Coventry City vs Norwich City
England Championship, KO: 12:30 Jan 21, 2023, The Coventry Building Society Arena
Norwich City are looking to breathe new life into their playoff quest as they travel to Coventry City in the English Championship on Saturday. The Canaries have impressed on their travels lately and should have too much for Coventry, who have struggled in recent weeks.
Coventry City have found things difficult lately and are winless in their last five matches across all competitions. They are currently 15th on the table and while there is no present relegation threat, a turnaround in fortunes is still required.
The Sky Blues head into Saturday’s clash off the back of two straight defeats. First, they were beaten 4-3 at home by National League side Wrexham in the FA Cup before losing 1-0 to leaders Burnley in their previous Championship fixture.
The defeat to Wrexham highlights Coventry City’s struggles at home where they have claimed just one win from their last five matches across all competitions. However, a small piece of good news for manager Mark Robins is that his team are unbeaten in the last seven Championship matches in front of their fans.
Norwich City showed a glimpse of their early season form as they claimed a 4-0 victory over Preston North End in their previous Premier League fixture. They were dominant throughout with Teemu Pukki and Kieran Dowell each netting a brace.
That was a timely result for Norwich, who had been winless in their previous five matches. Manager David Wagner will be keen to use that as a springboard to revive their playoff quest as they are currently two points off the top six.
The win at Preston also highlights an impressive part of Norwich City’s campaign as they have done some of their best work on the road in recent weeks. They have won three of their last four away matches, a run that includes victories at Rotherham United and Swansea City.
How the bookies view it
Norwich City have the slight edge among the bookies and a priced at 19/12 by SBK. A victory for Coventry City is valued at 39/20 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 12/5 by bet365.
Recent head to head
Norwich City are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Coventry City, claiming five wins in that run. The Canaries also ran out 3-0 winners in the reverse fixture back in September with Pukki opening the scoring.
Players to watch
While Coventry City have found things difficult lately, Viktor Gyokeres continues to impress. The Swedish striker has 12 Championship goals this season and is priced at 15/8 by William Hill to find the net on Saturday.
Teemu Pukki has been slowly returning to his best form in recent weeks with his brace at Preston North End taking his tally to 10 Championship goals. The striker has also found the net four times in his last three away matches and is priced at 21/10 by bet365 to maintain his scoring run.
Anything else catch the eye?
Given the quality in both attacks, goals could be expected on Saturday. Both teams could be backed to score at 3/4 with Unibet, who are also offering evens for over 2.5 goals while over 3.5 goals is valued at 23/10 by BetVictor.
Norwich City have opened the scoring in the last seven meetings with Coventry City and could be backed to score first on Saturday at evens with Coral.
This England Championship match between Coventry City and Norwich City will be played on Jan 21, 2023 and kick off at 12:30. Check below for our tipsters best Coventry City vs Norwich City prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
