Coventry City vs Middlesbrough Prediction: Coventry has consistently performed impressively without securing a win

Coventry City will welcome Middlesbrough at Coventry Building Society Arena in Gameweek 2 of the English Championship. Both teams started their season with a defeat and will be looking to bounce back. Who will come out on top after 90 minutes?

Although Mark Robins knew that his team had a challenging start to the season, he remained hopeful of at least securing a point against Leicester City last weekend. However, despite their outstanding performance, the 2022-23 Championship playoff runners-up conceded two late goals and lost with a scoreline of 2-1. Robins should be encouraged by his team's performance, but just three days later, Coventry suffered a 2-1 defeat against AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Cup. Similar to their previous match, Coventry allowed two late goals, resulting in a defeat. Robins now faces the task of motivating his team for their upcoming fixture. These two teams are familiar with each other, as they faced each other in the playoff semi-finals in May, with Coventry winning by a narrow 1-0 aggregate scoreline after the away second leg.

Wilson; Thomas, McFadzean, Latibeaudiere; Eccles, Hamer, Sheaf, Dasilva; Palmer; Godden, Simms

Middlesbrough will have embraced a similar mindset as Coventry did before this season, drawing inspiration from their unforeseen run for promotion. However, Michael Carrick witnessed his team suffer a 1-0 defeat to Millwall in their first game of the season, dampening the atmosphere at the Riverside Stadium. Despite a 3-2 victory against Huddersfield Town in the EFL Cup on Tuesday, Boro struggled to dominate the match, especially considering their opponents were down to 10 players from the 13th minute. Carrick, who made changes to the lineup for that game, is hopeful that his new signings are adapting well to the demands of this level of football. Nevertheless, Middlesbrough are considered underdogs in this fixture, as Coventry showed promise in their performance against the Foxes.

Dieng; McNair, Fry, Lenihan, Coulson; Barlaser, Hackney; Forss, Crooks, McGree; Rogers

This match is challenging to forecast considering the teams' recent performance. Middlesbrough's triumph over Huddersfield in the EFL Cup has undoubtedly boosted their morale. However, Coventry has consistently performed impressively without securing a win. Consequently, our prediction leans towards a closely contested victory for the home team.Expect a low scoring game with under 2.5 goals