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

Sat 23rd Nov, 12:30 BST, The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Sheffield United pay Championship competitors Coventry City a visit on Saturday lunch time, as Chris Wilder guides his team into an away clash with Mark Robins & co. at The Coventry Building Society Arena. The predictions shown are based on complex statistical analysis of each side, across seventeen of the biggest markets. The data and the odds are unique to each market, and head-to-head stats are included across them all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals simply means that there will be a maximum of 3 goals scored by Coventry and Sheff Utd combined during the standard 90 minutes. Recent form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to this prediction, and our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 75% chance of it being right on the money. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.25.

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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 39% chance of Sheff Utd coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Coventry
34%
2.55
3%
2.50
Draw
27%
3.303.30
Sheff Utd
39%
2.75
5%
2.80
3%
Draw 1-1
13%
6.00
8%
6.00
Sheff Utd 1-0
10%
9.00
13%
8.00
Coventry 1-0
9%
8.50
6%
7.50
Sheff Utd 2-1
8%
11.00
10%
9.00
5%
Coventry 2-1
8%
10.008.50
Draw 0-0
8%
10.00
11%
8.50
6%
Sheff Utd 2-0
7%
13.00
8%
12.00
Coventry 2-0
6%
13.00
8%
11.00
10%
Draw 2-2
5%
13.00
13%
12.00
Sheff Utd 3-1
4%
21.00
9%
17.00
Coventry 3-1
3%
21.00
9%
15.00
Sheff Utd 3-0
3%
29.00
12%
21.00
Coventry 3-0
2%
26.0019.00
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
29.00
15%
23.00
Coventry 3-2
2%
29.00
15%
21.00
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
2.00
5%
1.95
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
1.80
4%
1.80
3%
Home 1st Goal
47%
1.83
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
2.10
5%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
10.00
11%
-
BTTS - Yes
52%
1.73
5%
1.75
3%
BTTS - No
48%
2.00
9%
1.95
BTTS - Home Win
16%
5.00
9%
4.60
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.33
4%
4.33
BTTS - Away Win
18%
5.505.25
Home/draw
61%
1.40
3%
1.44
3%
Away/draw
66%
1.50
4%
1.53
Home/away
73%
1.331.30
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
1.30
4%
1.30
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
3.50
9%
3.20
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
3.40
15%
3.30
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
1.33
6%
1.30
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
6.50
19%
6.50
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1.11
3%
1.10
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
13.00
24%
12.00
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1.04
2%
1.02
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1.06
1%
1.06
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
10.00
11%
8.50
6%
Home DNB
53%
1.80
2%
1.75
1%
Away DNB
58%
1.91
4%
1.95
3%
Coventry win to nil
19%
4.33-
Sheff Utd win to nil
22%
5.00
15%
-
Coventry / Coventry
20%
4.00
8%
3.90
Coventry / Sheff Utd
3%
29.0023.00
Coventry / Draw
6%
13.00
13%
12.00
Draw / Coventry
14%
6.005.50
Draw / Sheff Utd
13%
6.50
8%
6.00
Draw / Draw
17%
5.00
5%
4.60
Sheff Utd / Coventry
3%
26.00
10%
21.00
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
18%
4.50
4%
4.40
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Coventry have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Coventry have conceded 17 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Coventry have played 7 games at home, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Sheff Utd lay in 2nd place on 31 points in the Championship league table having played 15 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sheff Utd have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Sheff Utd have played 8 away games, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Coventry
Sheff Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sunderland159421431 
Mar 15
d
 
2-2A
Nov 29
Jan 1
2
Sheff Utd 1510321231 
Nov 23
Mar 29
-
-
3
Leeds158521529 
Feb 8
l
 
3-0A
Feb 24
l
 
2-0A
4
Burnley157621227 
Apr 5
Nov 26
Dec 26
Apr 21
5
West Brom15672725 
Apr 18
Dec 11
Dec 29
Dec 8
6
Watford15816125 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
7
M'Boro15735624 
May 3
w
 
0-3F
Feb 12
l
 
1-0A
8
Millwall15654523 
Dec 29
Dec 7
Apr 8
Dec 11
9
Blackburn15645222 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
May 3
w
 
0-2F
10
Bristol C15573122 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
Mar 12
w
 
1-2A
11
Swansea15546119 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 1
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
12
Derby15546019 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 11
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
13
Stoke15546-119 
Mar 8
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
14
Norwich15465118 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
15
Sheff Wed15537-818 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 15
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
16
Oxford Utd15456-117 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
Nov 26
Apr 5
17
Coventry 15447-116 
-
-
Mar 29
Nov 23
18
Plymouth15447-1116 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Dec 14
Apr 12
19
Hull15366-415 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
20
Preston15366-815 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
21
Luton15438-915 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 26
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
22
Cardiff15438-915 
Nov 30
Jan 1
Apr 18
Dec 21
23
Portsmouth15267-1212 
Apr 9
Dec 21
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
24
QPR15177-1310 
Feb 11
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
Mar 1
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Sheff Utd have won 4 consecutive league games
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
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Coventry1 - 2Derby
Coventry3 - 2Luton
Coventry1 - 2Sheff Wed
Coventry3 - 0Blackburn
Coventry1 - 2Swansea
Coventry0 - 1Norwich
Coventry3 - 2Oxford Utd
Coventry1 - 2QPR
Coventry1 - 2Ipswich
Coventry2 - 3Hull
Coventry2 - 1Leeds
Coventry1 - 2Cardiff
Coventry5 - 0Rotherham
Coventry0 - 3Preston
Coventry2 - 1Millwall
Coventry2 - 2Bristol C
Coventry3 - 1Leicester
Coventry2 - 2Swansea
Coventry2 - 0Sheff Wed
Coventry1 - 1Southampton
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
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACoventry2 - 2Sunderland
HCoventry1 - 2Derby
ACoventry3 - 0M'Boro
HCoventry3 - 2Luton
ACoventry1 - 1QPR
ACoventry0 - 1Preston
HCoventry1 - 2Sheff Wed
HCoventry3 - 0Blackburn
ACoventry0 - 3Leeds
HCoventry1 - 2Swansea
ACoventry1 - 1Watford
HCoventry0 - 1Norwich
ACoventry1 - 1Bristol C
HCoventry3 - 2Oxford Utd
ACoventry0 - 1Stoke
HCoventry1 - 2QPR
HCoventry1 - 2Ipswich
ACoventry0 - 0Blackburn
HCoventry2 - 3Hull
ACoventry0 - 3Birmingham
Sheff Utd 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C1 - 2Sheff Utd
Blackburn0 - 2Sheff Utd
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
Leeds2 - 0Sheff Utd
Portsmouth0 - 0Sheff Utd
Hull0 - 2Sheff Utd
Norwich1 - 1Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 2Sheff Utd
Everton1 - 0Sheff Utd
Newcastle5 - 1Sheff Utd
Man Utd4 - 2Sheff Utd
Brentford2 - 0Sheff Utd
Liverpool3 - 1Sheff Utd
Bournemouth2 - 2Sheff Utd
Wolves1 - 0Sheff Utd
Luton1 - 3Sheff Utd
C Palace3 - 2Sheff Utd
Man City2 - 0Sheff Utd
A Villa1 - 1Sheff Utd
Chelsea2 - 0Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Utd1 - 0Sheff Wed
ASheff Utd2 - 1Bristol C
ASheff Utd2 - 0Blackburn
HSheff Utd2 - 0Stoke
ASheff Utd0 - 1M'Boro
ASheff Utd0 - 2Leeds
HSheff Utd2 - 0Luton
HSheff Utd1 - 0Swansea
ASheff Utd0 - 0Portsmouth
HSheff Utd1 - 0Derby
ASheff Utd2 - 0Hull
HSheff Utd1 - 0Watford
ASheff Utd1 - 1Norwich
HSheff Utd2 - 2QPR
ASheff Utd2 - 0Preston
HSheff Utd0 - 3Spurs
ASheff Utd0 - 1Everton
HSheff Utd1 - 3Nottm Forest
ASheff Utd1 - 5Newcastle
ASheff Utd2 - 4Man Utd
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Coventry since 1993
Coventry
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
25
19
Games: Scored
14 / 18
12 / 18
Clean sheets
6 / 18
4 / 18
COV
9
D
3
SHU
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Coventry
Coventry1 - 0
Coventry4 - 1
1 - 2Sheff Utd
Coventry3 - 1
Coventry1 - 0
Coventry3 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Coventry3 - 2
1 - 2Sheff Utd
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Coventry2 - 0
1 - 2Sheff Utd
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Coventry2 - 1
Coventry1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 3Sheff Utd
League games at Sheff Utd since 1992
Sheff Utd
Coventry
Goals: Scored
21
14
Games: Scored
13 / 18
12 / 18
Clean sheets
6 / 18
5 / 18
COV
3
D
7
SHU
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 1
1 - 2Coventry
0 - 1Coventry
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Coventry
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Sheffield United's defensive record is to be admired, Chris Wilder's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Championship games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Coventry City makes sense in this context.

Coventry 17th Sheff Utd 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Coventry will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Sheff Utd 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
-6
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Coventry
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
COV
SHU
11%
better
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Games scored11
12
Failed to score4
3
Scored first6
10
Goals scored20
19
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
COV
SHU
58%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
5
Clean sheets2
10
Conceded first9
4
Goals conceded21
7
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
13
Conversion rate against19%
7%
Avg. XG against1.1
0.9
KickOff rating
+58%

Coventry v Sheff Utd 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
-
V Torp MID141
1
-
J Eccles MID1411
4
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD1421
2
-
T Sakamoto MID1312
1
-
J Latibeaudiere DEF12
4
-
B Thomas DEF12
2
-
E Mason-Clark FWD121
-
E Simms FWD1221
-
O Dovin GLK11
-
L Binks DEF11
4
-
J Dasilva DEF111
1
-
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
-
Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15436
C O'HareG HamerC O'HareV Souza
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Gilchrist DEF151
1
-
C O'Hare MID153
2
-
H Souttar DEF14
2
-
G Hamer MID1441
5
-
V Souza MID14
6
-
J Rak-Sakyi FWD1421
-
K Moore FWD142
1
-
M Cooper GLK13
2
-
H Burrows DEF132
1
-
A Ahmedhodzic DEF131
5
-
O Arblaster MID1221
3
-
R Brewster FWD121
1
-
S. Peck MID11
1
-
A Brooks MID112
2
-
T Campbell FWD103
1
-
S McCallum DEF81
-
F Seriki DEF7
-
J Shackleton DEF7
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF5
-
J Robinson DEF4
1
-
A Davies GLK2
-
S Sachdev DEF1
-