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Championship | Gameweek 42
Apr 15, 2022 at 3pm UK
St Andrew's
Coventry City

Birmingham
2 - 4
Coventry

Pedersen (12'), Gardner (39')
Bacuna (4'), Roberts (40'), Richards (90+3'), Woods (90+5')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Sheaf (40', 45+4'), Rose (71'), O'Hare (90')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Coventry City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Birmingham 1-2 Blackburn
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Birmingham City 1-2 Coventry City

Only a win will do for Coventry if they are to stand any chance of making the playoffs this season, and we are backing the visitors to collect all three points on Friday afternoon, with Gyokeres potentially adding to the 15 strikes that he has managed in the second tier this term. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 43.47%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 29.33% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.69%) and 0-2 (8.2%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (9.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.84%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawCoventry City
29.33%27.2%43.47%
Both teams to score 48.48%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.39%56.61%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.42%77.58%
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.36%34.64%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.64%71.36%
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.17%25.83%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.2%60.8%
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 29.33%
    Coventry City 43.47%
    Draw 27.2%
Birmingham CityDrawCoventry City
1-0 @ 9.49%
2-1 @ 6.81%
2-0 @ 5.03%
3-1 @ 2.41%
3-0 @ 1.78%
3-2 @ 1.63%
Other @ 2.2%
Total : 29.33%
1-1 @ 12.84%
0-0 @ 8.95%
2-2 @ 4.61%
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 27.2%
0-1 @ 12.11%
1-2 @ 8.69%
0-2 @ 8.2%
1-3 @ 3.92%
0-3 @ 3.7%
2-3 @ 2.08%
1-4 @ 1.33%
0-4 @ 1.25%
Other @ 2.2%
Total : 43.47%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Coventry

Birmingham City
30.3%
Draw
27.6%
Coventry City
42.1%
76
Head to Head
Nov 23, 2021 7.45pm
Jan 30, 2021 3pm
Birmingham
1-1
Coventry
Bela (18' pen.)
Colin (20'), Sunjic (42'), San Jose (44')
Hamer (29')
Hamer (72')
Nov 20, 2020 7.45pm
Feb 4, 2020 7.45pm
Birmingham
2-2
Coventry
Birmingham win 4-1 on penalties
Dean (90'), Bela (120')
Concannon (26'), Harding (109')
Bakayoko (50'), Biamou (114')
Pask (36'), Bakayoko (41')
rhs 2.0
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3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
RHuddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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