FootyMAD's Coventry City match preview

Last updated : 20 August 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Coventry City v Millwall fixture

Millwall face a trip to Coventry City at Highfield Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Lions will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 10 AprCoventry City4 - 0MillwallLD1
2003/2004Sat 04 OctMillwall2 - 1Coventry CityLD1
2002/2003Sun 04 MayMillwall2 - 0Coventry CityLD1
2002/2003Sat 28 SepCoventry City2 - 3MillwallLD1
2001/2002Fri 12 AprCoventry City0 - 1MillwallLD1
2001/2002Sat 03 NovMillwall3 - 2Coventry CityLD1
1989/1990Sat 17 FebCoventry City3 - 1MillwallPREM

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Sky Blues, with 5 goals against.

Millwall have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the The Lions have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Coventry City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 4 points from their 3 games so far. Millwall see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Coventry City632112711
Millwall6213377

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the The Lions have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Coventry City Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Millwall Not won in previous 5 away matches.