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

Sat 30th Nov, 15:00 BST, The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Erol Bulut is aiming for a precious away win in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Cardiff City side to The Coventry Building Society Arena to visit Coventry City and Mark Robins. Below you'll find predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting stats including head-to-heads, and odds from leading bookmakers. Access it all via the tabs below.


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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
Coventry
55%
--
Draw
23%
--
Cardiff
22%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Coventry 1-0
10%
--
Coventry 2-1
10%
--
Coventry 2-0
9%
--
Cardiff 1-0
6%
--
Coventry 3-1
6%
--
Cardiff 2-1
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Coventry 3-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Cardiff 2-0
3%
--
Coventry 3-2
3%
--
Coventry 4-1
3%
--
Coventry 4-0
3%
--
Cardiff 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
26%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
78%
--
Away/draw
45%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
71%
--
Away DNB
38%
--
Coventry win to nil
29%
--
Cardiff win to nil
11%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Coventry have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 17th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Coventry have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Coventry have played 7 games at home winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 4 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 11 goals at home.

Cardiff are in 22nd position in the Championship on 15 points having played 15 matches so far this season. Cardiff are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 4 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Cardiff have conceded 23 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Coventry
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sunderland159421431 
Mar 15
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
2
Sheff Utd1510321231 
Nov 23
Mar 29
Dec 21
Apr 18
3
Leeds158521529 
Feb 8
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
4
Burnley157621227 
Apr 5
Nov 26
Mar 1
l
 
5-0A
5
West Brom15672725 
Apr 18
Dec 11
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
6
Watford15816125 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
Dec 7
Dec 29
7
M'Boro15735624 
May 3
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
8
Millwall15654523 
Dec 29
Dec 7
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
9
Blackburn15645222 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
l
 
1-3A
Mar 15
10
Bristol C15573122 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
11
Swansea15546119 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 1
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
12
Derby15546019 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 11
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
13
Stoke15546-119 
Mar 8
l
 
1-0A
Apr 12
Dec 14
14
Norwich15465118 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
w
 
2-1A
May 3
15
Sheff Wed15537-818 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 15
Mar 29
Nov 23
16
Oxford Utd15456-117 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
Apr 21
Dec 26
17
Coventry 15447-116 
-
-
Jan 1
Nov 30
18
Plymouth15447-1116 
Dec 26
Apr 21
w
 
5-0F
Feb 22
19
Hull15366-415 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Feb 8
l
 
4-1F
20
Preston15366-815 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
Dec 11
Apr 8
21
Luton15438-915 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 26
Mar 11
l
 
1-0A
22
Cardiff 15438-915 
Nov 30
Jan 1
-
-
23
Portsmouth15267-1212 
Apr 9
Dec 21
w
 
2-0F
Feb 11
24
QPR15177-1310 
Feb 11
d
 
1-1F
Nov 27
Apr 5
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Coventry 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Cardiff 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Coventry since 2003
Coventry
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
13
16
Games: Scored
10 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
3 / 13
COV
3
D
5
CAR
5
League games at Cardiff since 2004
Cardiff
Coventry
Goals: Scored
19
10
Games: Scored
9 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
4 / 13
COV
3
D
2
CAR
8
Goal Statistics

Coventry City have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Championship games. Their PG of 1.8 against Cardiff City on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Coventry 17th Cardiff 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Coventry will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Coventry’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-20
Cardiff have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Coventry
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
24%
better
COV
CAR
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Games scored11
8
Failed to score4
7
Scored first6
5
Goals scored20
14
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.9
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal8
10
Conversion rate for13
10
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
COV
CAR
9%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
11
Clean sheets2
4
Conceded first9
9
Goals conceded21
23
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
17%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+9%

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

Coventry Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15734
M EwijkH WrightJ RudoniJ Eccles
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Ewijk DEF1511
-
J Rudoni MID1523
1
-
H Wright FWD1571
1
-
J Eccles MID1411
4
-
V Torp MID141
1
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD1421
2
-
T Sakamoto MID1312
1
-
B Thomas DEF12
2
-
J Latibeaudiere DEF12
4
-
E Mason-Clark FWD121
-
E Simms FWD1221
-
O Dovin GLK11
-
J Dasilva DEF111
1
-
L Binks DEF11
4
-
B Sheaf MID81
3
-
J Bidwell DEF71
2
-
L Kitching DEF61
1
-
N Bassette FWD6
2
-
B Wilson GLK3
-
J Allen MID3
-
B Collins GLK1
-
Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14534
C ChambersC RobinsonR ColwillP Ng
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Colwill MID1513
2
-
O Tanner FWD1511
1
-
C Chambers DEF14
2
-
P Ng DEF141
4
-
C O'Dowda MID1411
2
-
C Willock MID1311
-
A Ghazi FWD1311
-
D Goutas DEF121
1
-
W Kanga FWD12
-
J Alnwick GLK11
-
M Siopis MID11
2
-
C Robinson FWD115
1
-
A Robertson MID101
1
-
D Turnbull MID91
1
-
Y Méïté FWD9
-
J Ralls MID71
2
-
J Bagan DEF6
1
1
A Rinomhota MID6
2
-
J Daland DEF5
1
-
E Horvath GLK4
-
C. Ashford MID4
-
A Ramsey MID4
1
-
W Fish DEF3
2
-
J Collins DEF2
1
-
M Fagan-Walcott DEF1
-