Coventry City have a chance to climb into the promotion playoff places as they travel to Blackburn Rovers for a midweek Championship clash.
Blackburn Rovers are still attempting to rediscover their best form and are winless in their last five matches across all competitions. They are barely holding on to the final promotion playoff spot and could find themselves as low as 10th if results do not go their way this week.
Jon Dahl Tomasson’s men are coming off a 0-0 draw with Hull City in their previous Championship fixture. They were frustrated in a game of few chances and finished with just two attempts on target throughout the contest.
Ewood Park used to be a solid refuge for Blackburn Rovers in the midst of their struggles, but they appear to have lost their way in recent weeks. They are winless in their last two home matches with a 2-0 defeat to Norwich City preceding the draw with Hull City.
Coventry City are one of the teams chasing down Blackburn Rovers as they are currently just outside the promotion playoff places. Sitting one point behind their hosts, they could find themselves as high as fifth if results go their way this week.
The Sky Blues travel to Ewood Park off the back of a 3-0 victory at QPR in their previous Championship fixture. They were dominant throughout with Viktor Gyokeres netting a brace while Gustavo Hamer was also on target.
The victory at QPR extends a fine away record for Coventry City, who are now unbeaten in their last seven matches on the road. Mark Robins men have claimed four wins in that run, including a 4-1 victory over Blackpool and a 4-0 triumph at Huddersfield Town.
How the bookies view it
Blackburn Rovers have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 16/11 by 10bet to win on Wednesday. A victory for Coventry City is valued at 21/10 by bet365, who are also offering odds of 23/10 for a draw.
Head to head
Coventry City have an 8-7 edge with eight draws from 23 previous matches against Blackburn Rovers. The Sky Blues claimed a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in November.
Players to watch
Goals have been hard to come by for Blackburn Rovers lately but Ben Brereton could be worth keeping an eye on having found the net 12 times this season. Bet365 has the forward at 15/8 to get on the score sheet on Wednesday.
Viktor Gyokeres has been the shining light for Coventry City and is their leading scorer with 20 Championship goals. Having netted a brace last time out, the striker could be backed to get on the score sheet on Wednesday at 9/4 with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have been on target in three of their last four meetings and a similar outcome is priced at 17/20 by William Hill. There have been over 3.5 goals in two of the last three meetings and a repeat is valued at 31/10 by BetVictor while over 2.5 goals is priced at 6/5 by bet365.
Coventry City have opened the scoring in five of their last seven away matches and could be tipped to grab the first goal on Wednesday at 13/10 with bet365.
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