FootyMAD's Coventry City match preview

Last updated : 19 August 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers fixture

Q.P.R. face a trip to Coventry City at Coventry Arena on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rangers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 9 of the 47 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Q.P.R. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 22 JanCoventry City1 - 2Q.P.R.CHMP
2004/2005Tue 28 SepQ.P.R.4 - 1Coventry CityCHMP
1995/1996Sat 13 AprCoventry City1 - 0Q.P.R.PREM
1995/1996Sun 19 NovQ.P.R.1 - 1Coventry CityPREM
1994/1995Sat 01 AprCoventry City0 - 1Q.P.R.PREM
1994/1995Sat 10 SepQ.P.R.2 - 2Coventry CityPREM
1993/1994Sat 22 JanCoventry City0 - 1Q.P.R.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Sky Blues, with 6 goals against.

Q.P.R. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Rangers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Coventry City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola Championship with a return of just 2 points from their 3 games thus far. Q.P.R. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 7 points from the 3 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Coventry City61329106
Q.P.R.63216411

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Rangers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Coventry City. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Coventry City Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Q.P.R. Not won in previous 5 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.