On the 8th of February, Coventry City will host Blackpool at Ricoh Arena in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Coventry City recorded a 0-1 loss against Middlesbrough. Andraž Šporar scored the first goal for Middlesbrough in the 58th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Coventry City couldn’t muster any offence and Middlesbrough ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Blackpool recorded a 1-1 draw against Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrović scored the first goal for Fulham in the 6th minute, then in the 57th minute, CJ Hamilton sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Josh Bowler earning Blackpool at least a draw. Blackpool is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Blackpool and Coventry City last played eachother at the Bloomfield Road on Tue Aug 17th. Coventry City won by a score of 1 to 0. Viktor Gyökeres scored the first goal for Coventry City in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Blackpool couldn’t muster any offence and Coventry City ran away with the shutout win.
Blackpool’s most prolific scorer has been Shayne Lavery. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Coventry City’s most prolific scorer has been Matt Godden. The English attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.