England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Watford and Coventry City, taking place on Saturday, 09 March 2024, at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford.
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Watford, Recent FormWatford were forced to settle for a share of the points in their last league match, which wound up a 1-1 draw against Swansea City. During that encounter they had 37% possession and had 18 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 2 of their 11 shots on goal.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 6 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 10 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they've conceded a goal in each of their last 9 home games.
A home win for Watford is just a distant memory, having not won at Vicarage Road Stadium in 8 games.
Coventry City, Recent FormIn their last match Coventry City enforced their superiority over Rotherham United with a 5-0 home win. They achieved 53% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 6 hitting the target, up against Rotherham United's tally of 7 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 11 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 8 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games; however, this season they have scored in 16 of their 18 games on the road.
Ellis Simms will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 5 goals in the last 6 league outings for Coventry City.
Last time they met both teams got on the scoresheet, but the match ended in a 3-3 draw.
In each of the previous 3 matches against The Sky Blues, Watford have let in at least one goal. Playing at home, Watford have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 league games against Coventry.
The last 2 league meetings between these sides ended in a share of the points, but Coventry might consider themselves in a better position, having a run of form in this fixture that has seen them unbeaten in their last 4 encounters.
With no real injury worries, Watford manager Valérien Ismaël will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
With Jamie Allen (Broken cheekbone) and Ben Sheaf (Hamstring) both unavailable and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Back) being out for the rest of the season, Coventry manager Mark Robins will be glad to have no other major fitness concerns going into this tie.
Watford Playing at home | Coventry City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | Goals scored | 1.6 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 39' | Time first goal scored | 49' |
| 30' | Time first goal conceded | 48' |
| 2.1 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 3.5 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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