Portsmouth vs Coventry City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 21st, 2024

Portsmouth and Coventry City will meet each other on December 21st, 2024, Saturday at 12:30h (UTC), in an event counting for the Championship in England, check the Portsmouth vs Coventry City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Portsmouth vs Coventry City will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Fratton Park stadium, in the city of Portsmouth, with a capacity for 20688 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Portsmouth vs Coventry City betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.46 goals per match played.

Portsmouth last match

In the last match they played, Portsmouth collected a defeat. The opposing team was Derby County, and the match - which ended with the result of 4-0 - was valid for Championship. Coach J. Mousinho's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 1.95, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Terry Devlin. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Coventry City last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Coventry City, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Hull City team with a final score of 2-1.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.70.

Portsmouth vs Coventry City h2h

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 23-07-2022 in a Club Friendlies match of the 2022 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 0-2 win for Coventry City.

Portsmouth

Championship leaderboard now

With 17 points won, Portsmouth is in 22nd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 8 losses, plus 8 draws.

Which means that in the 22nd round, the team is ahead with no advantage over Plymouth Argyle team who is in the 23rd place.

Portsmouth analysis

Portsmouth at the end of round 21 in Championship had 21 goals scored and 34 conceded.

Portsmouth, with a ball possession of 42.79% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Coventry City of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Best goalscorer from Portsmouth

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Callum Lang has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Portsmouth with 5 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Coventry City

Championship leaderboard now

Coventry City arrives in this game with 24 points, and in 15th place in the Championship, having won 6 games in total and lost 9 times, making a total of 6 draws.

In the 22nd round, Derby County, that is in the 14th place, has the same score.

Coventry City analysis

Currently, in the Championship, Coventry City sums 27 goals for and a total of 30 goals against, after 21 rounds played.

Coventry City has a relatively low average of shots towards the goal, with only 4.29 attempts per game, and this is an indication that the team has a poor attack, and therefore scores few goals.

Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents. Therefore, the Coventry City team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 55.24%.

Coventry City is a more offensive team than Portsmouth, having 2095 attacks vs. 1718 from Portsmouth, having scored 27 times, in comparison, Portsmouth converted into goal 21 times.

Best goalscorer from Coventry City

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Haji Wright. With 7 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Coventry City team achieving several victories this season.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Portsmouth is Callum Lang, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Coventry City is Haji Wright, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

The option of betting under 2.5 goals is also compelling since Coventry City has an average of 0.82 goals per game as a visitor and often not suffers goals playing away from home, making this a market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 6.44 corners.

Coventry City is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.19 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Coventry City in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.19 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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