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

Sat 8th Nov, 15:00 BST, bet365 Stadium, Stoke

Stoke City and their manager Mark Robins will be looking to get one over on Frank Lampard and his Coventry City side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair go head to head at the bet365 Stadium in the Championship. For every Championship preview, KickOff delves into the statistics for all of the biggest markets. Important stats, including head-to-head results, are then published alongside the best odds.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Stoke
27%
--
Draw
25%
--
Coventry
49%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Coventry 1-0
10%
--
Coventry 2-1
9%
--
Coventry 2-0
8%
--
Stoke 1-0
7%
--
Stoke 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Coventry 3-1
5%
--
Coventry 3-0
5%
--
Stoke 2-0
4%
--
Coventry 3-2
3%
--
Stoke 3-1
3%
--
Coventry 4-1
2%
--
Stoke 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
52%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
13%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
23%
--
Home/draw
51%
--
Away/draw
73%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
44%
--
Away DNB
66%
--
Stoke win to nil
13%
--
Coventry win to nil
26%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Stoke have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league. Stoke are winless in the 2 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 1 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 1 and won zero. Stoke have conceded 2 goals, scored none, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Stoke have played 5 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 3 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Coventry lay in 1st place on 28 points in the Championship league table having played 12 matches. Coventry are unbeaten in 12 games against teams below them in the league and kept 6 clean sheets out of 12 games. Coventry are unbeaten away after 6 games and have kept 3 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored 34 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Coventry have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Coventry have played 6 away games, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stoke
Coventry
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry128402528 
Nov 8
Feb 28
-
-
2
M'Boro12741825 
Jan 21
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 14
Nov 25
3
Millwall12723123 
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
Jan 20
w
 
0-4F
4
Bristol C12642922 
Nov 1
May 2
Dec 13
Mar 7
5
Stoke12633521 
-
-
Feb 28
Nov 8
6
Charlton12543419 
Nov 25
Feb 14
Nov 29
Jan 1
7
Preston12543319 
Dec 26
Mar 21
Mar 11
Dec 9
8
Hull12543019 
Nov 29
Jan 1
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
9
QPR12534-218 
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
w
 
7-1F
Jan 31
10
Leicester12453317 
Feb 21
Nov 22
Jan 17
d
 
0-00-0
11
West Brom12525-217 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 7
Nov 22
Feb 21
12
Ipswich11443416 
Mar 10
Dec 10
Dec 29
Dec 6
13
Swansea12444016 
Dec 13
Mar 7
Dec 26
Mar 21
14
Watford12435-215 
Mar 14
Dec 20
w
 
3-1F
May 2
15
Birmingham12435-415 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 24
w
 
3-0F
Jan 4
16
Wrexham12354-114 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Apr 25
Oct 31
17
Derby12354-314 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 6
Apr 3
w
 
3-5F
18
Portsmouth12345-313 
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
Apr 21
w
 
1-2F
19
Oxford Utd12336-212 
Feb 24
Nov 4
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
20
Southampton12264-412 
Jan 31
w
 
1-2F
Mar 14
Dec 20
21
Blackburn11317-710 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
22
Sheff Utd12309-119 
Dec 29
Dec 6
Nov 4
Feb 25
23
Norwich12228-68 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
Jan 24
24
Sheff Wed12138-15-6 
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
Apr 11
w
 
0-5F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Stoke 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Coventry 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Stoke since 2002
Stoke
Coventry
Goals: Scored
9
13
Games: Scored
8 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
3 / 11
STK
4
D
1
COV
6
League games at Coventry since 2003
Coventry
Stoke
Goals: Scored
10
13
Games: Scored
5 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
6 / 11
STK
4
D
4
COV
3
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Stoke City of late. It has been 8 Championship matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Coventry City.

Coventry City have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Championship games. Their PG of 1.6 against Stoke City on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Stoke 5th Coventry 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Stoke will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Coventry will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-27
Stoke have scored 27% fewer goals at home than predicted
+21
Coventry have scored 21% more goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Stoke
PG (predicted goals)
Coventry
1.1
1.6
Attack rating
STK
COV
41%
better
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Games scored8
10
Failed to score4
2
Scored first6
9
Goals scored13
34
Avg. goals scored1.1
2.8
Avg. shots per game9
12
Avg. shots per goal8
4
Conversion rate for13
24
Avg. XG for1.2
2.5
KickOff rating
+41%
Defence rating
STK
COV
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
6
Clean sheets5
6
Conceded first5
1
Goals conceded8
9
Avg. goals conceded0.7
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded13
11
Conversion rate against8%
9%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+12%

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

Stoke Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12445
V JohanssonS ThomasS ThomasJ Tchamadeu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Johansson GLK121
2
-
B Wilmot DEF12
2
-
T Seko MID121
1
-
D Mubama FWD122
2
1
S Thomas FWD1244
3
-
M Manhoef FWD123
-
A Cresswell  DEF112
-
J Tchamadeu DEF11
5
-
J. Bae MID101
-
L Baker MID92
1
-
R Bozenik FWD9
-
A Phillips DEF8
-
T Rigo MID8
1
-
L Cissé FWD7
1
-
E Bocat DEF6
-
B Pearson MID6
2
-
S Nzonzi MID5
-
J. Donley MID41
-
M Taloverov DEF1
1
-
Coventry Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12955
C RushworthB Thomas-AsanteM EwijkM Ewijk
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Rushworth GLK12
2
-
J Dasilva DEF12
3
-
L Kitching DEF12
3
-
M Ewijk DEF125
5
-
B Thomas DEF1212
2
-
M Grimes MID121
1
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD1293
-
H Wright FWD118
3
-
J Allen MID1011
-
V Torp MID106
1
-
E Simms FWD1022
-
T Sakamoto FWD1021
-
E Mason-Clark FWD911
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF811
-
J Rudoni MID621
-
L Woolfenden DEF4
1
-
M Brau DEF4
-
K. Andrews MID4
-
J Eccles MID4
1
-
J Bidwell DEF3
1
-