Coventry v Man Utd

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Coventry City were dealt a third defeat in four games in all competitions last Saturday when they were handed a heavy 3-0 loss away from home at local west midlands rivals Birmingham City in the Championship, while Manchester United had to make do with a point in a 2-2 draw away from home at Bournemouth down on the south coast, making it four games without a win in all competitions.

Previous losses at the hands of Cardiff City and Southampton have contributed to Coventry City's decline in form in recent weeks and their ambitions for achieving a possible play-off spot have been dealt a major blow as the Sky Blues now trail sixth placed Norwich City by an eight-point margin and the west midlands club will not be in action in the Championship this weekend either due to this FA Cup semi-final.

Coventry City had previously racked up four wins on the trot overall with three wins in the Championship against Rotherham United, Watford and Huddersfield Town along with a FA Cup quarter-final win against another west midlands club, Wolves, in a 3-2 win away from home at Molineux.

Mark Robins' side will therefore still fancy their chances at Wembley while the goals market looks attractive as seven of Coventry City's last 10 games overall have resulted in both teams scoring.

Manchester United have also struggled for results of late as the Red Devils have failed to win any of their last four games which consist of three draws and a defeat; stalemates with Brentford, Liverpool and Bournemouth as well as a 4-3 defeat away from home at Chelsea in the Premier League underlines their recent frustrations.

Manchester United had previously posted an impressive five-match winning streak from towards the end of January through to mid-February which included wins in the Premier League against Wolves, West Ham, Aston Villa and Luton Town along with a FA Cup win against League Two outfit, Newport County.

However, since that decent run of results, Erik ten Hag's side have struggled to maintain that purple patch of form which has resulted in the Manchester side collecting just three wins from their subsequent nine games in all competitions; victories over Nottingham Forest (FA Cup), Everton and Liverpool (FA Cup) have been offset by suffering three defeats as well.

Losses at the hands of Fulham, Manchester City and Chelsea along with the fact that this upcoming clash is a cup semi-final suggests the goals market may be the best option here, especially as eight of Manchester United's last 10 games have also resulted in both teams scoring.

Coventry City v Manchester United Verdict

Both Coventry City and Manchester United have struggled for results lately but both sides look capable of scoring in this semi-final.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester Utd win & Under 3.5 goals @ 2.62

Correct Score: Manchester Utd 2-1 @ 8.50