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

Sat 25th Jan, 15:00 BST, The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Tom Cleverley guides his Watford troops to The Coventry Building Society Arena in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, with Mark Robins's Coventry City their challengers. We provide predictions based on complex statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across seventeen of the biggest betting markets. Data shown and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included for all.


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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
Coventry
54%
--
Draw
21%
--
Watford
25%
--
Coventry 2-1
10%
--
Draw 1-1
9%
--
Coventry 2-0
7%
--
Coventry 1-0
7%
--
Coventry 3-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Watford 2-1
6%
--
Coventry 3-0
5%
--
Watford 1-0
5%
--
Coventry 3-2
4%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Coventry 4-1
3%
--
Watford 2-0
3%
--
Watford 3-2
3%
--
Watford 3-1
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
64%
--
BTTS - No
36%
--
BTTS - Home Win
31%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
46%
--
Home/away
79%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
57%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
40%
--
Coventry win to nil
23%
--
Watford win to nil
10%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Coventry have played 26 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 6 and won 3. Coventry have conceded 22 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Coventry have played 12 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Watford lay in 9th place on 37 points in the Championship league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored 24 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Watford have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Watford have played 12 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 8 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Coventry
Watford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds2615832953 
Feb 8
l
 
3-0A
Feb 11
l
 
2-1A
2
Burnley26141022252 
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
3
Sheff Utd2616641952 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 29
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
4
Sunderland2614841750 
Mar 15
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
Feb 8
5
M'Boro2611871141 
May 3
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1A
Feb 15
6
West Brom2691341140 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
7
Blackburn251168539 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
8
Bristol C269107337 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
9
Watford Away2511410-137 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
-
-
10
Sheff Wed261079-237 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 15
May 3
w
 
2-6F
11
Norwich26998636 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
Feb 1
l
 
4-1A
12
Swansea269710034 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 1
Mar 12
l
 
1-0A
13
QPR267118-532 
Feb 11
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
14
Millwall25799130 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Mar 8
w
 
2-3F
15
Preston266128-630 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
Jan 21
l
 
3-0A
16
Coventry Home267811-329 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Jan 25
17
Oxford Utd257711-1228 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
18
Derby267613-427 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 11
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
19
Stoke266911-827 
Mar 8
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Mar 1
20
Luton267415-1725 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 26
Feb 23
l
 
3-0A
21
Portsmouth245811-1123 
Apr 9
l
 
4-1F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
22
Hull265813-1123 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 12
Apr 8
d
 
1-1A
23
Cardiff255812-1523 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
Jan 14
24
Plymouth254813-2920 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 21
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Coventry 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Watford 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Coventry since 1999
Coventry
Watford
Goals: Scored
17
19
Games: Scored
7 / 14
8 / 14
Clean sheets
6 / 14
7 / 14
COV
4
D
5
WAT
5
League games at Watford since 2000
Watford
Coventry
Goals: Scored
29
19
Games: Scored
13 / 15
11 / 15
Clean sheets
4 / 15
2 / 15
COV
4
D
4
WAT
7
Goal Statistics

Watford have been dreadful at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive Championship games. This run could continue, with Coventry City's PG an impressive 2.0.

Coventry 16th Watford 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Coventry will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Watford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Coventry’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
Watford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Coventry
PG (predicted goals)
Watford
2
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
COV
WAT
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
COV
WAT
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Coventry Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26767
M EwijkH WrightJ RudoniJ Eccles
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Ewijk DEF2621
-
J Rudoni MID2636
2
-
J Eccles MID2533
7
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD2521
3
-
V Torp MID2421
1
-
B Thomas DEF231
3
-
T Sakamoto MID2333
2
-
E Simms FWD2321
-
J Latibeaudiere DEF21
4
-
E Mason-Clark FWD2044
1
-
B Sheaf MID192
4
-
J Dasilva DEF171
1
-
N Bassette FWD172
5
-
J Bidwell DEF161
3
-
L Binks DEF16
5
-
O Dovin GLK15
-
H Wright FWD1571
1
-
B Collins GLK8
-
L Kitching DEF81
1
-
J Allen MID5
-
B Wilson GLK3
-
R Rodrigues FWD1
-
F Tavares FWD1
-
Watford Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25957
M PollockV BayoG ChakvetadzeR Porteous
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Pollock DEF253
4
-
G Chakvetadze MID2525
4
-
E Kayembe MID246
3
-
V Bayo FWD249
4
-
Y Larouci DEF232
-
D Bachmann GLK22
1
-
M Sissoko MID221
2
-
R Andrews DEF2132
1
-
K Baah FWD2142
5
1
R Porteous DEF202
7
-
F Carvallo DEF19
7
-
T Ince FWD171
-
F Ebosele DEF1611
7
-
K Sema FWD141
-
R Vata FWD1423
-
J Morris DEF13
1
-
I Louza  MID13
4
-
D Jebbison FWD13
2
-
J Ngakia DEF91
2
-
T Dele-Bashiru MID92
-
A Ogbonna DEF5
-
J Bond GLK4
-
P Dwomoh MID4
-
M Rajovic FWD31
2
-
M. Doumbia FWD3
-
K Keben DEF1
-