Stoke City vs Coventry Championship prediction: A one-sided rivalry continues
Stoke City and Coventry City open their 2024/25 Championship campaign with a face-off on Saturday afternoon.
Stoke City vs Coventry Championship prediction: A one-sided rivalry continues
Stoke City vs Coventry latest prediction
Betting Tips
Stoke 0-1 Coventry (17/2 with Betfred)
Stoke have struggled to get a result against Coventry, winning just one of the previous nine meetings across all competitions. They’ve failed to score against the Sky Blues in three of the previous four head-to-heads.
Haji Wright to score anytime (2/1 with BetGoodwin)
Haji Wright both scored more goals (16) and provided more assists (7) than any other Coventry player last season.
Coventry to win to nil (5/1 with SkyBet)
The Sky Blues have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six matches against Stoke and have won four of the previous seven matches against them.
Coventry’s hopes of reaching the play-offs came crashing down last season after losing four and drawing one of their final five matches. This time they will be hoping to put that right and go one step further, starting with a positive result against a Stoke side they have a good recent record against, losing just one of the previous nine meetings.
The Potters will be looking for a much better season in 2024/25 under Steven Schumacher who took over in December last year. They finished in 17th last campaign, six points clear of the relegation zone, but eneded with three straight victories without conceding and something to build on this time around.
Stoke host Coventry at the Bet365 Stadium on Saturday 10th August at 12:30pm.
How to watch Stoke vs Coventry live
This game will be broadcast live on Saturday 10th August at 12:30pm on Sky Sports+.
Stoke team news
Stoke have signed Sam Gallagher from Championship rivals Blackburn and he may start up front. The Potters have seen Tyrese Campbell, Wesley Moraes and D’Margio Wright-Phillips all leave this summer, so there will be a lot of pressure on Gallagher to hit the ground running.
Viktor Johansson has joined from Rotherham and looks to be Stoke’s starting goalkeeper, with Ben Gibson and Eric-Junior Bocat new faces in defence.
Coventry team news
Coventry have added some much-needed depth to their squad this season. They’ve strengthened their spine with the signings of goalkeeper Oliver Dovin, centre-back Luis Binks, midfielder Jack Rudoni and forward Brandon Thomas-Asante.
Ellis Simms and Haji Wright scored a combined 29 league goals between them last season and will be the first names on the teamsheet.
Stoke vs Coventry head-to-head
Stoke’s 4-0 victory in April 2023 is their only win against Coventry in the last nine meetings between the two sides across all competitions.
| Stoke vs Coventry H2H | |||||||
| Date | Score | Ground | |||||
| 17/02/24 | Stoke 0-1 Coventry | Bet365 Stadium, Stoke | |||||
| 11/11/23 | Coventry 0-0 Stoke | Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry | |||||
| 01/04/23 | Coventry 0-4 Stoke | Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry | |||||
| 22/10/23 | Stoke 0-2 Coventry | Bet365 Stadium, Stoke | |||||
| 07/05/22 | Stoke 1-1 Coventry | Bet365 Stadium, Stoke | |||||
| 25/01/22 | Coventry 1-0 Stoke | Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry | |||||
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