Coventry returned to the top of the Championship after beating Blackburn
Portsmouth have only earned seven points at home this season
Recommended bet: Coventry City to win
League leaders Coventry City travel to Portsmouth in search of a fifth consecutive victory, while the hosts look to secure back-to-back wins at Fratton Park after edging past Middlesbrough earlier this month.
Team News
John Mousinho is forced to contend with several injury headaches, as he prepares for the visit of Frank Lampard’s swashbuckling side.
Star striker Callum Lang underwent surgery on his hamstring in late August, so therefore needs further rehabilitation time.
Irish duo Conor Shaughnessy and Franco Umeh are also out with hamstring injuries, although the latter sustained his before leaving Crystal Palace in the summer.
Having last featured in the EFL Cup final defeat to Reading, Aussie full-back Jacob Farrell continues to struggle with a persistent groin issue.
Josh Murphy is close to a return after missing each of Pompey’s last five contests due to an ankle problem, but is still unavailable for selection.
Meanwhile, Harvey Blair faces a late fitness test following another injury setback.
After dislocating his shoulder last term and developing a calf strain in recent weeks, Coventry midfielder Jack Rudoni appears to be on the mend.
However, he remains on the treatment table alongside Josh Eccles, who is out with a glute strain.
Jamaican international Joel Latibeaudiere and Swedish stopper Oliver Dovin are both recovering from ligament tears of varying severity.
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The stats
Coventry have scored 29 times already this term — that is more than treble Pompey’s number of goals.
The Sky Blues are also defensively solid, having conceded just seven goals.
Frank Lampard remains the only boss in England’s top four tiers to have not tasted a league defeat this season.
Portsmouth have only scored five goals at home so far.
Pompey have won just one of their last six games.
Prediction
Over half of Coventry City’s colossal goal haul has been scored in away fixtures, a statistic partially aided by thumping victories over Derby County, Millwall, and Sheffield Wednesday.
Conversely, John Mousinho’s men are the only Championship club outside the relegation zone to have not yet reached a double-digit goal tally.
Nevertheless, a series of effective rearguard performances has enabled Pompey to steer themselves into a mid-table position.
Having been breached on just 10 occasions so far this season, the Hampshire outfit boasts an extremely well-organised defensive unit.
Although the odds markets suggest the visitors are set to secure maximum points on Tuesday night, Portsmouth will at least be buoyed by the pair’s recent head-to-head record.
Amazingly, Coventry have not won at Fratton Park since April 2011, just over a year before both of these sides were demoted to the third-tier.
Furthermore, this fixture produced a 4-1 victory for Pompey last term, with the aforementioned Lang grabbing all four of the hosts’ goals on a memorable afternoon for the Liverpool-born frontman.
They do not look capable of reproducing that sort of result, though, and in-form Coventry are expected to display their automatic promotion credentials again.
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