Championship

Championship | Gameweek 42

Apr 15, 2022 at 3pm UK

St Andrew's

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

Birmingham City

Last Six:

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

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
19	Hull City	46	-13	51
20	Birmingham City	46	-25	47
21	Reading	46	-33	41

Coventry City

Last Six:

Last Game: Stoke 1-1 Coventry
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	1	66
12	Coventry City	46	1	64
13	Preston North End	46	-4	64

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 City	Draw	Coventry City
29.33%	27.2%	43.47%

Both teams to score 48.48%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

43.39%

56.61%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.42%

77.58%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.36%

34.64%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.64%

71.36%

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.17%

25.83%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.2%

60.8%

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 29.33%

Coventry City 43.47%

Draw 27.2%

Birmingham City	Draw	Coventry 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%