Coventry City vs QPR predictions: Goals at both ends expected in Coventry
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- Both teams have scored in four of Queens Park Rangers’ last five away games
- Coventry City have only kept one clean sheet in their last five at home
- Recommended bet: Both teams to score
Goal difference alone separates Coventry City and Queens Park Rangers as they head into this midweek Championship clash, and both will fancy their chances of getting a positive result as they continue to chase the play-off spots.
The Sky Blues suffered an FA Cup defeat at the weekend to follow on from their loss to Championship-leaders Leeds, but this is a more winnable tie against The Hoops.
Team news
Matt Grimes is expected back in the Coventry City lineup after missing their weekend FA Cup tie, but Haji Wright, Ephron Mason-Clark, Ben Sheaf, and Jake Bidwell are all ruled out for Frank Lampard’s side.
Jimmy Dunne returned for Queens Park Rangers last time out and is set to retain his spot in the starting lineup, while Karamoko Dembele, Zan Celar, Lucas Andersen, and Jake Clarke-Salter are all injured.
The stats
Both teams to score has been a winner in seven of Queens Park Rangers’ last nine competitive games. The Hoops have conceded 18 goals in this nine-game period.
Coventry City have conceded six goals in their last two home fixtures, while both teams have scored in the previous three meetings between these sides.
Queens Park Rangers have managed a clean sheet just 23 per cent of the time this season.
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Prediction
Coventry City suffered a damning 4-1 loss at home to Ipswich in the FA Cup on Saturday to make it six goals conceded across their last two home games, and Queens Park Rangers could take advantage of that defensive fragility to get on the scoresheet on Tuesday.
The Sky Blues have now kept just one clean sheet in their last five competitive home matches and come up against a Hoops outfit that have scored in eight of their previous nine, but Marti Cifuentes’ side have some defensive issues of their own.
Tuesday’s visitors have conceded 18 times in their last nine games and have only kept one clean sheet in their previous seven on the road, averaging two goals conceded per game across this period.
October’s reverse fixture ended 1-1 at Loftus Road and, with both teams scoring in each of the last three head-to-head meetings, expect goals at both ends at The Coventry Building Society Arena.
With both teams in mid-table and within touching distance of the play-offs, both clubs will have the desire to win this match and a high-scoring battle should be on the cards in midweek.
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