Watford have lost their last four fixtures
Coventry are unbeaten in their last seven matches
Recommended bet: Coventry to win at 19/20 with LiveScore Bet
Watford have drifted into the bottom half of the Championship table and they face a daunting final challenge when taking on Premier League-bound Coventry at Vicarage Road.
Yet another managerial change is incoming for Watford, who are preparing to part company with Ed Still at the end of the season.
The Hornets have had three head coaches over the course of the campaign and soon lost confidence with Still, who has achieved just three wins in 14 matches.
Watford chased a playoff place for much of the season but they have not won since mid-March and could suffer their lowest finish (lower than 16th) since the 2004-05 campaign.
While the Hornets have toiled, Coventry are looking forward to playing Premier League football for the first time since 2001.
The Sky Blues have racked up 92 points and established an 11-point gap to second-placed Ipswich.
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Team news
Watford will finish the season without Hector Kyprianou (ankle) and Rocco Vata (hamstring), who are long-term absentees. Head coach Ed Still could choose to shake things up after last Saturday’s 5-1 loss at Middlesbrough. Giorgi Chakvetadze, Kwadwo Baah, Nestory Irankunda, Othmane Maama and Mamadou Doumbia are among the attacking players hoping for a return to the starting line-up.
The visitors will be without influential midfielder Jack Rudoni (shoulder), who misses a second successive game. Oliver Dovin (knee), Miguel Brau (muscle strain) and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (rib injury) are also in the Sky Blues’ treatment room.
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The stats
Watford have gone seven games without winning.
The Hornets have conceded at least two goals in five of their last six games.
Watford have failed to score in five of their last nine home matches.
Coventry are unbeaten in their last six away fixtures.
Both teams have scored in each of Coventry’s last three matches.
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Prediction
Coventry wrapped up promotion with three games to spare, but they have continued to maintain high standards and can finish the campaign by defeating Watford in Hertfordshire.
An intense summer is on the cards for Coventry, who will be anxious to build a squad capable of top-flight survival.
But several Sky Blues players will be keen to show Frank Lampard that they have what it takes to flourish at the highest level.
Coventry had nothing tangible to play for in last Sunday’s fixture at home to promotion-chasing Wrexham, but they competed at a high level and ran out 3-1 winners.
There seems to be no let-up from Lampard’s side and that makes them tough opponents for Watford, who are going through their worst run of the season.
The Hornets were humbled 5-1 at Middlesbrough last weekend and they may struggle to avoid a fifth straight defeat.
Score prediction: Watford 1 - 3 Coventry
