Coventry took their FA Cup campaign a little further on the weekend with a win over the MK Dons and they have to turn around and jump back into league action on Tuesday. They took a great league home win over Swindon last time out to keep in the play off picture and will be looking for more points against a Cambridge side which has failed to win any of their last three league outings and who were hammered by relegation-threatened Forest Green last time out.
Football League Two – Coventry v Cambridge – Ricoh Arena – Tuesday 30th January 2018 – 20:45 UK Time
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Coventry City
CambridgeCoventry Form
The Sky Blues were in action in the FA Cup on the weekend, moving past League One side MK Dons to progress. They will look to extend their great home form back in League Two in midweek as they host Cambridge. The Sky Blues are on a four-match winning streak at the Ricoh and they are unbeaten in five there in league action. So it’s very impressive stuff from them and they have scored at least two goals in three of their last four home games. Overall Coventry are W9 D2 L3 this season at home in the league and they have scored an average of 1.3 goals per game, but it is their defensive record which stands out as they have conceded just eight goals in 14 games at the Ricoh. A Country to win to nil wager wouldn’t be beyond the realms of probability in this one.
Cambridge Form
The U’s had a good five-match undefeated streak of form in the league snapped with a 5-2 loss out at the struggling Forest Green back on January 20th. That was a massive blow to them and very un-Cambridge like as they are usually pretty solid at the back. They had conceded just one goal in four games before that collapse. Anyway, the chances of them winning this game look a bit slim with them only having won twice on their travels all season so far (D5 L7) and they have managed to evade victory in their last ten games out on the road. Probably the biggest reason for that is they are a low scoring side with just nine goals returned on their travels all season. So there are clear problems there for them, although their most frequent away scoreline this season is 0-0 which has happened four times. They may keep the scoreline down so under 2.5 goals is viable.
Head to Head News
There isn’t much history between the two of them and things are even from their previous eight games, winning three each with two draws. This is the first time they have met at Coventry since the 1992 FA Cup when there was a 1-1 draw. Coventry are W1 D2 from their three previous home games in those, both draws there were 1-1 results. Only three of their previous meetings have gone above 2.5 goals.
Coventry v Cambridge – Betting Odds and Predictions
Cambrigde may just lack the goals to hurt a very strong Coventry back line. Home win and under 2.5 goals.
Top Betting Tip Coventry v Cambridge
Coventry are 5/6 favourites for the home win, with Cambridge out at 4/5.
Coventry will be geared up after the weekend to go and make an assault on three league points. Cambridge are not a bad side at all defensively and will keep the game a low scoring one.