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Portsmouth vs Coventry: Championship match prediction
Portsmouth will host Coventry on December 21 in the 22nd round of the English Championship. Will the hosts be able to put in a strong match and earn points, or will the Sky Blues secure their second win in a row and move up the table? In the forecast, we assessed the prospects of each team in the upcoming match and selected the most reliable bets. What choice should you make?
Command Analysis
Portsmouth
EnglandCurrent form
Portsmouth were considered one of the main candidates for relegation even before the start of the season – so far this status has not been called into question. With 17 points, John Mosinho’s team is in 22nd place in the table and is one point behind the saving 21st place – such a handicap can be made up already today. In the last round, Portsmouth lost 0:4 away to Derby County, thus breaking a long unbeaten streak of four matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Bowat, Farrell, Norris, Shaughnessy and Williams are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Portsmouth have suffered just one defeat in their last five matches
- Portsmouth have lost to Coventry in their last two matches
Probable lineup: Schmid-Devlin, McIntyre, Pak, Ogilvie-Potts, Dozzell Richie, Long, Murphy-Bishop.
Coventry City
EnglandCurrent form
For objective reasons, Coventry could not set too ambitious goals for itself and mainly relied on maintaining its place in the Championship. At the moment, Frank Lampard team occupies 15th place in the table with 24 points and is seven points clear of the relegation zone, while Middlesbrough is 10 points short of sixth place. In the last round, Coventry beat Hull 2:1 at home, thus achieving their sixth victory of the season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Wilson and Wright are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Coventry have won two of their last three matches
- Coventry have scored in three of their last four matches
Probable line-up: Collins - Dasilva, Binks, Thomas, van Ewijk = Sheaf, Thorpe, Mason-Clark, Rudoni, Sakamoto - Bassett.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:3
Two of Coventry last eight home games have ended with this scoreline
14.25Portsmouth to score in first half
In three of Portsmouth last four home games this bet has been successful
2.29Coventry to score in second half
In three of Coventry last four matches this bet has been successful
1.55Tip and bets
Coventry are having a good stretch and regularly taking points, showing bright attacking football, as for a representative of the lower part of the table. Today the "sky-blues" will come for all three points and will probably again rely on the attack. Portsmouth is far from ideal in defense, but at home the "pompey" always take risks and have no problems with implementation - an exchange of goals is almost inevitable.
We believe that there will be goals in the match. Forecast - both will score . This bet is offered with a coefficient of 1.67
Bet on the outcome
Coventry have been looking quite decent lately – they have already managed to break away from the relegation zone by a decent distance and have a chance to get closer to the playoff zone. It is obvious that in a duel against one of the main outsiders of the championship, the Sky Blues will strive only for victory and will certainly achieve it – Portsmouth is seriously inferior in class and the guests are capable of coping with them.
Bet - Coventry win. This bet is offered at 1.91
Bet on corners
Portsmouth will probably spend a lot of time attacking at home, but Portsmouth are quite capable of responding, there should be plenty of corners.
Bet - total over 11.5 corners. This bet is offered for 1.95
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