Blackpool vs Coventry prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 18/03/2023

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Blackpool - Coventry

England Championship - Bloomfield Road

* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.

Here we bring you Championship predictions for Blackpool vs Coventry with the game due to take place on 18th March.

Blackpool vs Coventry prediction and top betting tips

Blackpool turned in their best performance of the season as they took QPR apart 6-1 on Tuesday night. Can the relegation threatened Seasiders bank another three points here? Find out with our Blackpool vs Coventry match preview with free tips, predictions and odds mentioned along the way.

Blackpool vs Coventry Prediction 1: Draw

On paper, the obvious pick here might be to back playoff hopeful Coventry to beat relegation threatened Blackpool but that's not how we see this one playing out. We are backing a draw. Blackpool's home form is strong with Mick McCarthy having put together a seven game unbeaten run – albeit with four draws. Coventry meanwhile are unbeaten in their last eight games with four wins and four draws in that period. Throw into the workings a head to head record where the last five meetings read as one draw and two wins apiece and you'll quickly realise there is little in this match despite the respective league positions!

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Blackpool vs Coventry Prediction 2: Both teams will score

The second of our football betting tips for this game comes from the both teams to score market and we're backing ‘yes'. Blackpool have seen both teams score in two of their last four games with Coventry seeing each of their last two – and three of their last five – matches end with goals at both ends. As for the head to head record, each of the last two matches – and three of the last four – between the teams have ended with both sides registering on the scoresheet. Those stats together with the odds on offer make us think this is a net worth placing.

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Here are the key stats & form guide for Blackpool vs Coventry

Head to Head

29/10/22

England Championship CHA

Coventry

Coventry

Blackpool

Blackpool

1

2

08/02/22

England Championship CHA

Coventry

Coventry

Blackpool

Blackpool

1

1

17/08/21

England Championship CHA

Blackpool

Blackpool

Coventry

Coventry

0

1

07/09/19

England League 1 League 1

Coventry

Coventry

Blackpool

Blackpool

3

2

26/01/19

England League 1 League 1

Coventry

Coventry

Blackpool

Blackpool

0

2

Last Five - Blackpool

05/04/25

England League 1 League 1

Rotherham

Rotherham

Blackpool

Blackpool

2

1

L

01/04/25

England League 1 League 1

Reading

Reading

Blackpool

Blackpool

0

3

W

29/03/25

England League 1 League 1

Bolton

Bolton

Blackpool

Blackpool

1

2

W

22/03/25

England League 1 League 1

Northampton

Northampton

Blackpool

Blackpool

0

2

W

15/03/25

England League 1 League 1

Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient

Blackpool

Blackpool

2

1

L

Last Five - Coventry

14/04/25

England Championship CHA

Hull

Hull

Coventry

Coventry

1

1

D

09/04/25

England Championship CHA

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Coventry

Coventry

0

1

W

05/04/25

England Championship CHA

Burnley

Burnley

Coventry

Coventry

2

1

L

28/03/25

England Championship CHA

Sheff Utd

Sheff Utd

Coventry

Coventry

3

1

L

15/03/25

England Championship CHA

Sunderland

Sunderland

Coventry

Coventry

0

3

W

So, that gives you some insight to how the different bookmakers see the action unfolding. How though do the Blackpool vs Coventry odds translate into probability ahead of this game? Let's find out.

Blackpool odds: 2/1 (3.00) – 33%

Draw odds: 11/5 (3.20) – 31%

Coventry odds: 7/5 (2.40) – 42%

Coventry might arrive in this game as the bookies favourites but odds of 7/5 (2.40) aren't the strongest in the world. Far from it in fact. That tells you how tough this match is to call with Blackpool's home form not half bad. Like we've predicted above, you'll likely see a fair bit of money land on the home and draw betting options as well as the away. That total goals market is an interesting one too; you can get a long price on over 2.5 goals. Remember, Blackpool's Tuesday night clash served up seven!

Check out the predicted lineups ahead of Blackpool vs Coventry

Blackpool

Let's cut to the chase, Blackpool don't have time to be tired and after trouncing QPR 6-1 they won't find many of their players wanting a rest either. With that considered, we're expecting no changes to the Blackpool XI. That will see them start in a 3-1-4-2 formation with Charlie Patino pulling the strings in midfield.

Predicted lineup – Maxwell, Nelson, Thorniley, Husband, Connolly, Patino, Fiorini, Lyons, Hamilton, Yates, Rogers

Coventry

Coventry come into this game with work to do if they're to make the top six after dropping four points in their last two games. Both have been games they should have won – on paper – but with that not happening we foresee a couple of changes to their team here. Gustavo Hamer is one who could drop out.

Predicted lineup – Wilson, McInally, McFazdean, Doyle, Bidwell, Eccles, Sheaf, Burroughs, Maguire, Godden, Gyokeres

Blackpool vs Coventry Line ups

Blackpool

Blackpool
1
Chris Maxwell
gb
28
Charlie Patino
gb
8
Lewis Fiorini
gb
25
Morgan Rogers
gb
24
Andrew Lyons
ie
34
Jordan Thorniley
gb
22
CJ Hamilton
ie
9
Jerry Yates
gb
2
Callum Connolly
gb
31
Curtis Nelson
gb
3
James Husband
gb
Substitutes
11
Josh Bowler
gb
32
Daniel Grimshaw
gb
10
Keshi Anderson
gb
26
Ian Poveda
co
12
Kenny Dougall
au
16
Sonny Carey
gb
23
Dominic Thompson
gb

Coventry

Coventry
27
Jake Bidwell
gb
16
Luke McNally
ie
28
Josh Eccles
gb
5
Kyle McFadzean
gb
3
Callum Doyle
gb
13
Ben Wilson
gb
38
Gustavo Hamer
nl
17
Viktor Gyokeres
se
23
Fankaty Dabo
gb
14
Ben Sheaf
gb
19
Tyler Walker
gb
Substitutes
36
Ryan Howley
gb
24
Matt Godden
gb
11
Josh Wilson-Esbrand
gb
1
Simon Moore
gb
2
Jonathan Panzo
gb
18
Sean Maguire
ie
7
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
gb

*Starting lineups are usually announced one hour prior to kick off.

Player to watch

There are a couple of ways we could go on the player to watch for this games but we're opting to big up Morgan Rogers. The Man City loanee has yet to score for Blackpool but his manager Mick McCarthy was purring about him after their 6-1 romp in the week. We've got a sneaky feeling he could be amongst the goals this time.

Take a look at the latest standings

Championship
# Team P W D L +/- Points
1 Leeds

Leeds

42 25 13 4 53 88
2 Burnley

Burnley

42 24 16 2 44 88
3 Sheff Utd

Sheff Utd

42 26 7 9 24 83
4 Sunderland

Sunderland

42 21 13 8 19 76
5 Bristol City

Bristol City

42 16 16 10 9 64
6 Coventry

Coventry

42 18 9 15 5 63
7 West Brom

West Brom

42 14 18 10 12 60
8 Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

42 17 9 16 10 60
9 Millwall

Millwall

42 16 12 14 0 60
10 Blackburn

Blackburn

42 16 8 18 0 56
11 Watford

Watford

42 16 8 18 -5 56
12 Swansea

Swansea

42 15 9 18 -6 54
13 Norwich

Norwich

42 13 14 15 5 53
14 Sheff Wed

Sheff Wed

42 14 11 17 -8 53
15 QPR

QPR

42 12 14 16 -6 50
16 Preston

Preston

42 10 19 13 -8 49
17 Oxford Utd

Oxford Utd

42 12 12 18 -17 48
18 Stoke

Stoke

42 11 14 17 -11 47
19 Portsmouth

Portsmouth

42 12 10 20 -16 46
20 Hull

Hull

42 11 12 19 -9 45
21 Derby

Derby

42 11 10 21 -10 43
22 Cardiff

Cardiff

42 9 15 18 -21 42
23 Luton

Luton

42 10 10 22 -26 40
24 Plymouth

Plymouth

42 9 13 20 -38 40

A quickfire FAQ on Blackpool – Coventry

Blackpool vs Coventry prediction

  • Where is the match being played? – Bloomfield Road
  • Who do the bookmakers have as favourites? – Coventry
  • What time does the match kick off?  15:00 GMT