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

The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Saturday lunch time sees Frank Lampard’s Coventry City and Martí Cifuentes Corvillo’s Leicester City go up against one another in a Championship battle at The Coventry Building Society Arena. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Changing the market using the tabs below changes all stats and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, so be sure to have a browse to find the best bet for you.

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Coventry City's next match is v Norwich at 20:00 on Monday 26th January
Leicester City's next match is v Oxford Utd at 15:00 on Saturday 24th January
The last English Championship meeting between Coventry and Leicester was on Saturday 17th January 2026
English Championship
January 17th 2026
Coventry 2
1 Leicester
 
E. Simms 47'10' J. James
H. Wright 85'
 
COV
LEI
Shots On
6
6
Shots Off
9
5
Corners
5
3
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
8
14
Yellow/red cards
1/0
4/0
 
CoventryLeicester
 
J. Dasilva
J. Rudoni (B. Thomas-Asante 83')
M. Grimes
E. Simmsfootball icon (H. Wright 67')
E. Mason-Clark
R. Esse (T. Sakamoto 67')
L. Kitching
C. Rushworth
J. Latibeaudiere
M. van Ewijk
V. Torp Overgaard (J. Eccles 72')
J. Stolarczyk
B. Nelson
M. Okoli
football iconJ. James
A. Issahaku
(P. Daka 70') J. Ayew
(J. Monga 79') S. Mavididi
(L. Page 70') B. Reid
(S. Thomas 90') R. Barbosa Pereira
L. Thomas
(B. Soumaré 90') O. Skipp

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our best tip on this match, meaning that the sides will score at least two goals between them during 90 minutes. Both Coventry and Leicester's current form stats suggest goals are to be expected, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.20.

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 58% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.65.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Coventry
58%
3/51/1000
Draw
21%
10/325/1
Leicester
20%
17/4200/1
Draw 1-1
10%
7/113/20
Coventry 2-1
10%
15/22/5
Coventry 1-0
9%
15/211/2
Coventry 2-0
9%
15/213/2
Coventry 3-1
7%
11/14/1
Coventry 3-0
6%
11/110/1
Leicester 2-1
5%
16/111/2
Draw 2-2
5%
14/16/1
Leicester 1-0
5%
16/118/5
Draw 0-0
5%
14/19/1
Coventry 3-2
4%
20/120/1
Coventry 4-1
3%
20/125/1
Coventry 4-0
3%
20/116/1
Leicester 2-0
3%
28/16/1
Leicester 3-1
2%
40/133/1
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
8/1323/20
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
13/1013/20
Home 1st Goal
55%
1/21/2
Away 1st Goal
42%
13/89/5
No 1st Goal
3%
14/19/1
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/62/5
BTTS - No
43%
11/107/4
BTTS - Home Win
29%
21/101/11
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/16/1
BTTS - Away Win
11%
15/240/1
Home/draw
80%
1/61/1000
Away/draw
42%
13/109/1
Home/away
79%
1/51/33
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1/51/6
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
7/218/5
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
13/819/5
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
1/21/6
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
7/228/1
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/51/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
8/1100/1
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/141/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/331/25
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/110/1
Home DNB
73%
2/91/1000
Away DNB
35%
3/133/1
Coventry win to nil
29%
2/1-
Leicester win to nil
9%
9/1-
Coventry / Coventry
33%
7/550/1
Coventry / Leicester
3%
33/1125/1
Coventry / Draw
6%
14/1100/1
Draw / Coventry
18%
7/212/1
Draw / Leicester
8%
10/125/1
Draw / Draw
13%
11/218/1
Leicester / Coventry
4%
18/110/3
Leicester / Leicester
10%
15/21/1
Leicester / Draw
5%
16/112/5
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Coventry have played 26 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below in the table, having won 15, drawn 7 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Coventry have outscored their opponents by 57 goals to 37 goals.

Home League Performance

Coventry have played 12 games at home winning 9, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 27 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Leicester are in 12th position in the Championship on 37 points having played 26 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 18 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Leicester have conceded 17 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Coventry
Leicester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2817743058 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
2
Ipswich2714852350 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-1F
Mar 7
3
M'Boro2714761249 
Feb 16
w
 
2-4F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 24
4
Hull271458647 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
Apr 22
l
 
2-1A
5
Millwall281378-346 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-4F
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
6
Preston2811107743 
Mar 11
d
 
1-1F
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
7
Stoke2712510941 
Feb 28
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
Feb 21
8
Watford261187641 
w
 
3-1F
May 2
l
 
1-2F
Mar 21
9
Wrexham2810117541 
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
10
Derby281189241 
Apr 3
w
 
3-5F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
11
Bristol C2811710740 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 7
Mar 10
d
 
2-2F
12
QPR2811710-140 
w
 
7-1F
Jan 31
Mar 14
l
 
4-1A
13
Birmingham2810810138 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
14
Leicester2810810-238 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
15
Swansea2810612-436 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
Apr 11
w
 
1-3F
16
Southampton278910-133 
Mar 14
d
 
1-1F
Feb 10
l
 
3-0A
17
Sheff Utd2610214-332 
w
 
3-1A
Feb 25
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-1A
18
Charlton278811-732 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jan 31
w
 
0-1F
19
West Brom289415-1231 
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
20
Norwich288614-530 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 26
Feb 28
w
 
1-2A
21
Blackburn277713-1128 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
l
 
0-2A
May 2
22
Portsmouth257711-1328 
Apr 21
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
23
Oxford Utd275913-1024 
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
Jan 24
d
 
2-2A
24
Sheff Wed271818-36-7 
Apr 11
w
 
0-5F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Coventry 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
2
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Coventry0 - 2Ipswich
Coventry1 - 0Swansea
Coventry1 - 0Bristol C
Coventry3 - 1Charlton
Coventry3 - 2West Brom
Coventry3 - 1Sheff Utd
Coventry3 - 1Watford
Coventry2 - 0Blackburn
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
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACoventry2 - 3Birmingham
ACoventry1 - 1Charlton
HCoventry0 - 2Ipswich
HCoventry1 - 0Swansea
ACoventry1 - 1Southampton
HCoventry1 - 0Bristol C
ACoventry1 - 1Preston
ACoventry0 - 3Ipswich
HCoventry3 - 1Charlton
ACoventry4 - 2M'Boro
HCoventry3 - 2West Brom
ACoventry1 - 0Stoke
HCoventry3 - 1Sheff Utd
ACoventry2 - 3Wrexham
HCoventry3 - 1Watford
ACoventry2 - 1Portsmouth
HCoventry2 - 0Blackburn
ACoventry5 - 0Sheff Wed
ACoventry4 - 0Millwall
HCoventry3 - 0Birmingham
Leicester 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd3 - 1Leicester
QPR4 - 1Leicester
Bristol C2 - 2Leicester
Derby1 - 3Leicester
Southampton3 - 0Leicester
Norwich1 - 2Leicester
Millwall1 - 0Leicester
Hull2 - 1Leicester
Swansea1 - 3Leicester
West Brom1 - 1Leicester
Oxford Utd2 - 2Leicester
Charlton0 - 1Leicester
Preston2 - 1Leicester
Bournemouth2 - 0Leicester
Nottm Forest2 - 2Leicester
Wolves3 - 0Leicester
Brighton2 - 2Leicester
Man City2 - 0Leicester
Chelsea1 - 0Leicester
West Ham2 - 0Leicester
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLeicester2 - 1West Brom
ALeicester1 - 3Sheff Utd
HLeicester2 - 1Derby
HLeicester1 - 2Watford
ALeicester1 - 4QPR
HLeicester3 - 1Ipswich
ALeicester2 - 2Bristol C
ALeicester3 - 1Derby
HLeicester2 - 3Sheff Utd
ALeicester0 - 3Southampton
HLeicester2 - 1Stoke
ALeicester2 - 1Norwich
HLeicester1 - 1M'Boro
HLeicester0 - 2Blackburn
ALeicester0 - 1Millwall
ALeicester1 - 2Hull
HLeicester1 - 1Portsmouth
ALeicester3 - 1Swansea
HLeicester1 - 1Wrexham
ALeicester1 - 1West Brom
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Coventry since 1995
Coventry
Leicester
Goals: Scored
16
14
Games: Scored
10 / 15
11 / 15
Clean sheets
4 / 15
5 / 15
COV
4
D
7
LEI
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Coventry
Coventry3 - 1
0 - 1Leicester
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Coventry2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Leicester
Coventry1 - 0
0 - 1Leicester
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Leicester
Draw0 - 0Draw
Coventry4 - 2
League games at Leicester since 1994
Leicester
Coventry
Goals: Scored
25
14
Games: Scored
14 / 16
9 / 16
Clean sheets
7 / 16
2 / 16
COV
2
D
5
LEI
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Leicester
Draw0 - 0Draw
Leicester2 - 1
Leicester2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Leicester2 - 0
Leicester3 - 0
Leicester2 - 1
Leicester3 - 0
Leicester2 - 1
1 - 3Coventry
Leicester1 - 0
Leicester1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Coventry
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for Coventry City in their meeting with Leicester City, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 20 consecutive Championship outings.

Coventry 1st Leicester 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Coventry will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Leicester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+18
Coventry have scored 18% more goals at home than predicted
-8
Leicester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Coventry
PG (predicted goals)
Leicester
2
1.1
Attack rating
13%
better
COV
LEI
view stats
Games scored22
22
Failed to score4
4
Scored first17
13
Goals scored57
37
Avg. goals scored2.2
1.4
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for18
18
Avg. XG for2.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
28%
better
COV
LEI
view stats
Games conceded17
23
Clean sheets9
3
Conceded first7
12
Goals conceded29
38
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+28%

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

Coventry Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
281067
C RushworthE SimmsM EwijkM Ewijk
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Rushworth GLK28
2
-
M Ewijk DEF266
7
-
J Latibeaudiere DEF4
-
L Kitching DEF272
6
-
J Dasilva DEF251
5
1
J Rudoni MID1923
-
M Grimes MID282
3
-
E Mason-Clark MID2563
1
-
V Torp MID2374
3
-
R Esse MID21
1
-
E Simms FWD25103
-
Subs
B Wilson GLK
-
J Bidwell DEF7
1
-
L Woolfenden DEF11
1
-
T Sakamoto MID2243
1
-
J Allen MID2111
-
J Eccles MID193
4
-
H Wright FWD24101
4
-
M. Yang FWD
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD19104
-
Leicester Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28976
I FatawuJ JamesI FatawuR Pereira
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Stolarczyk GLK24
1
-
R Pereira DEF2121
6
-
C Okoli DEF171
1
-
B Nelson DEF12
1
-
L Thomas DEF253
6
-
J James MID2493
4
-
O Skipp MID201
4
-
I Fatawu MID2857
6
-
B Cordova-Reid MID2151
1
-
S Mavididi MID2421
3
-
J Ayew FWD2653
4
-
Subs
A Begovic GLK5
1
-
J Vestergaard DEF233
4
-
O. Aluko DEF3
1
1
H Choudhury MID20
4
-
L. Page MID121
-
J. Monga MID1911
2
-
B Soumaré MID152
2
-
P Daka FWD2312
1
-
S. Thomas FWD141
1
-