Championship side Coventry City play host to Premier League opposition in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night as they prepare to take on Tottenham Hotspur.
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Coventry vs Tottenham prediction: Goals at either end of the pitch?
Key Stats
- Both teams have scored in three of Coventry's last five fixtures.
- The hosts have only failed to score in one of their last six matches.
- Tottenham have only failed to score in one of their last six outings.
- Dominic Solanke scored 21 goals in all competitions last season for Bournemouth.
Correct score prediction: Coventry 1-2 Tottenham
Spurs have won four of their last five encounters with the Sky Blues and we're backing Ange Postecoglou's side to claim another win on Wednesday night. The visitors have the depth of squad to make changes to their regular starting lineup and still beat Championship opposition but Coventry have proved tricky to beat in cup competitions of late so we're going with a narrow 2-1 away win.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Tottenham the clear favourite
- HOME: 13/2 (7.50) – 13.3%
- DRAW: 4/1 (5.00) – 20%
- AWAY: 5/11 (1.45) – 68.8%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Tottenham are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 68.8% and we can see why the bookmakers have gone this way.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Spurs dominate
Wednesday's guests have won four and lost one of their last five meetings with the Sky Blues, claiming a 3-0 victory when the pair last locked horns in 2013 for an FA Cup tie.
Coventry preview: Slow start to the season
Coventry got off to a flying start to the season as they beat Oxford United and then claimed a point at Bristol City but a loss at home to Norwich was followed up by a draw with Watford leaving the club sitting 14th in the table.
The Sky Blues secured their second win of the season against Oxford United when the pair met in the last round of the EFL Cup.
Joel Latibeaudiere, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Borges Rodrigues and Ben Sheaf will all miss the Tottenham game through injury.
Predicted lineup: Dovin (GK), Dasilva, Latibeaudiere, Kitching, van Ewijk, Thomas, Torp, Eccles, Rudoni, Simms & Mason-Clark
England Championship 01/10/24
W
Blackburn
0
Coventry
3
England Championship 28/09/24
L
Leeds
3
Coventry
0
England Championship 21/09/24
L
Swansea
2
Coventry
1
England EFL Cup 18/09/24
L
Tottenham
2
Coventry
1
England Championship 14/09/24
D
Watford
1
Coventry
1
Tottenham preview: Only won once
Tottenham picked up four points from their opening two games against Leicester and Everton but back-to-back defeats against Newcastle and Arsenal leave the club in 13th position.
Spurs will probably give a few of their fringe players a chance to impress on Wednesday night but Ange Postecoglou will be keen to lift a trophy this season and the EFL Cup is Tottenham's most likely source of silverware.
Richarlison and Yves Bissouma could both miss the trip to the Midlands this week due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Forster (GK), Romero, Porro, van de Ven, Udogie, Maddison, Sarr, Gray, Werner, Solanke & Odobert
UEFA Europa League 03/10/24
W
Ferencvarosi TC
1
Tottenham
2
England Premier League 29/09/24
W
Man Utd
0
Tottenham
3
UEFA Europa League 26/09/24
W
FK Qarabag
0
Tottenham
3
England Premier League 21/09/24
W
Brentford
1
Tottenham
3
England EFL Cup 18/09/24
W
Coventry
1
Tottenham
2
Player to watch: Dominic Solanke
Dominic Solanke was Tottenham's big summer signing from Bournemouth and the club have high hopes for the striker who scored 21 goals last season for the Cherries.
We're expecting Solanke to keep his place in the starting lineup for the Coventry game as his manager will be desperate to get his striker in amongst the goals as soon as possible.
Will Solanke score his first Spurs goal on Wednesday night?
We're backing the England international to score his first goal for Tottenham on Wednesday night and that's why Solanke is our player to watch.
