England - Coca Cola Championship: Derby vs Coventry The old rivals from Premiership days are in problems these days and the new season didn’t bring any progress. A place in the bottom part of Coca Cola Championship standings is harsh reality for these teams and the poor form and injuries are what troubles both sides before this match.
Injury blow for Rams
Hardly anyone expected such a slow start from Derby this season, but the matches showed that popular Rams are right where they deserve to be - only two points ahead of the relegation zone. An additional burden for weak and unconvincing play are injuries of the key players, so manager Nigel Clough is holding on till strikers Chris Commons and Rob Hulse, defenders Dean Leacock and Shaun Barker and midfielder Jay McEvely recover.
In such a situation it is no wonder they lost last three games, and in the last game at Pride Park they let QPR completely overturn the two-goal deficit and lost 2:4. In the duel against good but quite predictable Coventry, they might just get beaten again. Odds on visitors to win are 3.40 at Betfair.
Sky-blues far from shine
Coventry are also below average in the league and they can’t afford any ambitions this season. Even though the Sky-blue announced the quest for the top part of the standings and got off to a good start, soon they started sinking down. They have gone five matches without winning, took only two points and they are also pretty near the relegation zone.
Last month’s best player, Coventry striker, Leon Best also blended in the poor form and hasn't scored in the last five matches. Perhaps he will have more luck against old rivals and odds on Best to score at 3.25 at Bet365, which, on our opinion, is worth a shot.
Betting verdict
Both teams are out of form and the tension because of the current problematic situation will mark this game. With injured and out-of-form scorers, inefficient squads, we have nothing to expect from this match, especially when you know that the Rams are under great pressure on home ground in front of 30 000 fans on the stands. This will probably be the match everyone will want to forget, so the best thing is to bet on under 2.5 goals.
Looking for livestream! Here it is! Our tip: Bet 6 on Under 2.5 goals
Odds -118 at
Bookmaker: BetCRIS
|
PROM
PL-OFF
RELEG
