Tournament – FA Cup;
Stage – Play Offs – 1/16-Finals;
Date – 06/02/2024;
Kick-Off – 20:45 GMT;
Venue – Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry).
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For our prediction in this replay FA Cup fixture featuring Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday, we will be leaning towards a Coventry win, reason being the head to head record between the two teams point heavily towards Coventry as favorites. Coventry have managed to win three of the last four meetings between the two sides, their last meeting ended in a draw, a result that has led to this replay.
For our second prediction, Both teams have recorded goals in all of Coventry’s last six matches in all competitions, this includes two FA Cup fixtures. Furthermore, in the last two head to head meetings between the two sides, both teams have managed to score at least one each, one being a 2-1 win in the Championship for Coventry and the other being is the 1-1 draw mentioned earlier.
Coventry are having a good season in the Championship this season, they have secured six wins in their last nine games in all competitions and suffered no loss. The Sky blues will be looking to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since the 2017/18 season. In the Championship standings, they currently sit in sixth position, having taken 44 points from their 29 games played
Sheffield Wednesday on the other hand are experiencing the exact opposite fortunes, at least in the league, second from bottom in the Championship, and in danger of relegation, having earned just 23 points from their 29 games played so far. Having come from behind to earn a draw in the reverse fixture, they will be hoping to take the initiative this time as they hang onto a possible chance of silverware come the end of the season.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Coventry City: Collins, van Ewijk, Thomas, Kitching, Bidwell, Torp, Latibeaudiere, Sakamoto, O’Hare, Palmer, Godden
Sheffield Wednesday: Beadle, Valentin, Bernard, Famewo, Johnson, Palmer, Bannan, Musaba, Windass, Gassama, Ugbo