Coventry have seen their form desert them over the last week with them having suffered back to back defeats in League Two which has precipitated a slide down the table. They will now head into the weekend outside of the play off spots. The Sky Blues have relied on their defence heavily this season, but their attack has deserted them recently. Will they be able to recover against Colchester who aren’t ticking over in bad form at the moment and who collected a great away win at Newport on Tuesday as well? Coventry are still favourites at the Ricoh to win with them at 4/6 with bet365, leaving Colchester hanging out at 17/4.
Football League Two – Ricoh Arena, Coventry – Friday 21th October – 15:00 UK Time
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Coventry City
Colchester United FCCoventry Form
The Sky Blues have picked up just the one point in their last three games then in the league. The run started with a 0-0 draw out at Barnet and then followed a 1-0 away defeat at Accrington. The damaging blow though was a 1-0 home loss against the struggling Forest Green in midweek which was a loss against a side who had just two points from their previous ten games. Coventry still look strong at the back but they have failed to score in three now. At home, they have gone W5 D0 L2 for the season so are pretty strong there. They need to find some scoring power as they are the lowest scorers in the top half of the table. As a positive, they have eight clean sheets and have conceded just eight goals this season.
Colchester Form
Colchester are doing alright at the moment with a W3 D1 L1 record in their last five. They bounced back from a defeat last weekend against Carlisle to post a very good win at Newport in midweek. Away from home, they have gone W2 D1 L4 for the season which isn’t anything to write home about but they are unbeaten in three now on their travels and with the Sky Blues just a bit out of form, they may be able to challenge in this one. They have conceded just the two goals in their last four games as well so they are going well at both ends. 71% of their away games this term have gone over 2.5 goals.
Head to Head News
This is their first meeting since League One in the 2015/16 season when the two sides traded away victories. Coventry are bossing the most recent head to head form with a W3 L1 record in their last four against Colchester. Both teams have scored in just two of their last six league meetings.
Top Betting Tips
With Coventry on the slide at the moment, Colchester have a sniff of something in this one. This may just be worth backing the draw in this one because there is bound to be some tension in the game of the visiting Sky Blues and the home side can hold out.