On the 8th of January, Derby County and Coventry City will play a match in Coventry in a clash of the FA Cup. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Coventry City recorded a 0-1 loss against Millwall. Tom Bradshaw scored the first goal for Millwall in the 79th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Coventry City couldn’t manage to score, and Millwall took the shutout win. Coventry City is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Derby County recorded a 2-2 draw against Reading. Junior Hoilett struck first for Reading in the 37th minute, then Junior Hoilett added another in the 56th minute . Derby County is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Coventry City won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Derby County’s most prolific scorer has been Colin Kazim-Richards. The Turkish attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Matt Godden has been the most prolific scorer on Coventry City in the last five matches with two goals.