England Championship - Coventry City VS Leeds United Prediction
England Championship - Coventry City VS Leeds United
Match Time:06-02-2025 03:45 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Coventry City
Frank Lampard has greeted a positive update on the team news front ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Coventry City manager will be bereft of the services of only three first-team players vs Leeds United on Wednesday.
Matt Grimes should be available after missing the game against Swansea City. However, Ben Sheaf (muscle), Ephron Mason-Clark (hamstring), and Haji Wright (knock) remain on the sidelines, although Sheaf is closing in on returning to action.
Oliver Dovin should take his spot between the sticks, with Coventry City lining up in a 3-5-2 formation in front of him vs Leeds United on Wednesday. The central defensive unit should feature Joel Latibeaudiere, Bobby Thomas, and Liam Kitching. Milan van Ewijk and Jake Bidwell will likely start as the two wing-backs.
The wide duo should provide width in the final third and protect the central defenders in the defensive phases. As for the midfield unit, Matt Grimes should accompany Jamie Allen and Jack Rudoni in the middle of the park. Finally, Brandon Thomas-Asante and Ellis Simms should be the two strikers for the home side.
Leeds United
Like his counterpart in the Coventry City dugout, Daniel Farke has no new issues to worry about ahead of the trip to the Coventry Building Society Arena. The Leeds United manager will be without only one first-team player on Wednesday.
Patrick Bamford is the only absentee, although the experienced striker is closing in on returning to action from his hamstring issue. Otherwise, Farke has a full-strength squad for Wednesday’s EFL Championship clash.
Illan Meslier is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Leeds United lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Coventry City on Wednesday. The backline should feature Jayden Bogle, Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu, and Junior Firpo.
As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Ao Tanaka and Joe Rothwell, with Ilia Gruev being a backup option on the bench. Brenden Aaronson will reprise the no. 10 role, with Daniel James and Manor Solomon being the two wide attackers. Finally, Joel Piroe will lead the line for Leeds United against Coventry City.
Coventry City possible starting lineup:
Dovin; Latibeaudiere, Thomas, Kitching, Van Ewijk; Grimes, Allen, Rudoni, Bidwell; Simms, Thomas-Asante
Leeds United possible starting lineup:
Meslier; Bogle, Rodon, Ampadu, Firpo; Tanaka, Rothwell; James, Aaronson, Solomon; Piroe
Coventry City vs Leeds United Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
There have been 86 meetings between Coventry and Leeds. The home side have won 19 of those games while the visitors have won 44 times, with their other 23 clashes ending in draws.
The visitors picked up a 3-0 win in the last meeting between the two teams, ending a four-game winless run in this fixture.
The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last eight games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2007.
Daniel Farke's side are by far the most prolific in the Championship this season with a goal tally of 60.
Prediction: Coventry City 1-1 Leeds United
Unbeaten at home since the arrival of Lampard, Coventry should be confident of earning a result against the league leaders on Wednesday night. Leeds are in sensational form but have struggled to post regular wins on the road recently, and we feel that the Whites will be forced to settle for a point at The CBS Arena.
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