Coventry v Southampton

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Coventry City captured a third win in four games in the Championship last Friday night when they registered a 2-0 home win against west midlands rivals and former landlords, Birmingham City, which helped the Sky Blues up into a more respectable looking 15th place in the Championship table while Southampton had to make do with a point in a 1-1 draw away from home at Watford on the weekend.

Previous wins against Millwall and Plymouth Argyle have also contributed to Coventry City's recent revival under manager, Mark Robins, and these victories will have been well received by Coventry's fans who had witnessed their side pick up just the two previous wins in a disappointing and worrying 14-match period which saw the west midlands club slide down the Championship table.

These recent wins then will give Coventry City a welcome boost ahead of this upcoming visit from high-flying Southampton especially as the Sky Blues have suffered just the one defeat at home so far in this season's Championship campaign which also includes collecting four wins and being involved in no fewer than five draws as well.

Southampton seemingly looked to be on course to rack up a third league win on the trot in the Championship on Saturday afternoon as they led Watford 1-0 at Vicarage Road deep into injury time but Rhys Healey popped up to score a late equaliser for The Hornets to steal a last-gasp point as Saints' expense.

Nevertheless, that point at Watford has extended Southampton's unbeaten run in the Championship to a solid looking 12 games which also maintained the south coast club's ambitions of at least a play-off spot this season in the English second tier.

Southampton have also collected eight wins within their last 12 unbeaten matches and includes victories achieved on their travels at the likes of Stoke City, Hull City and Millwall respectively, while the bigger picture shows The Saints have now lost only four of their 20 matches played to date this season.

Following back-to-back defeats on the road at Sunderland and Middlesbrough which were part of a worrying four-match losing streak earlier in the season, Russell Martin's side have since put together a six-match unbeaten run away from home which gives the visitors a decent chance of a result at the Coventry Building Society Arena on Wednesday night.

Coventry City v Southampton Verdict

Both Coventry City and Southampton head into this midweek clash in the west midlands in good nick but Southampton have held the upper hand in previous exchanges as the south coast visitors have won each of the last four meetings on the trot against the Sky Blues and their recent momentum might see them get over the line here as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Southampton win @ 2.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Southampton win & Under 2.5 goals @ 6.00

Correct Score: Southampton 1-0 @ 9.50