 29
Jan 1
Dec 13
Mar 7
19
Derby5122-35 
Apr 3
w
 
3-5F
Dec 26
Mar 21
20
Hull5122-45 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
Oct 18
Apr 18
21
Wrexham5113-24 
Apr 25
Oct 31
Apr 11
Oct 3
22
Oxford Utd5023-32 
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
23
Sheff Wed5014-91 
Apr 11
Oct 4
Sep 30
Jan 20
24
Sheff Utd5005-110 
Nov 4
Feb 25
Mar 14
Dec 20
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Coventry 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Coventry1 - 1Norwich
Coventry7 - 1QPR
Coventry0 - 0Hull
Coventry1 - 2Sunderland
Coventry2 - 0M'Boro
Coventry2 - 0West Brom
Coventry1 - 0Portsmouth
Coventry1 - 2Burnley
Coventry3 - 0Sunderland
Coventry3 - 2Stoke
Coventry2 - 1Preston
Coventry1 - 0QPR
Coventry0 - 2Leeds
Coventry2 - 1Watford
Coventry1 - 0Bristol C
Coventry0 - 0Millwall
Coventry4 - 0Plymouth
Coventry2 - 1Hull
Coventry2 - 2Cardiff
Coventry2 - 2Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCoventry1 - 1Norwich
ACoventry2 - 2Oxford Utd
HCoventry7 - 1QPR
ACoventry5 - 3Derby
HCoventry0 - 0Hull
ACoventry1 - 0Sunderland
HCoventry1 - 2Sunderland
HCoventry2 - 0M'Boro
ACoventry0 - 1Luton
ACoventry1 - 3Plymouth
HCoventry2 - 0West Brom
ACoventry1 - 1Hull
HCoventry1 - 0Portsmouth
HCoventry1 - 2Burnley
ACoventry1 - 3Sheff Utd
HCoventry3 - 0Sunderland
ACoventry0 - 2Derby
HCoventry3 - 2Stoke
ACoventry3 - 2Oxford Utd
HCoventry2 - 1Preston
Birmingham 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stoke1 - 0Birmingham
Leicester2 - 0Birmingham
Blackburn1 - 2Birmingham
Cambridge1 - 2Birmingham
Blackpool0 - 2Birmingham
Stevenage0 - 1Birmingham
Burton1 - 2Birmingham
Peterborough1 - 2Birmingham
Bristol R1 - 2Birmingham
Northampton1 - 1Birmingham
Bolton3 - 1Birmingham
Reading0 - 0Birmingham
Huddersfield0 - 1Birmingham
Wrexham1 - 1Birmingham
Wigan0 - 3Birmingham
Stockport1 - 1Birmingham
Crawley0 - 1Birmingham
Barnsley1 - 2Birmingham
Exeter0 - 2Birmingham
Shrewsbury3 - 2Birmingham
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
14
D
3
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABirmingham0 - 1Stoke
ABirmingham0 - 2Leicester
HBirmingham1 - 0Oxford Utd
ABirmingham2 - 1Blackburn
HBirmingham1 - 1Ipswich
ABirmingham2 - 1Cambridge
ABirmingham2 - 0Blackpool
HBirmingham4 - 0Mansfield
ABirmingham1 - 0Stevenage
ABirmingham2 - 1Burton
HBirmingham0 - 0Crawley
ABirmingham2 - 1Peterborough
HBirmingham6 - 2Barnsley
ABirmingham2 - 1Bristol R
HBirmingham4 - 1Shrewsbury
ABirmingham1 - 1Northampton
HBirmingham2 - 1Stevenage
HBirmingham1 - 0Lincoln
ABirmingham1 - 3Bolton
HBirmingham1 - 0Wycombe
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Coventry have not lost to Birmingham in 6 consecutive home league meetings
4
Coventry have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive home league meetings with Birmingham
League games at Coventry since 2002
Coventry
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
5 / 8
3 / 8
Clean sheets
5 / 8
3 / 8
COV
3
D
4
BIR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Coventry
Coventry2 - 0
Coventry2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Coventry1 - 0
0 - 1Birmingham
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Birmingham since 2001
Birmingham
Coventry
Goals: Scored
12
6
Games: Scored
6 / 8
3 / 8
Clean sheets
5 / 8
2 / 8
COV
2
D
2
BIR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
Birmingham3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 4Coventry
Draw1 - 1Draw
Birmingham1 - 0
0 - 1Coventry
Birmingham3 - 0
Birmingham2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Coventry 6th Birmingham 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Coventry will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Birmingham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+13
Coventry have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted
-7
Birmingham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Coventry
PG (predicted goals)
Birmingham
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
48%
better
COV
BIR
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Games scored4
3
Failed to score1
2
Scored first3
2
Goals scored15
4
Avg. goals scored3
0.8
Avg. shots per game13
7
Avg. shots per goal4
9
Conversion rate for23
11
Avg. XG for2.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+48%
Defence rating
1%
better
COV
BIR
view stats
Games conceded4
4
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first1
3
Goals conceded7
5
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against19%
19%
Avg. XG against0.9
0.7
KickOff rating
+1%

Coventry v Birmingham Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Coventry Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5533
C RushworthH WrightM EwijkB Thomas
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Rushworth GLK5
2
-
J Dasilva DEF5
1
-
L Kitching DEF5
2
-
M Ewijk DEF53
2
-
B Thomas DEF51
3
-
V Torp MID54
1
-
J Rudoni MID521
-
M Grimes MID51
1
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD522
-
E Mason-Clark FWD511
-
H Wright FWD55
1
-
M Brau DEF3
-
T Sakamoto MID3
-
J Allen MID3
-
E Simms FWD3
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF2
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Birmingham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5213
R AllsopJ StansfieldE LairdB Osayi-Samuel
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Allsop GLK5
-
B Osayi-Samuel DEF5
3
-
P Neumann DEF5
-
E Laird DEF51
-
C Klarer DEF5
1
-
T Doyle MID5
-
S Paik MID51
1
-
T Iwata MID5
1
-
K Furuhashi FWD5
1
-
D Gray FWD51
1
-
L Dykes FWD41
-
J Stansfield FWD42
-
K Anderson  FWD4
-
A Cochrane DEF3
-
W Willumsson MID3
-
L. Koumas FWD2
-
M Ducksch FWD2
-
E Cashin DEF1
-
M Leonard MID1
-
P Roberts FWD1
-