Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers Prediction: The two teams contesting are sitting in the bottom half of the table

Coventry City will welcome Blackburn Rovers at Coventry Building Society Arena in Game Week 10 of the English Championship. The two teams contesting are sitting in the bottom half of the table. Who will come out on top after 90 minutes?

Despite the departures of Gustavo Hamer and Viktor Gyokeres, Coventry boss Mark Robins probably anticipated a slow start to the 2023-24 season. However, he likely did not expect just one win in their first eight matches. Despite this, they only lost two of those games - against Leicester City and Cardiff City - and their recent 3-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers has provided some positivity. Although they have only accumulated 11 points and are currently five points away from the top six, Robins believes that his team is moving in the right direction. Scoring goals has not been a problem for Coventry, as they have netted 15 times, which is the eighth best in the league. However, they have not kept a clean sheet since August's goalless draw with Sunderland. With Blackburn's poor defensive record, Robins and his squad are confident of continuing their unbeaten start at home.

Wilson; Thomas, McFadzean, Binks; Latibeaudiere, Eccles, Kelly, Dasilva; Allen; Simms, Godden

On Sunday, Blackburn Rovers conceded four goals in a 4-1 defeat to league leaders Leicester. Initially, they managed to equalize during the early stages of the game but were eventually overwhelmed by the favorites for the title. Jon Dahl Tomasson may not be too concerned, but Blackburn has now let in a total of 17 goals in their last six matches across all competitions. Despite two wins in that period and two clean sheets in the games before, their inconsistent performance has made them susceptible to relegation. Although they started the season with four points from two away matches, Blackburn has since lost to Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town, both newly promoted clubs.

Pears; Brittain, Carter, Hyam, Rankin-Costello; Travis, Wharton; Sigurdsson, Moran, Dolan; Szmodics

Given Blackburn's tendencies to be unpredictable, it is not out of the realm of possibility for Rovers to regain their form on Wednesday evening. Nevertheless, we believe it is more probable that Coventry will secure back-to-back victories, thus propelling themselves into playoff contention for the first time this season. We expect over 2.5 goals in the game.