Coventry vs Reading Predictions

Tip Reasoning

• Reading average just 0.57 points per game away from home
• Coventry have lost just one of their last 14 games
• Both teams have scored in five of Coventry’s last eight games, and in six of Reading’s last seven

Coventry’s playoff push

Coventry City scored a last minute equaliser in Wednesday night’s draw at Ewood Park, courtesy of goalkeeper Ben Wilson. Such a dramatic result in the race for the playoffs will have given the Sky Blues plenty of confidence, with just one point separating them from sixth place, and two from fifth.

Coventry have lost just one of their last 14 games, and face a Reading side on Saturday who are without a win in their last ten away games – averaging just 0.57 points per game away from home all season. Both teams have scored in five of Coventry’s last eight games, and in six of Reading’s last seven, so a prediction for Coventry to win and both teams to score looks best here.

Reading in trouble

The Royals will need to find a way to win if they want to escape the relegation zone. Having been handed a six-point deduction for breaking financial rules, Reading now find themselves in the relegation zone, but with just one point separating them from both QPR and Huddersfield, while two separate them from Cardiff and just three from Rotherham. Should Reading pull off a victory here, any of those could be sucked in.

Reading, though, look unlikely to get anything against their playoff-chasing opponents, largely due to their abysmal away record, winning just 12 points from their 21 games on the road this season. They also have the third worst defence in the league this season, so facing a Coventry side who’ve failed to score just twice in their last nine games won’t be easy.

As a result, a correct score prediction of 2-1 Coventry appeals here, with the Sky Blues having kept just one clean sheet in their last five home games.