Coventry City host Bristol City in an all-Championship clash in the first round of the Carabao Cup. The hosts have a good record in this fixture and should have the upper.
Coventry City are yet to play a competitive fixture at home this season after last weekend’s clash with Rotherham was postponed due to bad weather. As it stands, they have been in action just once this season, playing out a 1-1 draw with Sunderland in their opening fixture of the season.
Although on paper, the lack of action means Coventry City will be well rested for Wednesday’s clash, manager Mark Robbins would have been keen to get some momentum going. One positive for Coventry is that they are likely to field a strong side in a bid to maintain match sharpness.
The players must also be itching to get back on the pitch given their good form lately. They have suffered just one defeat in their last 10 matches across all competitions, claiming six wins in that run.
It has been a poor start to the season for Bristol City, who have lost their two Championship fixtures. First, they were beaten 2-1 to Hull City in their opening fixture before suffering a 3-2 home defeat to Sunderland last Saturday.
A recurring problem for Bristol City from last season was the tendency to drop points from winning positions. That bad habit appears to have crept into this term as they have let the lead slip in both matches against Hull City and Sunderland.
After conceding five goals in just two matches, Manager Nigel Pearson has admitted that his team must improve defensively. In a bid to find a solution to their problems there are likely to be a few changes to the team on Wednesday.
How the bookies view it
Coventry City have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 21/20 by William Hill to win. A victory for Bristol City is valued at 11/4 with bet365 while BoyleSports are offering odds of 5/2 for a draw.
Recent head to head
Coventry City have won the last three matches against Bristol City. They did the double over their rivals last season with the clash at the Coventry Building Society Arena ending in a 3-2 victory.
Players to watch
Viktor Gyokeres has already shown his importance to Coventry City by netting the equaliser in the opening fixture with Sunderland. The striker has scored in two of his last three matches against Bristol City and is priced at 6/4 by Paddy Power to find the net on Wednesday.
Despite Bristol City’s problems this season, Andreas Weimann continues to show his importance to the team. The Austrian forward has scored in both matches this term and is priced at 21/10 by bet365 to score anytime on Wednesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Coventry City and Bristol City have plenty of quality in attack and are likely to produce goals on Wednesday. There have been over 3.5 goals in two of the last three meetings and a repeat could be on the cards at 21/10 with BetVictor while over 2.5 goals is valued at 4/5 with William Hill.
Both teams have scored in the second half in their last three meetings and Wednesday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 2/1 with William Hill.
This EFL Cup match between Coventry City and Bristol City will be played on Aug 10, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Coventry City vs Bristol City prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
