Blackpool and Coventry City will face each other in a Championship game in England on Saturday, March 18th, 2023, check the Blackpool vs Coventry City betting tip 2022/2023 to win with your bets.
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Introduction to the Blackpool vs Coventry City betting tip 2022/2023
Despite the season change, the Championship has not changed much regarding goals. Today’s average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament’s last edition. The current mark is 2.43 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.5 goals per game of the last championship.
Blackpool last match
In the last match played, Blackpool met Queens Park Rangers, in a match valid for the Championship. The match ended in a win by 4-1. The coach M. McCarthy’s on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-1-4-2 formation.
The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.55.
With a fantastic performance, Charlie Patino was the big name in the team’s victory. Responsible for Blackpool’s best moments, the midfield was a real executioner of the rival in the duel, including, with assistance for goal.
Coventry City last match
On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Coventry City, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Wigan Athletic team with a final score of 0-0.
Before the match the draw had odds around 3.3, so the tie was a logical result for a match that was expected to be quite evenly matched.
Blackpool vs Coventry City h2h
The last time Blackpool faced Coventry City it was in Championship. Blackpool, then in 18th place opened with a play using the 4-3-3 formation, while Coventry City, who was in 22nd place, played using a 3-4-1-2 tactic.
The last preceding match between these two teams was from 29-10-2022. The match was valid for the 2022/2023 season of the Championship, and it ended with a 1-2 win for Blackpool.
The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.
The Coventry City team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Blackpool its counterpart.
Curiosity about previous games
The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Blackpool thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Queens Park Rangers, Coventry City drew in a match against Wigan Athletic. Let’s see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.
It is important to note that much of this opposing scenario is due to the performance of Charlie Patino, who had a brilliant performance and was key in the impressive team victory.
Blackpool
Championship leaderboard now
With 35 points won, Blackpool is in 22nd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team’s campaign so far is 8 wins against 18 losses, plus 11 draws.
Which means that the team is over Wigan Athletic team who is in the position 23 in the 38th round and has a 2 points disadvantage.
In terms of form, the team comes from a 2 losses streak in the Championship, which is not a good omen for this next match.
Blackpool analysis
Blackpool have a negative goal difference, having after 37 rounds conceded 54 goals to opponents and scored 39. An average to improve.
Recent performances have highlighted that Blackpool is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.
Blackpool’s average possession rate in the league is 41.11%, which means that the team usually can’t take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Blackpool vs Coventry City 2022/2023, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.
With a busy schedule, Blackpool may have difficulty maintaining its performance facing multiple games in a short period of time. Despite the odds predicting a balanced game with Blackpool and Coventry City having odds for victory above 2, the team’s busy schedule may be a decisive factor for the result.
Best goalscorer from Blackpool
Individually, the team’s most offensive player in the competition so far is Jerry Yates. He has scored 10 times in the current season and has helped Blackpool come out with a positive result on several occasions.
It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.
Coventry City
Championship leaderboard now
Coventry City arrives in this game with 54 points, and in 9th place in the Championship, having won 14 games in total and lost 11 times, making a total of 12 draws.
Coventry City analysis
Currently, in the Championship, Coventry City sums 43 goals for and a total of 36 goals against, after 37 rounds played.
One factor to consider is Coventry City average number of shots on goal, only 4.11 per match. So the team tends not to score many goals or be dangerous in goal.
Coventry City is a more offensive team than Blackpool, having 3815 attacks vs. 3321 from Blackpool, having scored 43 times, in comparison, Blackpool converted into goal 39 times.
With a busy schedule, Coventry City may have difficulty maintaining its performance facing multiple games in a short period of time. Despite the odds predicting a balanced game with Blackpool and Coventry City having odds for victory above 2, the team’s busy schedule may be a decisive factor for the result.
Best goalscorer from Coventry City
If we want to highlight a player in the team’s offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Viktor Gyökeres. Coventry City owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 18 goals in this season.
It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.
Bet suggestions for this game:
Goals Top Betting Tips
It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Blackpool is J. Yates, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Coventry City is V. Gyökeres, he has scored in 18 opportunities.
Coventry City has conceded 19 away goals in 18 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Coventry City will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-2, something to take into consideration.
A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.
Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Blackpool 1.28 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Coventry City 1.06 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.
Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.67.
Corners Top Betting Tips
One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.34 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.
Cards Top Betting Tips
Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.92 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the ‘Under 4.5 cards’ option looks like a great alternative for bettors.
On the Blackpool side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 9 times this season, very different from Coventry City who only saw the red card 3 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.
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Blackpool vs Coventry City betting tip 2022/2023: FAQ
The match will be played on March 18th, 2023, Saturday.
The last time these teams faced each other was in a Championship match, referring to the 2022/2023 season, and ended with a 1-2 result for Blackpool.
For this match, the probability indicates that the net is more likely to swing between 75-90 minutes.
The bookmaker with the best odds for this match is Bet365!
