Blackburn head into the weekend sitting just four points above the relegation zone
Coventry are 10 points clear at the top of the standings
Recommended bet: Coventry to win
As crucial clashes go, Friday’s Championship showdown between 20th-placed Blackburn and leaders Coventry is right up there.
Rovers are teetering precariously close to the relegation zone, sitting just four points clear of Oxford but having played a game more, while back-to-back draws means Coventry will be keen to return to winning ways, although a draw at Ewood Park will be enough to rubber stamp their promotion.
Both sides are desperate for points for differing reasons, but Blackburn’s latest dismal showing suggests it will be Coventry that are celebrating come the final whistle.
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Team news
Blackburn’s Ryan Alebiosu suffered a rib injury against Southampton and will be assessed alongside Adam Forshaw.
Todd Cantwell is also expected to miss out again, meaning Rovers could be without as many as 13 first-team players.
Long-term absentees Oliver Dovin and Miguel Brau make up a much shorter Coventry absentee list, although Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is still a doubt as he is yet to return from the injury he suffered on Easter Monday.
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The stats
Coventry are unbeaten in five away games, winning four of those.
Blackburn have gone four home matches without a win.
The league leaders have won the last three meetings against Blackburn to nil.
Coventry have kept five clean sheets in their last seven Championship games.
Blackburn are without a win in 10 meetings against Coventry.
Only Sheffield Wednesday (zero) have managed fewer home wins than Rovers’ four in this season’s Championship.
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Prediction
A five-game unbeaten run had boosted Blackburn’s survival hopes but Tuesday’s 3-0 hammering at Southampton has put them straight back into the danger zone and their precarious position is likely to worsen when Coventry visit Ewood Park.
Michael O’Neill’s Rovers failed to lay a glove on the Saints, amassing just 0.26 expected-goals (xG), and it could be a similar story against runaway Championship leaders Coventry.
Frank Lampard’s Sky Blues have had their momentum halted slightly by back-to-back draws with Hull and Sheffield Wednesday, but they are still just two wins away from landing the title and the first of those should arrive on Friday.
Home form is usually what saves teams from relegation. However, it has been the opposite for Blackburn, whose measly four home wins is the second-fewest in the division.
That spells trouble from a ruthless Coventry side who have won four and lost none of their last five away games, scoring 11 goals in the process.
A point is enough to secure Coventry’s return to the top flight after a 25-year absence, but Lampard’s team can seal promotion in style with a victory.
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