Coventry sealed a 3-0 win over Preston in midweek
Southampton dropped points in a 1-1 draw with West Brom
Recommended bet: Coventry to win and both teams to score
Coventry made it six successive Championship victories in midweek as they sealed all three points with a 3-0 win over Preston.
With Middlesbrough also dropping points, the result leaves Frank Lampard’s men eight points clear at the top with just nine matches left.
Southampton have enjoyed an excellent themselves in recent weeks under Tonda Eckert. The Saints currently sit just three points adrift of sixth place in the table.
A 1-1 draw with West Brom wasn’t the best of results, but confidence is certainly high on the south coast.
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Team news
Lampard will be without the services of Miguel Brau due to a muscle injury, although he should return by the end of the month.
Oliver Dovin is a long-term absentee and won’t be available for a while as he recovers from a Cruciate Ligament injury. Finally, Joel Latibeaudiere is suspended for this clash on Saturday afternoon.
Southampton will be missing Jay Robinson, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen and Wellington due to injury issues.
Aside from that, Eckert has plenty of options to call upon ahead of the match against the Sky Blues.
The stats
There has only been 15 matches between these two sides since Coventry suffered relegation from the Premier League in 2001.
Coventry have won only two of these games, with the Saints securing victory on six occasions in that period.
Earlier this season, the reverse fixture finished 1-1 at St Mary’s. Each of the previous four matches between the clubs has seen both teams score.
Indeed, both teams have scored across 12 of the 15 fixtures since 2001.
Since the turn of the year, Coventry have won five games with both teams finding the back of the net.
Southampton, on the other hand, have won four times with both teams scoring in all competitions.
With 77 goals, the Sky Blues are the highest scorers in the Championship. Eckert’s men have scored 58 times, good enough to rank joint-fourth in the second tier.
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Prediction
After a mid-season slump which saw Coventry lose five times between December 29 and January 31, the Midlands club have gotten back on track recently.
Lampard’s men made it a sixth consecutive league win in midweek and Premier League football is not far away.
The Saints will pose a big threat though, despite dropping points against the Baggies on Wednesday.
Eckert’s men are right in the mix for a spot in the playoffs, so expect this to be a feisty affair with plenty of goals. But Coventry may just edge it.
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