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They may no longer have a home of their own, but that hasn’t prevented Coventry, who’ve won three out of three at their temporary home of St Andrew’s, from making a pleasing start to the campaign. Mark Robins’ men will be looking to remain unbeaten when they face Blackpool on Saturday afternoon.
Three wins and three draws represent a solid start to the campaign for the Sky Blues, who’ve impressed for numerous reasons this term. Despite being forced away from the Ricoh, Coventry have looked very solid when welcoming teams to their temporary home ground, while they’ve shown lots of fight and desire to avoid defeat on the road.
Not only have Coventry won three out of three at St Andrew’s but they’ve also stopped each of their three opponents from scoring. If that wasn’t impressive enough, the Sky Blues have done an excellent job of restricting teams to few chances, conceding expected goals figures of 0.61, 0.9 and 0.63. They’ve also conceded just six shots on target at their adopted home.
Coventry’s defensive figures bode well ahead of a match against Blackpool side that has steadily offered less and less away from home. In their opening away game, the Tangerines scored three goals against a weak Southend side. Next time out, they scored twice away against a rather open Gillingham outfit. However, when last in action on the road, Blackpool found it tough to impose themselves against a Rochdale side that did a good job restricting. On that occasion, Simon Grayson’s men drew a blank, failed to have a shot on target and created only 0.34 expected goals for.
In the betting, ‘Coventry to Win & Under 3.5 Goals’ stands out as a viable option. The way in which the Sky Blues have performed at St Andrew’s this season suggests that they can hold off a Blackpool side that has slowed down offensively over the last few weeks, scoring just one goal in over 180 minutes of League One football. Mark Robins’ men haven’t been imperious going forward, scoring four in three at “home”, but if they continue to prevent their opponents from getting serious in the final third, then they won’t need to do much to get the job done.
Coventry vs Blackpool Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews
Three wins and three draws represent a solid start to the campaign for the Sky Blues, who’ve impressed for numerous reasons this term. Despite being forced away from the Ricoh, Coventry have looked very solid when welcoming teams to their temporary home ground, while they’ve shown lots of fight and desire to avoid defeat on the road.
Not only have Coventry won three out of three at St Andrew’s but they’ve also stopped each of their three opponents from scoring. If that wasn’t impressive enough, the Sky Blues have done an excellent job of restricting teams to few chances, conceding expected goals figures of 0.61, 0.9 and 0.63. They’ve also conceded just six shots on target at their adopted home.
Coventry’s defensive figures bode well ahead of a match against Blackpool side that has steadily offered less and less away from home. In their opening away game, the Tangerines scored three goals against a weak Southend side. Next time out, they scored twice away against a rather open Gillingham outfit. However, when last in action on the road, Blackpool found it tough to impose themselves against a Rochdale side that did a good job restricting. On that occasion, Simon Grayson’s men drew a blank, failed to have a shot on target and created only 0.34 expected goals for.
In the betting, ‘Coventry to Win & Under 3.5 Goals’ stands out as a viable option. The way in which the Sky Blues have performed at St Andrew’s this season suggests that they can hold off a Blackpool side that has slowed down offensively over the last few weeks, scoring just one goal in over 180 minutes of League One football. Mark Robins’ men haven’t been imperious going forward, scoring four in three at “home”, but if they continue to prevent their opponents from getting serious in the final third, then they won’t need to do much to get the job done.
Coventry vs Blackpool Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews