Coventry City vs Ipswich Town
England Championship, KO: 20:00 Apr 30, 2024, The Coventry Building Society Arena
Ipswich Town have the chance to claim the upper hand in the promotion chase as they travel to Coventry City for a rescheduled Championship fixture. Ipswich have been a bit erratic on their travels but will still be confident of coming out on top against Coventry, who have been unconvincing at home.
Coventry City are coming off a 0-0 draw at Blackburn Rovers in their previous Championship fixture. They were lucky to come away with a point having been second best for much of the encounter and finishing with just a single attempt on target.
The Sky Blues may have avoided defeat at Blackburn but the performance will be disappointing to manager Mark Robbins. The result also means Coventry City have now picked up just one win from their last six Championship matches, suffering four defeats in that run.
Coventry City are also unconvincing at home having claimed just two wins from their last five matches. They have lost the other three matches and were beaten 3-2 by Hull City in their previous fixture in front of their fans.
Ipswich Town are also coming off a draw as they were held 3-3 at Hull City last time out in the Championship. They led three times thanks to an early effort from George Hirst and a brace from Omari Hutchinson but were pegged back each time.
That was the third straight draw for Ipswich Town, who have been plagued by defensive problems lately, keeping just one clean sheet in their last five Championship matches. They remain third on the table, level on points with second placed Leeds United and can claim the upper hand with a win on Tuesday.
Ipswich Town have been a bit erratic on their recent travels and are winless in their last two away matches. However a closer look at their away form shows that Kieran McKenna’s men have picked up four wins from their last seven fixtures on the road.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Ipswich Town as overwhelming favourites with a win priced at 5/6 by 888Sport. Coventry City are considered outsiders at home at 3/1 with William Hill while bet365 is also offering odds of 3/1 for a draw.
Head to head
Ipswich Town have a 31-16 advantage with 22 draws from 69 previous matches against Coventry City. Ipswich also claimed a 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in December.
Players to watch
Ellis Simms and Haji Wright have formed a potent attacking duo for Coventry City having scored 13 and 15 Championship goals respectively. Simms is priced at 5/2 by bet365 to score anytime while Paddy Power is offering 23/10 on Wright in the same market.
George Hirst often delivers the goods on the road for Ipswich Town having scored in two of the last three away matches. The attacker was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 9/5 by Paddy Power to maintain his scoring run.
Anything else catch the eye?
There were over 4.5 goals in Ipswich Town’s previous fixture and a repeat is priced at 18/5 by BetVictor while over 3.5 goals is valued at 31/20 by Unibet. There were second half goals for both teams in that fixture and a similar pattern is valued at 7/4 with William Hill.
Ipswich Town scored in both halves in their previous fixture and could be set for a similar pattern at 13/8 with William Hill.
This England Championship match between Coventry City and Ipswich Town will be played on Apr 30, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Coventry City vs Ipswich Town prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
