Well, hopefully Coventry's 3 without loss at home has boosted confidence for this one as they sound pretty dire on their travels recently and there aren't many positives to pick up although there are some.
They sound pretty hard to beat away from home at least with many of the reports mentioning resolute defending etc. I read Cardiff found it hard to break them down in their 0-0 draw (11th Nov). Coventry offered bugger all in way of attack though which is a concern. Also, the report of their 2-2 at Ipswich (18th Oct) is pretty positive. A good fightback from 2 down, creating chances this time while generally defending well again.
I particularly liked the sound of how Coventry performed at Sheffield Utd in August and even though that was a while back there are still signs that they're at least capable. They only lost to a late penalty after initially taking the lead and were reduced to 10 men in the 2nd half. Deserved a point by the sounds of it. Not bad. A hard fought draw at Norwich start of the season too; again, not bad.
Lots of talk of 'hard working' and 'resolute' throughout their away reports. I could really do with some more signs of attacking threat. I'm getting the impression pretty much all of their 6 away draws were deserved and never really get the feeling they should have won any.
They deserved that 3-0 home win over QPR though (20th Aug). Sounds like a very bad tempered match with wild tackles flying in everywhere. 8 yellows and a red there were btw
and signs we may get something similar this evening. There was some crowd trouble too I believe. Woooooo. Can you feel the hatred in the room?
Overall, Coventry sound difficult to play against away from home but they rarely show much up front. Will the 3 good home results be enough of a boost? I'll need to read through QPR's home reports before I can decide. Judging by QPR's results so far I'd say Coventry have a chance. I'm not sure whether it's a 3/1 chance yet.
