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

Sat 28th Feb, 15:00 BST, The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Saturday afternoon sees Frank Lampard’s Coventry City and Mark Robins’s Stoke City go head to head in a Championship clash at The Coventry Building Society Arena. We have predictions, tips, and the best odds and head-to-head stats across every major market, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this Championship clash.


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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Coventry
52%
--
Draw
27%
--
Stoke
21%
--
Coventry 1-0
15%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Coventry 2-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Coventry 2-1
9%
--
Stoke 1-0
9%
--
Coventry 3-0
5%
--
Stoke 2-1
5%
--
Coventry 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Stoke 2-0
3%
--
Coventry 4-0
2%
--
Coventry 3-2
2%
--
Coventry 4-1
2%
--
Stoke 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
39%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
--
BTTS - No
57%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
8%
--
Home/draw
79%
--
Away/draw
48%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
71%
--
Away DNB
40%
--
Coventry win to nil
34%
--
Stoke win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Coventry have played 32 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 32 games against teams below in the table, having won 18, drawn 8 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 10 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Coventry have outscored their opponents by 66 goals to 34 goals.

Home League Performance

Coventry have played 16 games at home winning 12, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 34 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Stoke are in 14th position in the Championship on 43 points having played 32 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 7 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 4 and won 6. Stoke have conceded 16 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Coventry
Stoke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3218863062 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Feb 28
2
M'Boro3218771761 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-4F
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
3
Millwall321688456 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-4F
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
4
Ipswich3015962254 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
Mar 10
l
 
1-0A
5
Hull311669754 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
6
Derby3213910848 
Apr 3
w
 
3-5F
w
 
3-1A
Apr 6
7
Preston3212128448 
Mar 11
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
8
Wrexham3112118547 
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
9
Bristol C3113711546 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 7
w
 
5-1F
May 2
10
Southampton32121010446 
Mar 14
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
11
Birmingham32121010446 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
12
Watford3211129345 
w
 
3-1F
May 2
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
13
QPR3212812-344 
w
 
7-1F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
14
Stoke3212713543 
Feb 28
w
 
0-1F
-
-
15
Sheff Utd3213316042 
w
 
3-1A
Feb 25
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
16
Swansea3212614-142 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
w
 
2-1F
Mar 7
17
Norwich3211615039 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
18
Charlton3110912-839 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
19
Blackburn329815-1135 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
20
West Brom329716-1534 
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
21
Portsmouth308913-1233 
Apr 21
w
 
1-2F
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
22
Leicester3210814-732 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
l
 
2-1A
23
Oxford Utd3261016-1628 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
Feb 25
w
 
0-3F
24
Sheff Wed321823-45-7 
Apr 11
w
 
0-5F
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Coventry 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Coventry3 - 1M'Boro
Coventry0 - 0Oxford Utd
Coventry2 - 1Millwall
Coventry2 - 1Leicester
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
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCoventry3 - 1M'Boro
HCoventry0 - 0Oxford Utd
ACoventry1 - 2QPR
ACoventry1 - 2Norwich
HCoventry2 - 1Millwall
HCoventry2 - 1Leicester
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
Stoke 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Charlton1 - 0Stoke
West Brom0 - 0Stoke
Birmingham1 - 1Stoke
Norwich0 - 2Stoke
Hull0 - 1Stoke
Watford1 - 0Stoke
Ipswich1 - 0Stoke
Sheff Utd4 - 0Stoke
Leicester2 - 1Stoke
Oxford Utd0 - 3Stoke
Portsmouth0 - 1Stoke
Millwall2 - 0Stoke
Blackburn1 - 1Stoke
M'Boro0 - 0Stoke
QPR1 - 0Stoke
Southampton1 - 2Stoke
Sheff Wed0 - 3Stoke
Derby0 - 0Stoke
Leeds6 - 0Stoke
Cardiff0 - 1Stoke
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStoke0 - 1Charlton
AStoke0 - 0West Brom
HStoke0 - 2Southampton
AStoke1 - 1Birmingham
HStoke1 - 2M'Boro
HStoke0 - 0QPR
AStoke2 - 0Norwich
AStoke1 - 0Hull
HStoke1 - 2Sheff Utd
HStoke0 - 0Preston
AStoke0 - 1Watford
HStoke2 - 1Swansea
AStoke0 - 1Ipswich
AStoke0 - 4Sheff Utd
HStoke1 - 2Hull
HStoke3 - 0Charlton
AStoke1 - 2Leicester
HStoke0 - 1Coventry
AStoke3 - 0Oxford Utd
HStoke5 - 1Bristol C
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Coventry since 2003
Coventry
Stoke
Goals: Scored
10
13
Games: Scored
5 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
6 / 11
COV
3
D
4
STK
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Coventry
Coventry3 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 4Stoke
Coventry1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Stoke
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Stoke
Draw0 - 0Draw
Coventry4 - 2
0 - 1Stoke
League games at Stoke since 2002
Stoke
Coventry
Goals: Scored
9
14
Games: Scored
8 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
4 / 12
COV
7
D
1
STK
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
0 - 1Coventry
Stoke1 - 0
0 - 1Coventry
0 - 2Coventry
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3Coventry
1 - 3Coventry
Stoke1 - 0
0 - 1Coventry
Stoke1 - 0
Stoke1 - 0
1 - 2Coventry
Goal Statistics

Scoring more than 1 goal looks set to be difficult for Stoke City, with M. Robins's men failing to score in 3 consecutive Championship matches.

Coventry 1st Stoke 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Coventry will score 1 or more goals
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Stoke scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Coventry’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-28
Stoke have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Coventry
PG (predicted goals)
Stoke
1.4
0.8
Attack rating
33%
better
COV
STK
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Games scored26
19
Failed to score5
13
Scored first20
14
Goals scored63
34
Avg. goals scored2
1.1
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for17
14
Avg. XG for2
1.1
KickOff rating
+33%
Defence rating
COV
STK
6%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
20
Clean sheets10
12
Conceded first8
14
Goals conceded35
29
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
10
Conversion rate against14%
10%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Coventry Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
321367
C RushworthH WrightM EwijkM Ewijk
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Rushworth GLK321
2
-
M Grimes MID322
4
-
M Ewijk DEF306
7
-
J Dasilva DEF291
5
1
L Kitching DEF292
6
-
E Simms FWD29103
-
E Mason-Clark FWD2863
1
-
H Wright FWD28131
4
-
V Torp MID2674
3
-
T Sakamoto FWD2643
3
-
B Thomas DEF2524
4
1
J Eccles MID234
5
-
J Rudoni MID2225
-
J Allen MID2111
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD20104
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF1811
1
-
L Woolfenden DEF12
1
-
M Brau DEF8
-
J Bidwell DEF7
1
-
K. Andrews MID7
-
J Latibeaudiere DEF6
-
Stoke Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
32969
S ThomasS ThomasS ThomasJ Tchamadeu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Thomas MID3296
7
-
T Seko MID311
3
-
M Manhoef FWD3152
1
-
B Wilmot DEF301
4
-
J. Bae MID3013
1
-
A Phillips DEF271
5
-
D Mubama FWD2551
3
1
V Johansson GLK241
2
-
T Rigo MID241
1
-
B Pearson MID221
7
1
L Cissé FWD222
3
-
A Cresswell  DEF212
2
-
J Tchamadeu DEF2011
9
-
S Nzonzi MID191
2
-
R Bozenik FWD191
2
-
E Bocat DEF151
-
L Baker MID1241
1
-
M Taloverov DEF11
4
-
S Gallagher FWD101
-
J. Donley MID41
-
B Gibson DEF3
1
-