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Coventry v Sheffield United
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Kick Off: Saturday 23rd November at 12:30
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Competition: Championship
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Coventry v Sheffield United Bet Builder Tips
Managerless Coventry City host Sheffield United on Saturday lunchtime, with Frank Lampard heavily rumoured to be waiting in the wings to take up the vacant head coach role, following the departure of the popular long-serving Mark Robins.
In the opposition dugout stands another popular figure in Chris Wilder, enjoying his second spell at Bramall Lane after leading The Blades to the Premier League during his first. United would be sitting top of the table but for their two point deduction, instead having to settled for second place on goal difference.
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Football at times seemingly follows some sort of pre-written narrative. With Coventry fans still grieving the departure of Robins, they have to welcome back two former heroes this weekend in Gus Hamer and Callum O’Hare.
It’s the first of those that I am interested in, as O’Hare I think may have burned his bridges with the Sky Blues fans a little. Hamer was a fantastic player for Coventry, playing 132 times and scoring 19 goals. He also picked up 31 cards in the process. For the Blades, he has played 54 times, scoring nine times and being shown 14 cards.
Hamer will be eager to impress here, or maybe even over eager, so a goal or card is the way to go here.
👕 Coventry v Sheffield United Predicted XI
🔍 Coventry v Sheffield United Players to Watch
🔵 Milan Van Ewijk
We included van Ewijk to have a shot on target in our last coverage of Coventry (vs Luton) and he duly obliged. There has only been one home game since then, in which this bet wouldn’t have landed, but it has landed in four out of the last five Coventry home games. It is hard to ignore at the price being offered.
🔴 Harrison Burrows
Rampaging full backs very much the theme here, and Sheffield United have their very own in summer recruit Harrison Burrows.
Burrows has taken 19 shots in 13 games in the Championship this season, with five of those on target. Those shots on target came in five separate games, four of which were away from home.
As a percentage of his starts, that is 38% of games in which he has had a shot on target. The price being offered rates the chances at around 22%, and therefore I think we’re getting value with this selection.
📂 Coventry v Sheffield United Cheat Sheet
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💻 Coventry v Sheffield United Form and Tactics
The Sky Blues have varied their set up so far this season, switching between a back three and four. In their only game since Robins’ departure, they went with a back three away at Sunderland and earned a 2-2 draw from 2-0 down.
I wrote about Coventry earlier in the season and noted they were a big underachiever according to FotMob’s xG table. That remains the case, with the margin of that underperformance measured at 8pts less than deserved. They are level on points with Sheffield United in that table, so we could be in for a close game.
Chris Wilder’s side have been impressive, going about their business without too much fuss. Only Burnley have conceded fewer goals. They have been outscored by seven teams, including their hosts on Saturday, but an incredibly tally of ten clean sheets from 15 games has seen them into second position.
They have largely lined up in a 4-4-2 formation, or with an attacking midfielder off a lone striker. Vini Souza has caught the eye of many with his ball winning displays in the middle of the park.
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🏁 Coventry v Sheffield United Ref Watch
- Referee: Darren Bond
- Usually referees in the Premier League, with just one game in the Championship this season.
- That was Millwall v Preston, where he showed five yellow cards and one red
- In the Premier League, he has shown an average of 5.4 yellows per game with no reds
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