Coventry v Leicester

Coventry vs Leicester Preview

The Saturday lunchtime kick-off in the Championship features this upcoming midlands clash between eighth placed Coventry City and the runaway league leaders, Leicester City, at the Coventry Building Society Arena with both teams looking to further bolster their ambitions for a play-off spot and automatic promotion respectively.

After making a bit of a shaky start to this Championship campaign which saw Coventry City produce just three wins from their opening 16 matches of the new season, the Sky Blues have turned things around in recent times in the English second tier and the hosts now occupy eighth place and just three points adrift of the play-off pack.

Early season wins against Middlesbrough, QPR and Blackburn Rovers were offset by six defeats within this 16-game period and although Coventry also picked up points in seven draws as well, these were not enough to prevent Mark Robins' side from dropping down into the lower reaches of the division.

However, the Sky Blues have dug deep and they have suffered just one further defeat in their subsequent 10 league matches whilst collecting six wins in the process which includes home wins against Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday, so Coventry City will be in reasonably confident mood ahead of this upcoming encounter.

Leicester City made it back-to-back wins in the Championship on New Years Day when they registered a comprehensive 4-1 rout of Huddersfield Town at their King Power Stadium to move The Foxes 10 points clear of their nearest rivals, Ipswich Town, at the top of the Championship table.

That resounding victory over The Terriers also extended Leicester City's unbeaten run in the Championship to 10 games which consists of eight wins and two draws so the east midlands outfit will be brimming with confidence as they make the relatively short trip to the Coventry Building Society Arena for this Saturday lunchtime clash with Coventry City.

Within this 10-game unbeaten period, Leicester City have collected wins on the road at the two other west midlands clubs, West Brom 2-1 and Birmingham City 3-2, along with a 2-0 win away at Cardiff City as well, thus making this upcoming clash a potentially tough one for the hosts, Coventry City.

In addition, Leicester City have picked up no fewer than 10 wins from their 13 matches played on the road, suffering just one loss along the way so Enzo Maresca's side certainly look the team to beat at the moment in the Championship.

Coventry City v Leicester City Verdict

Leicester City have won each of the last three meetings on the trot against Coventry City and another win for the visitors looks to be on the cards here as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Leicester City win @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Leicester City win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.75

Correct Score: Leicester City 1-0 @ 8.00