Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the Championship match.
Coventry City
Coventry City have been performing quite well in most of their games, with a positive balance of expected goals (xGDiff = +7,9). However, there are games when they fail to beat their opponents although play well. This is why the side has won only 5 games out of 19. Only QPR, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday have worse statistics. Even in the home games, Coventry City manage to win only 1 match out of 3 on average.
Birmingham City
The side has been managed by Wayne Rooney since round 12. However, it didn’t help the team. Under Rooney’s management, Birmingham City have won only one game out of eight, suffering 5 defeats. The last thing that enraged Wayne Rooney was poor performance versus Rotherham (0:0). Club’s owner Tom Wagner and investor Tom Brady arrived from the USA to see that match.
Coventry City – Birmingham City prediction
Coventry City perform in a balanced manner compared to Birmingham City. The home side is way more efficient in both offensive and defensive lines. However, it will be a hard thing for them to prove themselves in this match, as Birmingham are bound to show something positive after a boring goalless draw versus Rotherham.
Rooney blamed the players for lack of passion and temper via the media prior to this game. I believe that this criticism should wake something in the players’ minds to make them play better.
