Burnley v Coventry : Preview
By CovSid67
February 17 2009
Head-To-Head, Recent Form, Team News, and the Latest Betting Odds, ahead of tonights Burnley-Coventry clash.
Head-To-Head: Burnley have won their last three fixtures against Coventry City (Two of them at the Arena), with Coventry City winning the previous three before that! Overall, Burnley have won 22 fixtures between the sides (Seventeen in the league), Coventry only 11 (Ten in the league), and ten games have ended in a draw. The sides have both spent at least the last seven full season in the second tier of English football (Since Coventry City were relegated), with Burnley winning nine of the fifteen fixtures so far, Coventry five, with one drawn game.
This Season: In the reverse fixture earlier this season, Elliott Ward gave Coventry a 40th minute lead, with Duff equalising on 52 minutes, and late goals from Blake and Eagles stealing the points for the away side. Both sides have beaten table-topping Wolves in their last Championship fixture.
Recent Form: Over the last eight fixtures this season, Burnley are 18th in the current form table, with Coventry City occupying 11th place. Burnley have won their last five fixtures in all competitions at home, beating QPR, Tottenham, Charlton, West Brom, and Wolves. Coventry City have won one, drawn three, and lost one of their last five away fixtures.
Team News: Westwood is expected to return in place of Marshall, Wright is expected to replace Osbourne, Ward (Shattered after playing through illness at the weekend) and McPake (Out for two weeks with a groin injury) are expected to be replaced by Dann and Turner, Bell is expected to replace Beuzelin (Who drops to the bench), while Leon Best looks favourite to start up front alongside Morrison. Burnley left-back Christian Kalvenes is expected to be missing for the hosts, and could be replaced by Stephen Jordan.
Betting Odds: William Hill and Ladbrokes have Burnley at 4/5 for the win in tonights fixture, Coventry City at a fairly decent 7/2 (Or, a massive 21/5 at Betfair), with the draw at 5/2. If they can perform as they did in the second half against Blackburn, that 7/2 could bring about a decent profit.
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Recent Form: Over the last eight fixtures this season, Burnley are 18th in the current form table, with Coventry City occupying 11th place. Burnley have won their last five fixtures in all competitions at home, beating QPR, Tottenham, Charlton, West Brom, and Wolves. Coventry City have won one, drawn three, and lost one of their last five away fixtures.