Coventry vs Blackburn predictions: Rovers can claim first away win
- From seven games, Blackburn have won four at home and drawn three away
- Coventry have lost their last two home games, to Norwich and Swansea
- Recommended bet: Blackburn to win in the draw no bet market
Blackburn are third in the Championship after their 2-0 win over QPR at Ewood Park on Saturday and could potentially go top of the table with a victory.
Coventry are without a win in five games across all competitions, losing four times and drawing once, leaving Mark Robins’ side near the bottom of the league in 21st position.
Team news
Coventry were without the injured Jamie Allen and Raphael Borges Rodrigues for their 3-0 away defeat at Leeds.
Blackburn defender Owen Beck will serve the second match of a three-game suspension, after being sent off in the recent draw against Preston.
Callum Brittain, Scott Wharton and Arnor Sigurdsson were also missing for the victory against QPR over the weekend.
The stats
Coventry have now lost five of their last six home games in the Championship, which is as many defeats as they suffered in their previous 37 matches at the Coventry Building Society Arena.
Blackburn’s first three away games of the season have all ended in draws and only seven teams in the history of the second-tier have ever drawn their first four away matches.
Coventry are unbeaten in their last seven games against Blackburn, winning twice and drawing five times.
Blackburn are the joint top scorers in the Championship this season with 14 goals.
Prediction
Blackburn are one of only two teams that remain unbeaten in the Championship this season, winning four and drawing three of their seven games, with all of those victories coming at home.
If Rovers are to challenge for automatic promotion, they will need to start picking up more points on the road, with John Eustace’s side having had to come back from behind in two of their three away games.
A dreadful performance in a 3-0 loss to Leeds on Saturday means that Coventry have now failed to win from any of their last five appearances in the Championship, since their sole victory of the season against Oxford.
It has been a surprise to see the Sky Blues struggling this season, with just five points from seven games, after making so much progress under the leadership of Robins in recent years.
Based on the evidence of Coventry’s performance against Leeds, this looks like a match that Blackburn could win, though given their lack of away points, it makes sense to back them cautiously.
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