On the 7th of May, Stoke City will host Coventry City in a meeting of these two Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 13th placed Stoke City, recorded a 1-3 loss against Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks scored the first goal for Middlesbrough in the 21st minute, then Lewis Baker added another on an own goal in the 25th minute. Stoke City is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Coventry City is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Huddersfield Town. Harry Toffolo struck first for Huddersfield Town in the 45th minute on a feed from Scott High, then Faustino Anjorin added another in the 79th minute on a penalty shot. Coventry City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 25th of January, Coventry City hosted Stoke City at the Ricoh Arena in their last match together. Coventry City won by a score of 1 to 0. Viktor Gyökeres struck first for Coventry City in the 68th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Stoke City couldn’t manage to score, and Coventry City took the shutout win.
Coventry City is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Callum O’Hare and Michael Rose each having 2 goals in their last five. Jacob Brown has been the most effective weapon for Stoke City lately. The English attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.