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Coventry v Leicester 4/1 Bet Builder Tips & Match Preview

Coventry v Leicester 4/1 Bet Builder Tips & Match Preview

Friday 16 January, 20264 min read
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It’s a heavyweight Championship clash as Coventry take on Leicester in one of the Saturday 12:30 kick-offs.

Coventry will be looking to get their promotion assault back on track after a difficult period of late, where the winning habit has diminished somewhat.

Leicester will be looking for an important win to strengthen their play-off ambitions after an underwhelming campaign so far.

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📈 Coventry v Leicester Form & Tactics

By the end of November, it looked as though Coventry were cruising towards promotion, but an injury crisis and drop in performance levels have seen them endure a sobering festive period. Promotion is no longer a foregone conclusion, and third-placed Ipswich are just eight points behind but with a game in hand.

Coventry have won just two of their last nine games in all competitions; however, prior to this, they had won eleven of their previous twelve fixtures. There’s certainly been a significant drop off. However, a big proportion of their recent games have been played away from home; their home form remains consistently strong, with eight wins in their last nine.

It’s been a very underwhelming campaign for Leicester after relegation from the Premier League, despite the obvious talent in their squad; consistency remains a major hurdle to overcome. Leicester sit bang in midtable, 12th in the league, but crucially just four points off the play-offs.

Three wins and three defeats over their last six Championship games emphasise the hit-and-miss nature of their performances. For example, they beat Ipswich 3-1 with a very decisive and clinical performance, then lost to QPR 4-1 after being 4-0 down at half-time. The only constant seems to be their unpredictability. Accounting for the personnel in their squad, finding some consistency would give them a realistic chance of reaching the play-offs this campaign.


📔 Coventry v Leicester Formation & Team News

Lampard employs an attacking-minded and progressive 4-2-3-1 formation; they look to press high out of possession and employ a high line. On the ball, there’s an emphasis on overloads, overlapping full-backs, and quick transitions from defence to attack.

Coventry love to exploit wide areas and produce a very high volume of crosses, which is aided by the mobility and offensive nature of Van Ewijk, who often occupies positions high up the pitch to create overloads in wide areas.

Coventry are progressively moving towards a cleaner bill of health after a troublesome December. They will be without Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Thomas-Asante, and Victor Torp for the 12:30 kick-off.

Likewise to Coventry, Marti Cifuentes also likes to employ a 4-2-3-1 formation. There’s a focus on building from the back with quick transitions and overloading central areas to create space in wide areas.

Using the pace and trickery of wingers like Abdul Fatawu and Stephy Mavididi is utilised to create unpredictability in one-on-one situations and speed up the pace of transition to create more chaos.

Leicester will be without Victor Kristiansen, Boubakary Soumare, and Harry Souttar ahead of their trip to Coventry. Aaron Ramsey, Jannik Vestergaard, and Harry Winks remain injury question marks.


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