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

Sat 18th Oct, 15:00 BST, The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

The Coventry Building Society Arena plays host on Saturday afternoon, as Frank Lampard's Coventry City host Valérien Ismaël's Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. Our predictions for each betting market are based on the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with extra weighting applied to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are designed specifically 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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Best Tip: Coventry to win

As the Coventry players prepare themselves for this game, the bookies are predicting a win for them. The odds and our pre-match stats below suggest the same, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) record we factor into our predictive algorithms. The The Coventry Building Society Arena has not been a happy hunting ground for for Blackburn in the past, and we we think that will be the case again on Saturday afternoon. A win / draw / win home win is the bet.

In-Play
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Coventry are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 64% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Coventry
64%
1.57
15%
1.57
3%
Draw
21%
4.00
20%
4.33
4%
Blackburn
15%
5.50
27%
5.25
5%
Coventry 1-0
12%
8.50
6%
7.50
7%
Coventry 2-0
12%
8.00
7%
7.50
Draw 1-1
10%
8.00
16%
7.50
6%
Coventry 2-1
10%
8.50
6%
7.50
Coventry 3-0
8%
12.00
20%
10.00
Coventry 3-1
6%
12.00
9%
10.00
Draw 0-0
6%
13.00
24%
12.00
Blackburn 1-0
5%
17.00
11%
13.00
Blackburn 2-1
4%
17.00
19%
13.00
13%
Draw 2-2
4%
15.00
21%
13.00
Coventry 4-0
4%
21.00
24%
17.00
13%
Coventry 4-1
3%
21.00
11%
17.00
Coventry 3-2
3%
23.00
10%
17.00
Blackburn 2-0
2%
29.00
29%
21.00
9%
Coventry 5-0
1%
41.00
21%
29.00
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
1.67
3%
1.62
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
2.20
4%
2.15
2%
Home 1st Goal
58%
1.50
7%
1.48
3%
Away 1st Goal
38%
2.75
8%
2.88
4%
No 1st Goal
4%
13.00
24%
12.00
BTTS - Yes
48%
1.73
4%
1.73
1%
BTTS - No
52%
2.00
5%
2.00
BTTS - Home Win
26%
3.10
8%
3.00
BTTS - Draw
15%
5.00
17%
5.25
BTTS - Away Win
7%
9.50
14%
8.00
6%
Home/draw
85%
1.14
4%
1.15
1%
Away/draw
36%
2.30
23%
2.38
3%
Home/away
79%
1.22
4%
1.20
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1.201.20
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
4.504.20
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
2.63
5%
2.50
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1.50
2%
1.48
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
4.50
4%
4.50
2%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1.20
2%
1.18
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10.00
11%
8.50
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1.06
1%
1.06
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.04
1%
1.02
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
13.00
24%
12.00
Home DNB
78%
1.20
5%
1.22
2%
Away DNB
30%
4.33
21%
3.90
7%
Coventry win to nil
37%
2.75
10%
-
Blackburn win to nil
8%
11.00
15%
-
Coventry / Coventry
34%
2.38
16%
2.30
2%
Coventry / Blackburn
3%
34.00
17%
29.00
15%
Coventry / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / Coventry
18%
4.50
13%
4.33
3%
Draw / Blackburn
8%
11.00
27%
10.00
9%
Draw / Draw
13%
6.50
13%
6.00
8%
Blackburn / Coventry
4%
21.00
11%
17.00
Blackburn / Blackburn
10%
9.00
25%
7.50
6%
Blackburn / Draw
5%
17.00
11%
15.00
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Coventry have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Championship league table. Coventry are unbeaten in 9 games against teams below them in the league and kept 5 clean sheets out of 9 games. Coventry are unbeaten at home after 4 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 4 and lost no matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Coventry have outscored their opponents by 27 goals to 7 goals.

Home League Performance

Coventry have played 4 games at home winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 11 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 2 goals at home.

Blackburn are in 21st position in the Championship on 7 points having played 8 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 4 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Blackburn have conceded 11 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Coventry
Blackburn
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry95402019 
-
-
Apr 18
Oct 18
2
M'Boro9531618 
Feb 14
Nov 25
Mar 21
Dec 26
3
Leicester9441516 
Jan 17
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
Nov 1
4
Preston9441416 
Mar 11
Dec 9
Feb 21
Nov 21
5
Stoke9432515 
Feb 28
Nov 8
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
6
QPR9432-115 
w
 
7-1F
Jan 31
Nov 26
Feb 14
7
West Brom9423-114 
Nov 22
Feb 21
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
8
Millwall9423-314 
Jan 20
w
 
0-4F
Dec 20
Mar 14
9
Ipswich8341713 
Dec 29
Dec 6
Sep 20
Jan 17
10
Bristol C9342513 
Dec 13
Mar 7
Feb 25
Nov 4
11
Watford9333012 
Oct 25
May 2
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
12
Swansea9333012 
Dec 26
Mar 21
l
 
1-2F
Jan 20
13
Charlton9333012 
Nov 29
Jan 1
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
14
Portsmouth9333-112 
Apr 21
Oct 21
Mar 7
Dec 13
15
Hull9333-212 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
Jan 31
w
 
0-3F
16
Birmingham9333-312 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 4
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
17
Southampton9252-111 
Mar 14
Dec 20
Oct 25
Apr 25
18
Wrexham9243-110 
Apr 25
Oct 31
Jan 1
Nov 29
19
Norwich9225-38 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 24
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
20
Derby9153-48 
Apr 3
w
 
3-5F
Nov 8
Feb 28
21
Blackburn8215-47 
Oct 18
Apr 18
-
-
22
Oxford Utd9135-36 
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
Dec 9
Mar 11
23
Sheff Wed9135-126 
Apr 11
w
 
0-5F
Dec 6
Dec 29
24
Sheff Utd9108-133 
Nov 4
Feb 25
Oct 21
Apr 22
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Coventry 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Coventry3 - 0Birmingham
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
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACoventry5 - 0Sheff Wed
ACoventry4 - 0Millwall
HCoventry3 - 0Birmingham
ACoventry0 - 0Leicester
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
Blackburn 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Charlton3 - 0Blackburn
Watford0 - 1Blackburn
Hull0 - 3Blackburn
West Brom1 - 0Blackburn
Sheff Utd1 - 1Blackburn
Sunderland0 - 1Blackburn
Luton0 - 1Blackburn
Portsmouth1 - 0Blackburn
Stoke1 - 0Blackburn
Derby2 - 1Blackburn
Swansea3 - 0Blackburn
West Brom0 - 2Blackburn
QPR2 - 1Blackburn
Bristol C2 - 1Blackburn
Oxford Utd1 - 0Blackburn
Leeds1 - 1Blackburn
Millwall1 - 0Blackburn
Sheff Wed0 - 1Blackburn
Hull0 - 1Blackburn
M'Boro0 - 1Blackburn
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackburn1 - 1Stoke
HBlackburn1 - 2Swansea
ABlackburn0 - 3Charlton
ABlackburn1 - 0Watford
HBlackburn0 - 2Norwich
ABlackburn3 - 0Hull
HBlackburn1 - 2Birmingham
ABlackburn0 - 1West Brom
ABlackburn1 - 1Sheff Utd
HBlackburn2 - 1Watford
ABlackburn1 - 0Sunderland
HBlackburn4 - 1Millwall
ABlackburn1 - 0Luton
HBlackburn2 - 2Sheff Wed
HBlackburn0 - 2M'Boro
ABlackburn0 - 1Portsmouth
HBlackburn1 - 2Cardiff
ABlackburn0 - 1Stoke
ABlackburn1 - 2Derby
HBlackburn1 - 1Norwich
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Coventry have beaten Blackburn in 3 consecutive home league meetings
9
Coventry have not lost to Blackburn in 9 consecutive league meetings
4
Coventry have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Blackburn
League games at Coventry since 1992
Coventry
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
18
11
Games: Scored
9 / 12
6 / 12
Clean sheets
6 / 12
3 / 12
COV
6
D
4
BLB
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Coventry
Coventry3 - 0
Coventry1 - 0
Coventry1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 4Blackburn
Draw1 - 1Draw
Coventry2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Coventry5 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Coventry2 - 1
0 - 2Blackburn
League games at Blackburn since 1993
Blackburn
Coventry
Goals: Scored
22
15
Games: Scored
9 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
3 / 12
COV
3
D
5
BLB
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
0 - 2Coventry
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Coventry
Draw0 - 0Draw
Blackburn4 - 0
Blackburn5 - 1
Blackburn4 - 0
Blackburn2 - 1
2 - 5Coventry
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.8, Blackburn Rovers look set to find it difficult here. Add in the fact that Coventry City haven't conceded a goal in 3 consecutive Championship matches, and it could be a long afternoon for Valérien Ismaël's men.

Coventry 1st Blackburn 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 86% probability that Coventry will score 1 or more goals
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Blackburn scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Coventry have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
-20
Blackburn have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Coventry
PG (predicted goals)
Blackburn
1.9
0.8
Attack rating
44%
better
COV
BLB
view stats
Games scored6
4
Failed to score2
3
Scored first5
4
Goals scored22
6
Avg. goals scored2.4
0.8
Avg. shots per game11
7
Avg. shots per goal4
10
Conversion rate for23
11
Avg. XG for2.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+44%
Defence rating
34%
better
COV
BLB
view stats
Games conceded4
5
Clean sheets4
2
Conceded first1
3
Goals conceded7
10
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against11%
17%
Avg. XG against1
1.3
KickOff rating
+34%

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

Coventry Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9853
C RushworthH WrightM EwijkJ Dasilva
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Rushworth GLK9
2
-
J Dasilva DEF9
3
-
L Kitching DEF9
2
-
M Ewijk DEF95
3
-
B Thomas DEF912
2
-
M Grimes MID91
1
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD953
-
H Wright FWD98
3
-
V Torp MID85
1
-
T Sakamoto MID71
-
J Allen MID71
-
E Simms FWD72
-
J Rudoni MID621
-
E Mason-Clark FWD611
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF511
-
M Brau DEF4
-
K. Andrews MID3
-
J Eccles MID3
1
-
L Woolfenden DEF2
-
J Bidwell DEF2
1
-
Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8314
B TóthT CantwellA KargboS McLoughlin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Tóth GLK8
-
R Alebiosu DEF8
1
-
S Tronstad MID8
2
-
A Kargbo FWD811
-
Y Ohashi FWD811
-
R Hedges FWD811
1
-
L Miller DEF7
1
-
Y Ribeiro DEF7
-
T Cantwell MID731
3
-
S McLoughlin DEF6
3
1
S Tavares MID6
1
-
M Gueye FWD6
-
R Morishita  MID51
-
D Neve MID5
-
T Gardner-Hickman DEF4
1
-
S Wharton DEF4
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD4
-
A Henriksson MID3
1
-
H Pickering DEF2
-
H Carter DEF1
-
K. Montgomery MID1
-