About Match
In the standings it is Coventry City 20th on 0 points, Newcastle United 6th on 5 — separated by 5. Scoring rates set the scale: Coventry City 0 scored and 1.67 conceded per game, Newcastle United 2 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.42. Coventry City would climb to 3 points with a win and up to 13th (other results held equal).
Newcastle United are unbeaten in 5, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Coventry City wins, 5 for Newcastle United, 0 draws, at 3.6 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match takes place at The Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry (capacity 32,609).