Coventry lost their unbeaten record on Friday night with a surprise defeat to Wrexham, but Sheffield United became the first team in the Championship to lose 10 matches so far this season when suffering a 3-1 defeat to Derby. Both teams will be looking to get back to winning ways for their own very different reasons.

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📈 Coventry v Sheffield United Form & Tactics

Coventry managed 12 games unbeaten, but their defeat on Friday night doesn’t need to derail their form. They actually did edge the xG battle in the match, but will be disappointed in the way that Kieffer Moore, and Wrexham as a whole, seemed to have the physical edge. Coventry have been edging matches all season, but coming out well on top, scoreline-wise, by taking their chances. Wrexham turned those tables on Friday, but there was little to suggest that Coventry came massively off the boil.

Indeed, Coventry remain clear as the best team from a statistical perspective this season. They have created five xG more than any other team, average one shot on target per match more than any other team, have created four more big chances than any other team, and have more clean sheets than any other team as well. So there should be no need to panic or go back to the drawing board for Frank Lampard.

Back-to-back wins and an escape from the relegation zone seemed to suggest that Sheffield United were on the right track again under Chris Wilder. However, two defeats in a row, and a thrashing against Derby County at Bramall Lane has United back in the bottom three with doubts circling once more about the way forward for this group of players.

They still generated over 2 xG against Derby, but they conceded the same, and they missed their big chances whilst Carlton Morris took his. United are 11th for xG generated, at 17.6 xG, but they have scored only 10, so there is a finishing issue at the moment. They are also mid table for xG against, so performance data suggests that they are fairly unfortunate to be in the position that they are in, but at the same time, they are nowhere near the standards they would’ve expected pre-season.

📔 Coventry v Sheffield United Formation & Team News

Coventry have been very effectively using a 4-2-3-1 system, with Brandon Thomas-Asante surprisingly starring in the #10 role in recent weeks. There could be some rotation this week off the back of a defeat, with Ellis Simms continuing to push for a start, and with Haji Wright’s ineffective display on Friday, Simms could be given a chance.

Milan van Ewijk should be back in the team, he was missed while serving a suspension against Wrexham, and Kaine Kesler-Hayden probably didn’t do enough to retain his place. Bobby Thomas shouldn’t be missing for long, but this may come too quickly for his return to central defence. Jay Dasilva and Victor Torp may also be in line for recalls to the starting XI.

Chris Wilder has been preferring a 3-4-3 system for Sheffield United since his return. The lack of pace in a back three of Japhet Tanganga, Mark McGuinness, and Ben Mee is a potential problem, though. This restricts what United are able to do further up the field. If this run of form continues there could be a switch to a back four on the horizon.

There are no new injury concerns for Blades, but former Coventry man Gus Hamer is still out injured and will miss this game.

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