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Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Tony Mowbray is aiming for a precious away win in the Championship on Friday afternoon, as he takes his West Bromwich Albion side to The Coventry Building Society Arena to visit Coventry City and Frank Kramer. This preview has odds for 17 different betting markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all statistics are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home vs away and overall performance can be viewed, while you'll also find head-to-head history towards the bottom of the page.

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Coventry City's next match is v Plymouth at 15:00 on Monday 21st April
West Bromwich Albion's next match is v Derby at 15:00 on Monday 21st April
The last English Championship meeting between Coventry and West Brom was on Friday 18th April 2025
English Championship
April 18th 2025
Coventry 2
0 West Brom
 
J. Rudoni 6'
M. Grimes 48'
 
COV
WBA
Shots On
4
Shots Off
4
Corners
5
5
Possession
54%
46%
Fouls
17
13
Yellow/red cards
3/0
1/1
 
CoventryWest Brom
 
B. Collins
J. Dasilva (J. Bidwell 66')
M. van Ewijk
J. Latibeaudiere
L. Kitching (L. Binks 90')
M. Grimesfootball icon (J. Allen 77')
J. Rudonifootball icon
T. Sakamoto
B. Sheaf
H. Wright (J. Paterson 90')
E. Simms (N. Bassette 78')
J. Griffiths
D. Furlong
K. Bartley
T. Heggem
C. Styles
T. Fellows
(O. Diakite 67') A. Mowatt
(G. Diangana 46') I. Price
(A. Armstrong 73') K. Ahearne-Grant
(D. Dike 73') M. Johnston
(J. Swift 46') W. Lankshear

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's 79% chance of Coventry and West Brom a maximum of 3 goals combined during this Championship game according to our predictive algorithm and, in the absense of a strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's a great tip here. Our calculations are made based on recent form, historical head-to-head (H2H) stats and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.29.

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 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Coventry
49%
11/10
2%
-
Draw
26%
5/2-
West Brom
25%
23/10
3%
-
Coventry 1-0
13%
8/1
20%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1
8%
-
Coventry 2-0
9%
10/1
10%
-
Coventry 2-1
9%
8/1-
Draw 0-0
9%
11/1
20%
-
West Brom 1-0
8%
11/1
26%
-
West Brom 2-1
6%
11/1-
Coventry 3-0
5%
18/1-
Coventry 3-1
4%
16/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
12/1
13%
-
West Brom 2-0
4%
16/1-
Coventry 3-2
2%
22/1
21%
-
West Brom 3-1
2%
25/1-
Coventry 4-0
2%
40/1-
Coventry 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
4/5
10%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
1/1
11%
-
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
42%
13/10
3%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
11/1
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
4/6
7%
-
BTTS - No
52%
11/10
10%
-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
3/1
11%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
5/1
8%
-
Home/draw
75%
1/3
2%
-
Away/draw
51%
7/10
2%
-
Home/away
74%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1/4
6%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
3/1
18%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
2/1
20%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
2/5
9%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
9/2
21%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/7
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
10/1
27%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/20
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/20
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
10/1
10%
-
Home DNB
67%
8/15
3%
-
Away DNB
43%
11/8
6%
-
Coventry win to nil
29%
11/4
7%
-
West Brom win to nil
14%
5/1
9%
-
Coventry / Coventry
23%
12/5
6%
-
Coventry / West Brom
3%
28/1-
Coventry / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
-
Draw / Coventry
15%
9/2-
Draw / West Brom
12%
13/2
7%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
10%
-
West Brom / Coventry
4%
22/1
12%
-
West Brom / West Brom
17%
9/2-
West Brom / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Championship table

Coventry have played 42 matches so far this season and lay in 6th 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 16, drawn 6 and lost 10 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. Coventry have outscored their opponents by 59 goals to 51 goals.

Home League Performance

Coventry have played 21 games at home winning 12, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored 36 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 24 goals at home.

West Brom are in 7th position in the Championship on 60 points having played 42 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 25 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 24 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 7 and won 2. West Brom have conceded 8 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Coventry
West Brom
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds43261345491 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
2
Burnley43251624591 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
3
Sheff Utd4327792686 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
4
Sunderland43211391876 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
5
Bristol C431716101067 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
6
Coventry Home4319915766 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
7
M'Boro43189161163 
May 3
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
8
West Brom Away431418111060 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
-
-
9
Millwall43161215-360 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
10
Blackburn4317818359 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
11
Swansea4316918-557 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
12
Watford4316819-656 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
13
Norwich43131416353 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
14
QPR43131416-553 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3A
15
Sheff Wed43141118-1053 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
16
Stoke43121417-950 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2F
17
Preston43101914-949 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
18
Portsmouth43131020-1449 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
w
 
5-1F
w
 
0-3F
19
Oxford Utd43121219-1848 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
20
Hull43111220-1045 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
21
Derby43111022-1143 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
Apr 21
l
 
2-1A
22
Luton43111022-2543 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 26
May 3
d
 
1-1F
23
Cardiff4391519-2342 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
24
Plymouth4391321-3940 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 21
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Coventry 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
West Brom 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
3
Draw
10
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
West Brom have beaten Coventry in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at Coventry since 2002
Coventry
West Brom
Goals: Scored
3
10
Games: Scored
3 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
5 / 8
COV
2
D
1
WBA
5
League games at West Brom since 2001
West Brom
Coventry
Goals: Scored
17
5
Games: Scored
8 / 9
2 / 9
Clean sheets
7 / 9
1 / 9
COV
1
D
1
WBA
7
Goal Statistics

Coventry City have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Championship matches. Their PG of 1.5 against West Bromwich Albion on Friday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Coventry 6th West Brom 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Coventry will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of West Brom scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Coventry’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-10
West Brom’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Coventry
PG (predicted goals)
West Brom
1.5
1
Attack rating
8%
better
COV
WBA
view stats
Games scored33
31
Failed to score9
11
Scored first23
22
Goals scored59
51
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for1.6
1.3
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
COV
WBA
18%
better
view stats
Games conceded31
29
Clean sheets11
13
Conceded first18
14
Goals conceded54
39
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
12%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+18%

Coventry v West Brom Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Coventry Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4111116
M EwijkH WrightJ RudoniL Kitching
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Collins GLK11
-
M Ewijk DEF4122
1
-
J Latibeaudiere DEF28
4
-
L Kitching DEF221
6
-
J Dasilva DEF271
1
-
M Grimes MID111
2
-
B Sheaf MID242
4
-
T Sakamoto MID3745
4
-
J Rudoni MID38611
3
-
H Wright MID22111
1
-
E Simms FWD3862
1
-
Subs
B Wilson GLK3
-
L Binks DEF201
6
-
J Bidwell DEF2511
5
-
J Allen MID18
1
-
J Paterson FWD
-
R Rodrigues FWD3
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD3352
3
-
N Bassette FWD232
5
-
West Brom Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
407129
T HeggemA MowattT FellowsC Styles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Griffiths GLK1
-
D Furlong DEF3712
6
1
K Bartley DEF26
6
1
T Heggem DEF4012
3
-
C Styles DEF301
9
-
I Price MID1011
1
-
A Mowatt MID3872
5
-
T Fellows MID40212
4
-
K Grant MID3862
2
-
M Johnston MID3625
3
-
W. Lankshear FWD8
1
-
Subs
J Wildsmith GLK10
1
-
M Holgate DEF2511
2
-
J Wallace MID2611
2
-
J Swift MID3531
3
-
G Diangana MID2942
1
-
O Diakité MID17
1
-
D Dike FWD6
1
-
A Armstrong FWD112
-
D Cole FWD14
-