Peterborough vs Coventry Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Peterborough vs Coventry Intro

A game that could prove vital at both ends of the Championship table as Peterborough host Coventry. The home side have struggled massively, and need to start winning games fast to steer clear of danger. Coventry have been in good form all season and will be looking for a win to consoldate their top half place. The game takes place at Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday January 15, 2022 at 3:00 PM. As Championship heads into matchweek 27, Mark Robins can’t be too happy about his team having earned only 34 points, which puts them in the last place in the league. Darren Ferguson did a better job with the Saturday’s hosts: they are 22nd with 19 points. We’re into the latter stages of the season with Peterborough and Coventry in contrasting form. The two sides are divided by a huge 12 places and 15 points gap.

Peterborough vs Coventry Form

Peterborough were defeated by Blackpool in the last game and have now managed 4 points in last 5, in a poor run of form. That being said, Coventry have only managed to pick up three points in last five games, having lost to Millwall last time out. Considering home and away form, Peterborough have been in decent form at their Weston Homes Stadium recently, winning 8 points in their last five matches. Coventry needs to make more of their away games having managed to claim just six points from five games most recent matches.

Peterborough vs Coventry H2H

Although Coventry is playing away from home today, it has a much better track record in this fixture. It has won 14 of the 21 meetings, with Peterborough only managing to take the spoils on 3 occasions. Coventry have clearly been the better team in the six most recent meetings with Peterborough earning 4 more victories than their opponent.

Peterborough vs Coventry Analysis

Peterborough’s last match suffer a defeat. Blackpool was their last opponnent. When the referee blew fulltime, the score was 1-3. With that game now a memory, Darren Ferguson’s men will narrow their focus to this week’s challenge : Coventry in Championship. While facing Blackpool, Peterborough had 59% of ball possession. In terms of shots on goal, Peterborough struck a total of 3 shots in attack while in defence conceding 12 shots. Meanwhile, Coventry lost its last game. In their last matchup, Mark Robins’s men were facing Millwall. That match ended with a 0-1 scoreline. Stats against Millwall show that Coventry had 56% of ball possession. In front of goal, Coventry delivered 10 shots on goal while down back giving up a total of 8 shots to their opponents Millwall.

Peterborough vs Coventry Odds

Taking a look at the bookmakers’ odds, the favourite for this match between Peterborough and Coventry is Coventry.